stoney Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 There has been much discussion about 2/0 blades and how some scrollers use them. I have been scrolling for many years and have never owned or used them. I realize there must be a type of project that requires their use. I am curious to see some of the projects that have been cut with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I am curious too Stoney....I have used a lot of 2/0 and 3/0 spiral blades , but have never used a 2/0 flat blade.....Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Here's a couple Al. Santa's Workshop by the late great Dirk Boleman. Pictures aren't that great as I just took them with my phone. The other is a clock by Dirk called Santa's Workshop Clock. If you look over Mrs. Clause shoulder, you will see the same clock! Naturally, I used larger blades for the larger cuts, but used Olson 2/0 reverse tooth blades for the fine details. Gonzo, tomsteve, MTCowpoke22 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Dan some beautiful work there. love the framed santa picture where did that pattern come from? Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 The framed portrait is from an issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts, now Defuncked. It's by Dirk Boleman and should be available at The Art Factory. keefie and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I cut a quarter in half lengthwise using a 2/0 jewelers blade. Does that count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Rolf uses a TON of 2/0 blades. Just about anything he has posted here is done with 2/0 Olsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Here's a couple Al. Santa's Workshop by the late great Dirk Boleman. Pictures aren't that great as I just took them with my phone. The other is a clock by Dirk called Santa's Workshop Clock. If you look over Mrs. Clause shoulder, you will see the same clock! Naturally, I used larger blades for the larger cuts, but used Olson 2/0 reverse tooth blades for the fine details. Dan I love the clock. I like that about as well as anything thing I have seen on here. You do some fine work. Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Here's a couple Al. Santa's Workshop by the late great Dirk Boleman. Pictures aren't that great as I just took them with my phone. The other is a clock by Dirk called Santa's Workshop Clock. If you look over Mrs. Clause shoulder, you will see the same clock! Naturally, I used larger blades for the larger cuts, but used Olson 2/0 reverse tooth blades for the fine details. You have some beautiful work there Dan. Now I have a question. Did you feel that the fine details required the 2/0 blades or are they what you feel comfortable with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 You have some beautiful work there Dan. Now I have a question. Did you feel that the fine details required the 2/0 blades or are they what you feel comfortable with?Al, yes, the fine details require the 2/0 size blade. But that's ME. I'm sure it could be done with larger blades, like maybe a #1, but I would prefer the smaller blade.Someone mention that the smaller blades require less tension, not true! I use as high a tension as I do with larger blades, and I rarely break blades! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Al, yes, the fine details require the 2/0 size blade. But that's ME. I'm sure it could be done with larger blades, like maybe a #1, but I would prefer the smaller blade. Someone mention that the smaller blades require less tension, not true! I use as high a tension as I do with larger blades, and I rarely break blades! Thanks Dan for that information. Yeah by what I see in your pictures I would probably use a #1 or maybe even a #3 FD-UR or FD-SR but like you say that's me. Someone once posted that Hegner scroll saws don't do well with 2/0 blades so I am glad I never felt the need to use them. Thanks again for your response I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 I use 2/0 jewelers blades for these. can really get into the finer details with them. Lucky2, amazingkevin and Scrolling Steve 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 I use 2/0 jewelers blades for these. can really get into the finer details with them. What exactly are we looking at?? They look pretty cool. Birchbark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Here's a couple Al. Santa's Workshop by the late great Dirk Boleman. Pictures aren't that great as I just took them with my phone. The other is a clock by Dirk called Santa's Workshop Clock. If you look over Mrs. Clause shoulder, you will see the same clock! Naturally, I used larger blades for the larger cuts, but used Olson 2/0 reverse tooth blades for the fine details. nice work , i like the little city look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Great work. I really like the clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 All of these ornaments are about 4" in size and 1/16 thick (stack cut six at a time) All cut with the Olson 2/0 R. Scrolling Steve, jbrowning and NC Scroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) All of the gears and most of the parts were all cut with a #2/0 R Olson. Including the inlayed numerals in the Flying Pendulum clock face. All of these clocks were featured in Fox Chapel publications if you are interested in building them. Edited December 21, 2016 by Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) All of these ornaments are about 4" in size and 1/16 thick (stack cut six at a time) All cut with the Olson 2/0 R. Hi Rolf those are some great looking ornaments. What kind of material are they cut from? I'll have to try some 2/0 Olsen blades and see if they will work in my Hegner 22v multi-max. Thanks for your post. Edited December 21, 2016 by stoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 For the most part, I cut the ornament in the attached photo using a Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse UR1 blade, but for the really small holes, such as the one being cut in the photo, I resorted to a UR2/0 blade. Also, of course, the spiral blade of choice when I am doing that kind of work is 2/0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 The ornaments are cut from Thin Fin 1.5 mm (1/16") Finish plywood. Thin Fin is what my supplier calls it. A local wood distributor. Frank that looks like a very nice design would you mind posting a picture of all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Rolf, the ornament that I am cutting is Steve Good's 2016 Named Ribbon ornament, See: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VGYc1lisKKM/WAYqehS2UmI/AAAAAAAASik/1KnOewi9uMAB1-Qz0Ya4rG18YlArkP_aQCLcB/s1600/2016allornaments.jpg Edited December 21, 2016 by Frank Pellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Wow Dan! That is a neat looking clock. It looks like it would be fun to make. Was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wow Dan! That is a neat looking clock. It looks like it would be fun to make. Was it?It sure was! I actually made it several years ago, and gets set up for the Holliday season. It has a Westminster chime that rings out the hour. I installed a switch to kill the chime at night, but it sounds so good, I never turn it off! There are Santas elves swinging on the pendulum and peering out some of the Windows, and Santa too!If you look behind Mrs Santa's shoulder in the portrait, you will see this same clock hanging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thank you Frank. Dan our club made that clock as a group project, we all cut different parts, and raffled it off as a fund raiser at our annual show. It was a very popular clock and lots of fun to build. Having multiple people cut the parts is not a good idea. It was a nightmare to put together as some are more precise than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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