Table angle

[run91]

:oops:Hi all,

 

Just starting to get back into scrolling again. I found a pattern of a pig with 3 little pigs under her belly. For the life of me I can't remember the angle to set the table to cut the 3 little pigs so you can push them out and they would stay in place.  For some reason 4 degrees sticks in my head. Also which way to cut left or right. Thanks.

 

Bob P

[heppnerguy]

Jim Flynn is the expert on The Village when it comes to this. I am thinking it is 3 degrees that you are looking for. but the thickness of your piece and how far you want it to protrude is what you need to  find, if I remember correctly. What I do is take a piece of scrap wood the exact thickness of the piece you are going to cut and practice on it until you get what you want. you can cut a simple adjoining pattern and you will be able to keep the practice pattern fairly small so you will not eat up your board  before you find what you are after. the direction of the cut is determines whether your piece will stand out like you want it to or fall out when you are through. Be sure to cut in only one continual direction. If I can find better information I will post it for you..  

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

I am sorry but the name I meant to write is Jim Finn. He does inlay boxes so his cutouts are meant to NOT stay with the pattern but rather a piece is cut at the same time and a contrasting piece is replaced by the new one.. So you could be correct about the angle being 4 degress, but I know that the advice I gave you above will get you the results you are looking for.

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[amazingkevin]

Try it and see,practice makes perfect! :)Just doing straight cuts like a puzzle works for me.

Edited April 26, 2015 by amazingkevin

[LarryEA]

I'm lost without seeing a picture or pattern of what you want to do.

Doesn't sound like inlay but if it is, Mr. Finn may be along soon.

[terrylee]

For my-self ,"cut from left to right works for me and 3 degrees sound right to me 

[JustLarry]

I cut them from 2 - 5 degrees.  Depends on the thickness of the wood and how much you want them to come out.  Like others say try some cuts on scrap until you get it the way you want it to be.  Cut all pieces from the same direction or some will come out to front and some will come out to back. 

 

Larry

[woodduck]

Bob if you want the insert  to come out from the work or towards you you will need to cut counterclockwise & away from you go clockwise,you tilt the saw table left side down at the angle you require I usually use around 4 degrees.Cheers Peter

[danny]

All said above are Great Tips.  Long ago I took some time to make BLANKS of each THICKNESS of wood I most likely would

be using and like mentioned set my saw at different angles starting with 2 degrees and up to 4.  When I found the perturding

that suited me I labeled it.  Works for me.             Danny  :+}

[Phantom Scroller]

I always set mine at  5 deg but I would do a test on a scrap piece first then you know you right. Roly

[Jim Finn]

A test piece is the way to find out the degree required.  I use  all 3/8" thickness wood with a #5 or #7 blade and tilt my table on my saw  about 2.2°.  I do inlay and always hot glue the wood to be inlaid on the bottom and cut both at once keeping the image to the right of my blade with the right side of the table tilted up the required angle.  Your saw , blades and wood thickness may require different tilt  angle.

[Lucky2]

As most other replies have stated, it's a trial an error type thing. Your just getting back into scrolling, so, take the time to learn the craft and do some practising. It'll pay off in the long run.

Len

[DWSUDEKUM]

:oops:Hi all,

 

Just starting to get back into scrolling again. I found a pattern of a pig with 3 little pigs under her belly. For the life of me I can't remember the angle to set the table to cut the 3 little pigs so you can push them out and they would stay in place.  For some reason 4 degrees sticks in my head. Also which way to cut left or right. Thanks.

 

Bob P

Bob this is going to depend upon the thickness of the wood and how far you want the piglets to stick out.  3 degrees is normal for about a 5/16 or there about pop out.  If you are using a saw were the table tilts instead of the head you have to remember tilting to the left generally makes the cut go away from you and tilting to the right the opposite.  One can always create a guide by taking a board cutting out a shape with the table tilted to the left and then doing the same with the table tilted to the right then you will have a clear indication of what is going to happen.

 

DW