geordieboy Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Hi folks my name is Chris I have recently retired from the building trade I am pleased to say, from 15 years old to 66 is more than enough. Anyway needless to say I am bored stiff and missing the craik on the sites, I have done all the jobs that have been neglected over the years ( don't we all do that lol ) so I nagged my wife until I got a cheap scroll saw wish I had saved a bit longer and bought a better model but that's life I suppose. Up to now I have made a lot of dust and not much else I am at a total loss as to what blades to use so any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Apologies in advance if this subject is covered elsewhere on the site but I have not had time to look around properly. Thanks for reading this Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hi Chris welcome to the Village. You will find a couple threads covering blades in the general scroll sawing section. are you referring to size of blade to use for cutting or type of blade? I use flying Dutchman blades scroll reverse. mainly 5R & 7R for thicker hard woods and for portrait/fretwork 2R,3R & 5R and sometimes smaller depending on the picture I'm cutting. geordieboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hi Chris, glad to have you in the club. I just came in from the garage covered in sawdust, but a scrolled out "horse" which was very cool. I got new patterns today of Elk and Bears and Horses which are very nice. Colorado folks love this stuff. I sell it at a couple of stores. I use mostly 20TPI blades and sometimes 33TPI depending on the project. I get all my blades from www.scolleronline.com . This hobby is addictive. I've had two 16 inch scroll saws and wore them out. I have a 26"RBI Hawk now that I've had for about 8 years and I absolutely love it. Birchbark and geordieboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hi folks my name is Chris I have recently retired from the building trade I am pleased to say, from 15 years old to 66 is more than enough. Anyway needless to say I am bored stiff and missing the craik on the sites, I have done all the jobs that have been neglected over the years ( don't we all do that lol ) so I nagged my wife until I got a cheap scroll saw wish I had saved a bit longer and bought a better model but that's life I suppose. Up to now I have made a lot of dust and not much else I am at a total loss as to what blades to use so any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated. Apologies in advance if this subject is covered elsewhere on the site but I have not had time to look around properly. Thanks for reading this Chris http://www.stevedgood.com/blade.zip Scroll Saw Blade Tension Software. http://www.wood-data...s-and-toxicity/ Squaring the blade on a scroll saw - YouTube What Blade Should I Use Welcome friend ,hope these will help you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranMike Harley Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Welcome Chris. You need help, you found the right place. The folks here are great and very willing to help answer any questions you may have. Just have fun with it !! geordieboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Chris, I'll just say Welcome! geordieboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieboy Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Thanks folks I guess I will see if there is a trial pack of blades using the advice given up to now I have been a bit careful and only broken a couple so will see how I go cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 A big WELCOME from me Chris. I get my blades from here. http://www.scrollsawbladespatterns.com/intro_packs_only.htm It takes a week to deliver and obviously there are others which I'm sure you will be informed about by the others on the forum which is what makes this forum great for help and info. Have fun. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Welcome to the forum from TN. Lots of friendly folks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hello Chris and welcome to the village, Thanks for the intro, Will catch you later, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hi Chris, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Glad you found us, you will get all of your questions answered here. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninuninu Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Welcome Chris. Looks like Kevin covered your query pretty well! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 W elcome Chris. you are on the right track. The right blades is a major key to successful scrolling. there is a large variety of blades out there and you jsut need to try a few different ones because it seems everyone has the 'perfect blade' for their own use but almost everyone has a different choice. So give them a try and take your time cutting. One hint from me, don't try to make your blades last forever. A dull blade can easily destroy an hours work. Change your blade when you discover that all of a sudden you seem to be needing to push your blade to make a cut. the blade should cut fairly easily through the wood. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Welcome to the forum, glad you found us. Lots of threads on here about blades, but it really come down to what you want to saw and what works best for you. There are some good articles at www.Mikesworkshop.com which are worth reading. Heppnerguy is right, blades are an expendable item. They get dull, they break. I by the ones I like by the "gross". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker7 Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hello Chris Welcome. You are not so far away from me, I'm over in Retford Notts. I think you will enjoy retirement with your Scroll saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Welcome Chris! Glad you found us. It probably won't be long and you will be addicted like the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Welcome to the Village ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hi Chris and Welcome. I usually buy my blades from woodworkscraftsupplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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