amazingkevin Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Here i thought id get ahead of the game and speed up cutting mini bird houses with skip tooth blades.Polars are half as good as scroll reverse.Now i need to reorder the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Kevin, no matter what type or style of blade you use, you will not be able to speed cut the birdhouses. They are something that take time to cut, trying to cut them out to fast will result in poorly cut ornaments. Len Scrolling Steve and Jim Finn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Kevin Speed kills - Use what you have and try to relax a bit You might find it a bit more enjoyable You are scrolling - not racing What are you doing reading this, shouldn't you be scrolling...lol Fab4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Ah Kevin,Well we live and learn.Slow down and relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sycamore67 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Kevin....yes they are skip tooth blades. My understanding is that a skip tooth blade is one where every other tooth is missing....that is a long distance certain between teeth which allows the saw dust to be removed. The Polar blade has a not to big set, how much each tooth is bent out. A large set will result in a more aggressive cut but at the expense of quality of the cut. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Kevin, no matter what type or style of blade you use, you will not be able to speed cut the birdhouses. They are something that take time to cut, trying to cut them out to fast will result in poorly cut ornaments. Len I was cutting real good with scroll reverse #7's.When i got the polar im had to run the machine full throttle to make the same cutting time as the scroll reverse.not good.The teeth are so close to each other i thought they were hack saw blades.Now i have 2 gross of blades i'll never use.Trades anybody? there #7 polars 11 dozen of each. Edited June 26, 2016 by amazingkevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Kevin Speed kills - Use what you have and try to relax a bit You might find it a bit more enjoyable You are scrolling - not racing What are you doing reading this, shouldn't you be scrolling...lol Fab4 I've been piece mealing doing the mini bird house for a while .Some times i'll cut perches,birds,clean up the houses with a dremil drum sander.I'm up to 193 mini bird house so far.I really like cutting them but need a good blade .Soon i'll be dipping them and hand painting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Ah Kevin,Well we live and learn.Slow down and relax. I'm relaxed see things get done quick.Out of 193 mini bird house i messed up on a small hand full .But those will get the royal treatment and cost even more,lol Maybe cedar roofs?Hand painted birds? etc. lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I have tried # 7 and #9 blades myself and found them to be slow cutting also. I went back to #5 polar and still like them. Skip tooth olsens worked no better than Polar #5 but are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I don't know what you expect in cutting mini bird housed. it takes me about 5 minutes to cut a bird house the big time is the prep work cutting blanks , applying pattern. drilling holes. i use a Steve Good fixture to hold the bird while cutting. Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have tried # 7 and #9 blades myself and found them to be slow cutting also. I went back to #5 polar and still like them. Skip tooth olsens worked no better than Polar #5 but are OK. Thanks Jim ,Guess i'll have to save them for thin woods.I did see a polar twhere every other blade is bent out for aggresive cutting but poor quality cuts in smoothness ,i'd like to try them and see what goes I think they are #12's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 I don't know what you expect in cutting mini bird housed. it takes me about 5 minutes to cut a bird house the big time is the prep work cutting blanks , applying pattern. drilling holes. i use a Steve Good fixture to hold the bird while cutting. hi Ike, I'll cut the first cut out of the jig and then put it in the jig for the final cut .They cut in less than a minute easy with the right blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailfndr Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Kevin, Never buy a large quantity of ANYTHING until you try a small sample to insure that it works as you want it to...I never buy more than 1 dozen of any new blade, until I test it out to see what it is best utilized for....Then I decide if I want to buy more or not. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 The polars are excellent for cutting acrylic. Vott1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Kevin, Never buy a large quantity of ANYTHING until you try a small sample to insure that it works as you want it to...I never buy more than 1 dozen of any new blade, until I test it out to see what it is best utilized for....Then I decide if I want to buy more or not. what was i thinking,lol Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 The polars are excellent for cutting acrylic. Good to know i have plenty of acrylic ! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandaideman Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 keven I do not know where you got them but I made an error (once) and got the wrong blades from WTB My fault not theirs and I called and asked if I sent back with the recept and not used could I exchange for what I thought I had. I was treated well and not called names or anything and they were happy to do that. I sent them back with a self addressed stamped envelope and they were sent to me quickly after they received the blades to exchange and my new order of what I wanted. May call where you got them and see if they are willing to exchange. 2 gross is a lot of blades specially if your not going to use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott1 Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Polar blades also work great on Corian and tagua but I never use them for wood SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 keven I do not know where you got them but I made an error (once) and got the wrong blades from WTB My fault not theirs and I called and asked if I sent back with the recept and not used could I exchange for what I thought I had. I was treated well and not called names or anything and they were happy to do that. I sent them back with a self addressed stamped envelope and they were sent to me quickly after they received the blades to exchange and my new order of what I wanted. May call where you got them and see if they are willing to exchange. 2 gross is a lot of blades specially if your not going to use them Yes ,your right.Had i gotten my old stand by scroll reverse i would be happy as a lark.#5,#7,#9& #12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Polar blades also work great on corian Cool let me try them on some corian i have .if all goes well i'll cut some stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Kevin, polar blades are good to have around for some fret work, letter & sign cutting, things like that. The polar blade, IMO, has more tear out than a skip tooth blade, depending on the material you're working with. I work with mostly 1/2" hardwood, & they do great in most of my projects. A couple things I have learned w/the polar blade, you aren't able to turn as sharp & fast a corner as you are w/a skip tooth blade. And, the tension needs to be a little tighter than a skip tooth. I don't do much compound cutting, but a skip tooth would be my preference, or an ultra reverse blade. Every blade cuts its own trail. You just have to figure out what works best for you. It is a good suggestion to try calling where you bought the blades from, & explaining the mistake. You never know til you try. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Just watch your speed, plastic melts. Play with some scrap first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Kevin, polar blades are good to have around for some fret work, letter & sign cutting, things like that. The polar blade, IMO, has more tear out than a skip tooth blade, depending on the material you're working with. I work with mostly 1/2" hardwood, & they do great in most of my projects. A couple things I have learned w/the polar blade, you aren't able to turn as sharp & fast a corner as you are w/a skip tooth blade. And, the tension needs to be a little tighter than a skip tooth. I don't do much compound cutting, but a skip tooth would be my preference, or an ultra reverse blade. Every blade cuts its own trail. You just have to figure out what works best for you. It is a good suggestion to try calling where you bought the blades from, & explaining the mistake. You never know til you try. Good luck. I'm trapped for money every month .It amaze me all that goes my way .If i remember i ll call and ask ,thank.scroll revere ha been my blade a decade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Just watch your speed, plastic melts. Play with some scrap first. will do ,i'm pulled so many ways here in the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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