heppnerguy Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Well, I decided yesterday to go to the shop and try to cut another piece out with the spiral blade. You may or may not remember but a couple of months ago I decided that I wanted to learn to use the spiral blade and I cut three patterns with them. Then I got a rather busy time in my life and could not seem to get to the shop much, I thought it would be a nice time to give it another go. So I went through my pattern library and found a Charles Dearing pattern of a swan and it's chick and went to work on it. It was not that complicated and I finished it in a couple of hours. I was rather pleased with the results so I decided to post it and see what you people think. Dick hepppnerguy Vott1, Scrolling Steve, amazingkevin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Guy Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nicely done! Saw some small bridges, must have caused you to hold your breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nicely done! Saw some small bridges, must have caused you to hold your breath. The one thing that I have learned using the spirals is, cutting the small stuff, (that could break rather easily with a flat blade)., seems to be no problem with the dreaded spiral blade. It is one of the reasons I want to get comfortable with them. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 looks great. I don't like using spiral blades but I will if I need to. I feel i have more control over a flat blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Dick, It looks to me like you did a great job with that spiral. Nice pattern also. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well, I decided yesterday to go to the shop and try to cut another piece out with the spiral blade. You may or may not remember but a couple of months ago I decided that I wanted to learn to use the spiral blade and I cut three patterns with them. Then I got a rather busy time in my life and could not seem to get to the shop much, I thought it would be a nice time to give it another go. So I went through my pattern library and found a Charles Dearing pattern of a swan and it's chick and went to work on it. It was not that complicated and I finished it in a couple of hours. I was rather pleased with the results so I decided to post it and see what you people think. Dick hepppnerguy Well done ,Don't forget to use zero clearance on the saw when doing fragile small parts to save repair time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well done ,Don't forget to use zero clearance on the saw when doing fragile small parts to save repair time. Kevin. I did exactly that.. I had no breakage while cutting this pattern. A good point and reminder,, thanks for the suggestion Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott1 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Dick, nice job with the spiral, looks great. I hated spirals until I watched a Charles Dearing video where he talked about thinking of the spiral as Sanding away material instead of cutting it. After that they just clicked for me and now I like working with them. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Nicely done Dick, it sure looks as if your getting comfortable using the dreaded spiral blades. Len heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Dick, nice job with the spiral, looks great. I hated spirals until I watched a Charles Dearing video where he talked about thinking of the spiral as Sanding away material instead of cutting it. After that they just clicked for me and now I like working with them. Spirals are not for every piece of scrolling pattern, in my opinion but I also agree that they are certainly worth an effort to learn for when they come in handiest. Keep up your good efforts. Thanks for your comments. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodduck Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Nice work Dick .I found the spirals to be quite daunting when I first started with them but now seem to have mastered them to some extent after lots of practice & mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Lovely pattern and cutting Dick. But you can keep your spirals and I will stay with my flat blades. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Very nicely done Dick. Like Clayton mentioned I do not like swirls but have used them in the past and will again if the need arises. For me at least I feel that there is an art to working with them and that they require a ton of practice to get used to. This latest that you have done is great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 I think you got it all figured out just fine. Nice work. With spirals you can also "sneak" up on fragile pieces and "file" them to size. That said, I haven't used a spiral in quite a while. I am doing right now what I thought I couldn't. I'm cutting a picture using my Hegner and 2/0 flat blades. I think I am slowly figuring out how to use that machine. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well done, Dick. Looks like you got the spirals down pat. Projects like that are perfect for spirals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Looks great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Looks good - at least to this newbie - I figured I would stay away from spiral blades for a while - enough trouble getting used to cutting with a flat blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Looks good - at least to this newbie - I figured I would stay away from spiral blades for a while - enough trouble getting used to cutting with a flat blade. When one is starting out on a new venture I believe it is wise to not try too much too soon. Start with the easier things until you are comfortable with them and then push the envelope a little. Eventually you will be getting into something you really didn't think you were capable of doing. Jumping way ahead too fast can be discouraging and make one feel defeated. Take your time and have fun,that is what it is all about anyway Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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