Christina Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Media to cut? Wood........acrylic.........corian...........something else? Why do you like cutting it the best? Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blame Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 you might say i have a bit of a sweet tooth lol i like working with honey locust when green and turning on a lathe it cuts like ivory soap its abit of a heavy weight when working with large planks i like to also work with oak and ceder thou i find that ceder tends to burn easy but wow what a fragrant smell blame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 my favorite is wood, because of the smell. each species has a different smell. i like the smell o cedar and cherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollsaw22 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Mine I think would be aluminum, then brass or copper...mainly because there is no dust. Do have to do some filing when done, but not all the sanding as in wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I love the smell of wood too.......it's wonderful! Especially aromatic cedar......omgoodness I just can't smell that enough! I have only cut metal by hand.........haven't tried it on the scrollsaw yet. I do like cutting acrylic too.........cuts like butter and looks beautiful when sanded.........like frosted glass. I learned that from Gayle on TSC. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I work mostly with wood. A lot of BB ply, some oak ply, oak and poplar. Mostly because these are easy to get around here. I have a wood dealer near me, but their stuff is not predimentioned. My scrolling time is short enough as it is, I don't want to spend too much time resawing. But I must admit. I'm getting a little bored of the same woods. So I'll probably be resawing sooner than later. Especially if I'm going to try intarsia this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I wish I had the equipment to be able to cut my own lumber. I usually buy hardwood and BB both on ebay from 2 sellers.........they're pretty reasonable and there is nothing close to me. I think it would be awesome to be able to use some of my own trees. I have 10 wooded acres. None of the trees are particularly large since there are so many.......it needs thinned out dramatically! But if I could, I would thin them out and let others get bigger. Small lumber is good too lololol. Thanks for sharing with us Travis. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Wood for me. I have cut a little bit of plexiglass, but no metal. Although if I find the right pattern or the right mood, I might give it a try. As far as a particular kind of wood, I do like cutting poplar, red cedar, walnut, well I guess any of the hard woods, since I like intarsia. I also make things out of regular pine. Oh, heck, I just like cutting wood. lol Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 LOL Fran........thanks so much for sharing with us. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KtownScroller Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I like cutting walnut because of it's nice rich brown color and it's soft. I like mahogany too, except for the sharp chips. Aromatic cedar is the best smelling and easy to cut. I kind of like the smell of oak when I'm scrolling too. The smell is different. Pine smells good, but I don't care to cut it. It's usually kind of sappy and doesn't sand too well. I was a plastics machining specialist for many years and really like working with various nylons. They machine really nice. Acrylics look pretty, but tend to chip and crack if your not careful. The dust clings to everything. The same way with nylon. Unfortunately I got into scroll sawing long after my plastic machining days had past. Too bad, because I had access to lots of scrap pieces. They would have been fun to fool around with. Brass looks nice and gets fairly hot when you cut it. I think brass accents make a project look great. I'm not much for cutting aluminum. It can be an easier metal to cut, but it never cleans up. You can wipe and wipe and wipe and still discolor a paper towel cleaning aluminum. I understand aluminum dust contributes to Alzheimer's disease. Whenever I polished aluminum I would get a metal taste in my mouth. I never cut corian. I suspect it would be fun to work with. I have cut baltic birch plywood. I have problems with it chipping. I actually prefer cutting 1/4" oak. The oak looks nice and doesn't chip too easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I absolutely love to cut aromatic cedar.........so far I think that's my most favorite. The only oak I've cut so far is red oak and not to thrilled with that...........it breaks easily. I've only cut a few pieces out of BB but I like it alright...........just don't like the edges.........I prefer the hardwood's finished look. But trying to find pieces big enough to do portraits can be trying unless you want to spend way to much money! Nothing is available locally for me. I have to order it all. I like cutting maple and cherry too. I've got a beautiful piece of mahogany that I got reasonably and I'm saving it for something special.........it's a nice big piece...........like 8" X 24" X 1/4". Not sure what I want to do with it yet. I have cut a few ornaments in acrylic and they turned out okay........I like cutting it. Rick I went to my local hardware store and lumber store and asked for cutoffs...........told them what I was doing and they gave it to me without charge......just wanted to see a finished project. You might do the same. They just throw them away! Now if I could just find someone who did countertops and cabinets lol............maybe I could get some good scraps! I have cut brass and silver, but by hand with a jeweler's saw when I make jewelry. I haven't tried to cut it on the saw yet...........figure I need to learn to cut wood first hehe. I'm just dying to get my hands on a lathe and a bandsaw! I would love to turn pens and make bandsaw boxes too eventually. I like the idea of turning bowls too for some reason. Thanks for sharing everyone. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollsaw22 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Just thought I would throw something else out there (in response to ktownscroller's post). When I have cut aluminum, it mostly has been PPW (pre-painted) .050 aluminum. It's usually coated with a plastic cover on the painted side, so that when done, you just peel the coating off and it's good to go. I usually file the back with a fine file, which shines it up. Also, when cutting metals, found that if you use the #1 or #2 jewelers blades (I get mine from Sloan's Woodshop online) and don't push it too much, they work very well. Just be warned....when the blade breaks, and yes, 90% of the time it will before getting dull enough to change out, it will 'definitely' get your attention! Good luck to all that try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 ...When I have cut aluminum, it mostly has been PPW (pre-painted) .050 aluminum. It's usually coated with a plastic cover on the painted side, so that when done, you just peel the coating off and it's good to go. ... Where do you find this aluminum? Do you get it at a craft store? Or is it special ordered? I think it would be fun to play around with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollsaw22 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Where do you find this aluminum? Do you get it at a craft store? Or is it special ordered? I think it would be fun to play around with. I get it from a semi-trailer manufaturer I used to work for...it's scrap pieces they make the aluminum sided trailers from. Think you can also find it on ebay sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted March 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Great idea and info..............thanks! Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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