hotshot Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) I'm having pretty good luck finding patterns on Facebook. This is the second pattern I've used from "Woodworking Artist Worldwide" this particular pattern is by Ron Tocknell. 51 inside cuts, my most yet on a Kennedy. Missed a little piece on the right, so I went back and fixed it, but too tired to re-take the pics. -------Randy Edited July 2, 2016 by hotshot Iguanadon and lawson56 2 Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Randy with your work it is not just another coin - it is another work of art. Love this one. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote
Lucky2 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Randy, that's some very fine cutting, usually how many attempts at a pattern does it take to be successful? To look at the completed cutting alone, a person would be hard pressed to figure out that it was a quarter in it's former life. Nicely done. Len Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Amazing cut wish I had your patience. Roly Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Randy, That is really awesome! What kind of saw do you use? I can't imagine doing it on my Dewalt. dave Quote
Kepy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 That is great but makes my eyes hurt to think of cutting it. Quote
ike Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 I have often thought about cutting coins but never got around to it. they would probably sell good at a craft sale. IKE Quote
rdatelle Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Great cutting Randy. I just don't know how you do that so good. I'm sure it takes a lot of time and patience. pete44 1 Quote
hotshot Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Randy, that's some very fine cutting, usually how many attempts at a pattern does it take to be successful? To look at the completed cutting alone, a person would be hard pressed to figure out that it was a quarter in it's former life. Nicely done. Len I'm getting the hang of these, so I'm sweating less, and seldom ruining a coin. The part that is scary is pattern lift. I don't have a super good freehand eye, so if the saw rips off a part of the pattern, I have to go at it blind, which scares me to death. I only had a few small pieces I had to cut blind on this one. This was actually a Kennedy Half dollar, which is quite a bit bigger than a quarter. I don't think this would be cuttable on a quarter. -----Randy Edited July 2, 2016 by hotshot Quote
hotshot Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Randy, That is really awesome! What kind of saw do you use? I can't imagine doing it on my Dewalt. dave You can do these fine on a Dewalt. I use the EX, but also have a Dewalt and either would work as well. The Dewalt has more control over tension, so in that respect, the DW has an advantage as the blades are pretty fragile. DW may have a little more blade travel, but in all honesty, that makes less difference than what you would think. If you want to try it, there is an easy starter pattern in the tutorials section. ----------Randy Edited July 2, 2016 by hotshot Quote
amazingkevin Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Nice job,what blades ,how many and what speeds were used? Quote
hotshot Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Nice job,what blades ,how many and what speeds were used? On this coin I used Pike 3/0 purchased from Amazon. Best blade I've found for this. I had really really good luck on blade breaking on this coin, so it only took 4 or 5. Very rarely, I get what I call a Demon blade that does not break with use, and eventually it dulls and I have to change it before it breaks, and I had one of those on this project. I cut on a medium speed. Edited July 3, 2016 by hotshot Quote
amazingkevin Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 On this coin I used Pike 3/0 purchased from Amazon. Best blade I've found for this. I had really really good luck on blade breaking on this coin, so it only took 4 or 5. Very rarely, I get what I call a Demon blade that does not break with use, and eventually it dulls and I have to change it before it breaks, and I had one of those on this project. I cut on a medium speed. Only 5 blades ? your not in and hurry i can see! Does 99% of your blade breakage occur in the turns?Thanks :D Quote
amazingkevin Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 On this coin I used Pike 3/0 purchased from Amazon. Best blade I've found for this. I had really really good luck on blade breaking on this coin, so it only took 4 or 5. Very rarely, I get what I call a Demon blade that does not break with use, and eventually it dulls and I have to change it before it breaks, and I had one of those on this project. I cut on a medium speed. Only 5 blades ? your not in and hurry i can see! Does 99% of your blade breakage occur in the turns?Thanks :D Quote
hotshot Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Posted July 3, 2016 Only 5 blades ? your not in and hurry i can see! Does 99% of your blade breakage occur in the turns?Thanks :D What happens is, these blades are almost hair thin, and stretch easily. So during fretwork, you are constantly re-tensioning the blades, and they continue to stretch. After a few hole changes, they just pop. Sometimes they pop as I'm applying the tension. From time to time, if the blade "catches" during a corner, they will snap, even on a fresh blade, and I usually consider this user error, bite my tongue, and grab another blade. This happens much less with practice. ------Randy Quote
spirithorse Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 Beautiful work, Randy, I was going to say almost exactly what DW said. NOT just another coin!God Bless! Spirithorse Quote
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