amazingkevin Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 It's been years now since i got a good blade order, I got a small one from the teddy bear awhile back but i need grosses more. I'm going to retire the scroll reverse blades as i found out the polar skip tooth blades will let me scroll twice as fast. I'm loving that.Also. I got into the mini bird houses that are thick and now i want to try compound ornaments.# 5& #7 & 9 & 12 blades were my mainstay. To bad the polar doesn't come in #12. All i've left to cut with is lots of sizes less than #5's. One person payed me today from a christmas order with a little extra. I've over spent this month some how and have been with out cold water to drink for two days. Scrolling Steve and lawson56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Kevin a shame about your cold water,Looks like its,bottle water and a Cooler time. Congrats on your early Christmas order.I know a little about that over spending.Sometimes we get carried away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Kevin a shame about your cold water,Looks like its,bottle water and a Cooler time. Congrats on your early Christmas order.I know a little about that over spending.Sometimes we get carried away I remember i was feeling good ,maybe i took my meds twice ,don't know but i was buying buying buying like no tomorrow.I never do that since the recession.But happier days will be here when the blades come in Thanks! lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) Nothing like a new blade to make a man feel fresh. Edited June 21, 2016 by Jim McDonald SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Good luck Kev on those ornaments. I just ordered some #9 and #12 blades. Have to try them out on a couple of compound cuts and see how they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Kevin, I use FD Polar #7 almost exclusively on the birdhouses and #5 on the birds. Also one blade per birdhouse. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Nothing like a new blade to make man feel fresh. Boy ain't that the truth ! Thanks Jim ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Good luck Kev on those ornaments. I just ordered some #9 and #12 blades. Have to try them out on a couple of compound cuts and see how they do. Lots of cutting .I even dug deep in my shop today to get access tom hard woods to glue together for ornaments and compound cutting mini bird house.Im inspired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Kevin, I use FD Polar #7 almost exclusively on the birdhouses and #5 on the birds. Also one blade per birdhouse. Sounds good.On the birds it doesn't take much with a dremil and a sandiing drum to get more birds from the scrap around the compound cuttings of the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Denny, one blade per birdhouse, that's not much cutting out of a blade. When I cut them out, I can usually get two to three birdhouses per blade. Most of the ones I've cut were made from either pine or poplar and cedar, none of which are considered hardwoods. So, maybe that makes a difference in amounts cut. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Len, I consider the blades as disposable at less than 25 cents. I don't like pushing, so changing blades. I also use some hardwoods and it does make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Len, I consider the blades as disposable at less than 25 cents. I don't like pushing, so changing blades. I also use some hardwoods and it does make a difference. Oh how i wish i could swap out blades faster than i do.They cut way to long . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Denny, one blade per birdhouse, that's not much cutting out of a blade. When I cut them out, I can usually get two to three birdhouses per blade. Most of the ones I've cut were made from either pine or poplar and cedar, none of which are considered hardwoods. So, maybe that makes a difference in amounts cut. Len You are doing real good to get that kind of life out of your blades Len !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarltheScroller Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I've heard a lot of good things about the Polar blades but have not tried them. Guess I'll order some. Thanks, Kevin, for the push. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I've heard a lot of good things about the Polar blades but have not tried them. Guess I'll order some. Thanks, Kevin, for the push. They came in today like clock work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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