Essexgeeze Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hello everyone, My name is Rob, I live in Australia and originally from Essex in the UK. I moved to Australia 10 years ago and have recently bought a scroll saw after a few months of consideration. If possible id like to ask for some advice as I bought a Deco Flex model with a 90W variable speed (550-1650rpm) motor in order to scroll old British and Australia pennies. I've seen people do it on Youtube with ease but my scroll saw is struggling and i'm not sure if its to do with the machine i'm using, the blades (Spiral flat end blade #1, #3, #5) or something else. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? I have managed to cut the coins using a homemade 3d cutting jig holding them in place but i'm no where near the precision required to cut out a kangaroo for example of an old Aussie penny. Any advice would be really appreciated. thanks so much and im so happy i found this site! I love it... Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Without a picture, I would guess you are cutting the inside last. If true, use a wider, longer piece of wood and cut the inside first, then cut the outside. But maybe I just don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi Rob a big WELCOME from me. All I know about coin cutting is ask Amazing Kevin he cuts coins and use the proper metal cutting blades. Not much help but help will come from others, hang in there.Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexgeeze Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks Roly and Larry, I'll add some photos later today and get in touch with Amazing Kevin, any idea how to track him down? Thanks so much for your replies, I'm very excited about getting going and I'm sure I'll get there soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Welcome to the village. Don't worry about finding Amazingkevin he always shows up be patient. IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) I am he as you say i am,Your wish is my command.Yes a picture will help deeply!Just guessing are you cutting with the machine on high, medium or low speed?.The slowest speed you can go will get you the most cut time from your blades..I've never tried but heard they sell spirals for cutting metal but i haven't bought any yet.Cutting metals heats the blade up tremendously and in the turn 's that's where they will break every time if you don't go super slow turning or go into the turn by widening out the turn corner by making the turn a hole so you can turn around easyier.Hand manually operated fret saws use wax for lubrication to cut down on the heat from metal to metal friction . Jewelers blades come in a lot more sizes than wood scroll saw blades I found out so far, but i could be wrong.http://www.leevalley...7,42216&p=52602 Sells hand fret saws that people cut coins with great accuracy.They are costly though. You can google"CUTCOINS" and see the prices of some work and also see the quality of work being done to.At the prices they are asking i tend to believe they are" cnc" machine cut.Also google metal cutting scroll saw blades.There are incredible deals out there and some offer super deal as they know you're going to break a lot of them, Google all the different ways you can to find the metal blade sites for scroll saw. Edited September 3, 2014 by amazingkevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hi Rob, welcomd to the Village.. I'm Marg from down in Victoria, previously from near Birmingham in England. But the was 43 years ago. Did you know that there is a Working With Wood Show on in Canberrra this weekend? We are heading that was for a few days, not everyone comes down to the Melbourne one sh its nice to see what else is around. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexgeeze Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thanks everyone for your replies, you are correct in that i'm attempting to cut from the inside out with great precision. Ive seen some videos on Youtube whilst Searching 'Scroll Saw coin' are pretty amazing but my scroll saw and/or blades simply don't offer that level of precision.. Bit of a tough one as i'm stumped! I'll try tonight with a Quarter as it ay be softer metal than an old British penny... thanks again for all your advice and pointers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Kevin to the rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendita Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hello Rob welcome to the village although cutting coins sounds interesting I'm more into cutting cost then coins but to each his own. Just kidding of course, I've seen some beautiful pieces cut out of coins and I'm sure once you line up your blade sources etc you'll do great work. Don't forget to keep us posted and to post some pictures as well, good luck and again welcome. .../Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hello Rob and welcome to the village, See you soon, Thanks for the intro, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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