Jump to content
🎄 🎄 🎄 2024 Custom Ornament Business Kit - Now Available - SALE 50% Off Through Dec. 2nd ×
Ornaments For Charity eBook - Designers Wanted! ​​​​​​​🙏 ×

Blades Q


WolfyPete

Recommended Posts

My scroll saw came with pin ended blades but also has adapters to use flat ended blades.

 

What are peoples blades of choice?

 

Having had a look online am I right in thinking there are far more diff flat end blades them pined?

 

What blades size would you use for cutting puzzles, fret work?

 

Do you rate the blades with all round teeth that you don>t need to turn your work when cutting?

 

Thanks in advance for your help

 

Pete

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I use flat end only even when I had a saw that took both. Simply easier to use for interior cuts and a much wider variety of sizes and types. I recommend you visit Rick Hutchenson's site scrollsaws.com, Mikes workshop selling flying dutchman blades. I use 2 different blades for puzzles in wood thicker than 1/4" a #1 skip tooth for woods 1/4" and under with fine kerf I use Flying dutchnam puzzle blades. There are other mfr.s for both of these blades I just like the results from the Flying Dutchman. Spiral blades have two distinct followings Lovers and Haters. i use them for making portraits and when the project is to large or heavy to turn on my saw. Do some research as to what is available and try some of each type suitable for the projects you are doing. If you make toys from 2x stock #1 blades will not do the job if you make ornaments from single layer 1/8" in stock a #9 is not the blade. Good luck!!

fredfret

Wichita, Ks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 There you go. Question pretty much answered. Flat end blades, whenever you can because of variety of blades available and because you can use  a smaller pilot hole with them. Cutting small fret work is not always possible it you are using pinned blades. Spiral blades cut too wide a path to be good for puzzles. The puzzle blades and # 1 or #2 blades with numerous teeth work best for puzzles for me. i kind of prefer the double tooth blades because they are l little less aggressive.

 

Dick

heppnerguy

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

My scroll saw came with pin ended blades but also has adapters to use flat ended blades.
 
What are peoples blades of choice?
 
Having had a look online am I right in thinking there are far more diff flat end blades them pined?
 
What blades size would you use for cutting puzzles, fret work?
 
Do you rate the blades with all round teeth that you don>t need to turn your work when cutting?
 
Thanks in advance for your help
 
Pete

 

What Blade Should I Use

Scroll Saw Blade Tension Software.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...