Re: Thsi is the scoll saw iam getting

i will try. it seems snapping blades on a scroll isnt dangerous... after seeing it three times 🙂

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Is snapping blades on the Scroll saw normal? Maybe aftermarket blades will do better.

I believe Timber thinks highly of these.

http://www.mikesworkshop.com/blades.htm

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coping saw blade are too thick for scrollsaw use imo, you should I highly recommend trying different kinds, types and sizes of ss blades. I believe two things that will make you break the blades, 1. very tight tension on the blade and 2. pressure feeding the material for a faster cut.
both of these can result to breaks (don't ask how I know this), practice Ben, practice is the cure for this. there are several options available locally with blades costing 35pesos a piece, buy different sizes and types (go pinless, they are much much thinner than the pinned type) and try them one by one. another tip to realize is that a ss blade will dull in about 30 minutes of continuous use, unfortunately that is a fact. so when cutting delicate pieces I switch blades every so often, on not so delicate cuts, I re-use the dull ones and made a secondary table, which raises the material to the unused blade portion...
I have a thread here about it, will edit when I find it...

Re: Thsi is the scoll saw iam getting

So much study and practice needed and so little time. Are there ways and shortcuts to make the learning curve shorter or probably smoother in a way?

Re: Thsi is the scoll saw iam getting

So much study and practice needed and so little time. Are there ways and shortcuts to make the learning curve shorter or probably smoother in a way?

well the basics aren't really much of a learning curve, you just have to understand it. like for example, others find it easier to cut from left to right while others find more accuracy in the opposite direction, it is these things that make scrollsawing a pleasure once you can feel the cut. the most difficult thing to learn in my case was, letting the blade do the cut. I was alway eager to have the cut done... but with lots of blades and practice it can be achieved... so to make it short... keep practicing!!!

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here is the link to my scrollsaw station... http://www.pinoyhandyman.com/showthread.php?t=434
the auxillary table is in the last page that raises the cut portion of the blade...

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so little time , just as JayL said hehehe

My scroll saw was the only too for INVESTMENT purpose hence i am more impatient with this one than the others (the Johnson jointer nga na replacement hindi ko pa pinapagana hahaha)

iba na talaga mindest pag daddy. Especially if the bank statement dont look good after ALL the investment for the mini-me. 🙂 hence this scroll saw can help me earn a little on the side.

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using pinned blades... but but,,, i snipped the pins!!! it has half of it left.. small enough to fit in a 4mm hole

there were some SCARS due to binding.. huhu

took 20 minutes or so each.... broke 4 blades.......... and for the life of me i dont know what those characters mean. i just had it printed then practiced on. for all i know it some bad word or something 🙂 unfortunately i can only speak my dialect kaso no write

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Tiyaga mo Bee.

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Ben, you really need to get some blades... hahahaha.... see me soon. will be back in Manila bukas...

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oo nga eh hahahha cge cge sched tayo