New from the Hoosier State

[nicholas]

Hello everyone, this is my first time on any type of forum. It's hard to find other scrollers around my area so it's good to have access to all the experience out there. I've been scrolling for almost two years and absolutely love it! Other hobbies include cycling and playing the guitar.

[c_lang]

Welcome to the village. Jump right on in and join in or start your own post. If you have any questions feel free to ask as there are a lot of wise scrollers here. Hope you enjoy your time here.

[grampa]

Hi Nicholas , welcome to the village, look forward to seeing some of your work..........Paul

[Firedkm]

Welcome to the Village Nicholas We love Pictures of others work.....So please post some if you have any.

[Travis]

Hi Nicholas. Welcome to the Village. We're glad you found us. Sometimes it's a bit tricky to find scrollers in our neck of the woods. Most people don't even know what a scroll saw is, let alone what it can do. Even less that realize there's a hobby that revolves around this simple tool. The great thing about the internet, you can find other likeminded folks who share your same passion from all over the world! We have active members from the US, England, Ireland, Belgium, Australia, Argentina, France, and more. Its so much fun meeting fellow scrollers. I think you'll have a great time here. Anyway, welcome aboard. Jump on in and have some fun!

[Dan]

Hi neighbor! Welcome to a great site. Where abouts in Indiana do you live?

[amazingkevin]

Good to have another friend join in.Lots of advice ,pictures help and just about anything else .is all here.I spend countless hours gandering at all the finished projects shown here .Their all quite good.I'd be interested in your style of work you've done.Tell us about your saw,good and bad.Mines in the shop right now so i don't know what to do with my self.Allways have a back up .Just a quick hello and welcome and enjoy the village.Our chief cook and bottle washer doe's an excellant job of keeping things running top notch here and very profishent too.Take care

[nicholas]

I live in Jasper. It's between Evansville and Louisville about 20 miles north of Interstate 64. As far as the saw I use, it's a DeWalt 20" model DW788. It's a good saw even though it's my first, so I don't have anything to compare it to. As I get more experience, I'm learning what to look for if I ever buy another saw. As an example, if I stack cut or cut a single piece of wood thicker than 3/8", the front side looks good but the back side has minor imperfections in the cut especially in corners or stops. I notice the blade moves forward a little bit as it's cutting. I don't know if that makes any sense, but basically the blade motion is not strictly up and down. Maybe I'm too much of a perfectionist. (I am, ask my wife)

I want to post some pictures once I get time to sit down and figure out how to do it. I cut mostly religious patterns, a lot of crosses and I want to do mini desk clocks. I also like cutting eagles and angels. I have a thing for wings for some reason. Anyway back to the shop I go. Great talking with you all, this is such a great site!

[Travis]

If you'd like to set up a user Gallery, [tut]you can check out this tutorial.[/tut] This should get you going.

[Dan]

Nicholas,

 

You have a very good saw. The DW788 is probably the most popular. I don't own one, but I would consider it if I was to buy a new one. And it is normal for the blade to move as you described. There are some saws that move the blade more perpendicular to the table, but the DeWalt isn't one of them. I don't know if you can make any adjustments to it. One of the DeWalt owners may be able to help you there. As you describe you cuts, when you say the back side, are you talking about the side that sits on the saw table as you cut? If so, it may be the blades you are using. Reverse tooth blades should eliminate (or at least reduce) the tearout. Olson and Flying Dutchman both make great blades. Here is a list of suppliers: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/wiki/index.php?title=Commercial_material_suppliers. Also you can go to Mike's Workshop at http://www.mikesworkshop.com/.

[nicholas]

Yes, the backside would be the part that is on the table. It's not tearout, it's as if the blade went a little farther than on the top side. Normally it's not an issue, just on the thicker stock and when the pattern has two lines that meet at an angle that's too sharp to turn on. I approach these turns from two different points to get that nice sharp corner. Maybe I'm forcing the wood faster than the blade can cut. I usually use #2/0 reverse tooth blades even on the 1/2" stuff, which is cutting it close, I know. I just like tight corners and it's harder to get that with a bigger blade. Oh well, I'm still learning.

 

Thanks for the help.