Fying dutchman blades

[kardar2]

Hello All,

 

I was reading the post about blades and about who likes to use certain blades and noticed a lot of people liked flying Dutchman. I thought I would order some from mikes workshop. BUT I had a problem Now I use Olsen Blades because they have a chart that tells which blades are good for each kind of wood and plastic ETC... So when I was looking at Fying Dutchman blades I would have to cross reference with the Olsen chart. Boy what a pain. Emailed Mike and he sent me to his blade choice site but I was looking for a chart. Has any one have a chart that they have made up. thanks for your help

[Firedkm]

Doesn't Mike give you enough information to make your own Chart??

[FD Mike]

Email me again and tell me wht wood, what thickness and I will help to get the right blade.It is almost impossible to tell you what blade to use for what cuttings. It depends a lot on the pattern. For portrait a lot us a # 2/0 spiral. For fret work, the numbers 3, 5 and 7 are used the most, the 5 more than the 3 and 7 combined.

However for cery intricate cuttings some use a # 2/0 or a # 1. Fot thick wood a number 9 or 12 are used.

I depends a lot on the operator also what blade they use. With practice most will figure out what to use.

I hope I was of some help.

Mike

[kardar2]

Email me again and tell me wht wood, what thickness and I will help to get the right blade.It is almost impossible to tell you what blade to use for what cuttings. It depends a lot on the pattern. For portrait a lot us a # 2/0 spiral. For fret work, the numbers 3, 5 and 7 are used the most, the 5 more than the 3 and 7 combined.

However for cery intricate cuttings some use a # 2/0 or a # 1. Fot thick wood a number 9 or 12 are used.

I depends a lot on the operator also what blade they use. With practice most will figure out what to use.

I hope I was of some help.

Mike

thanks that this is enough info thanks again

[Fran]

I have never used a blade chart or a speed chart for that matter. My first saw was a single speed, so that settled the speed thing, and couldn't use small blades with it, so that settled the size of blade I could use.

Now it is mostly a "try it and see" approach for me. For intarsia I use FD polar blades mostly no. 5 and 3. For intricate fretwork sr 1 or 3. I have sawn 3/4" wood with a no. 1 with no problems along as they are FD blades. Of course, everyone has their prefernce to which and what brand of blade to use.

Fran

[Pixman]

I think Mike has summed it up very well. Over the years I have used a scroll saw I have found that some machines seem to like certain blades depending on speed, tension, type of wood used etc. In general I favor spirals for portraits, number 5's as my main flat blade for general wood thickness, with 7's and higher for thick wood. If you look at Olson's chart you'll see that they recommend certain TPI [teeth-per-inch] for various woods, plywood and MDF etc. The TPI is a moveable recommendation to any sort of blade. What makes the difference is how various blades -- Olson, Flying Dutchman etc -- are manufactured. It's a bit like fans arguing Ford v Chrysler, Canon v Nikon etc if you get my drift. It comes down to what you find best suits you. Hope this helps. Magic