has anyone used Emery Boards in their scrollsaw?

[scrollin'fool]

I saw in a book that regular emery boards can be used to great effect as sanding tools when attached to the scrollsaw as a blade.

has anyone here done this?  goes it work and are there any general tips on how to do this?

[kmmcrafts]

Never used those.. but when I first started scroll sawing back in 06' I bought some scroll sanders.. they was basically a emery cloth with flat plastic ends that would fit into the blade clamps of my old dremel 1800 scroll saw clamps.. that said... I never did use them all up.. and one time I needed to sand something and was going to use them in my DeWalt.. but the clamps on my DW 788 wasn't spread apart enough for those plastic ends to fit.. Seems like I did try to use like a fingernail file ( emery board ) in my saw once too and it wouldn't fit  

[hawkeye10]

Emery boards will wear out quick. I have glued emery cloth to blades and got better results. When I first started scrolling I had to do some sanding but it didn't take long before I quite sanding.

[amazingkevin]

1 hour ago, hawkeye10 said:

Emery boards will wear out quick. I have glued emery cloth to blades and got better results. When I first started scrolling I had to do some sanding but it didn't take long before I quite sanding.

I like your idea!

[Scrolling Steve]

They do wear out easy, but my wife gets them for me at the dollar store....I use mostly when i cut portraits using spiral blades....Works for me !

[Jim McDonald]

I use them frequently.  I like that there is two grits on the same board and I can use a pair of heavy shears to trim them to fit what I need if the board is too large out of the package.

I used some of the sanding strips with my old Hitachi saw, but like said above, they don't work with a DeWalt.

[barb.j.enders]

Haven't tried putting them in the saw, will have to try that.  I use them for hand sanding.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Never found a need for them. When scrolling if using the right blade your cuts should be smoothe 

[Lucky2]

I use to use  them a bit when I first started scrolling, but now that I use better blades I no longer have any use for them.

Len

[lawson56]

I use them for minor trim.but not in my saw.

[scrollin'fool]

thanks for all the replies

I'll have to pick up some and try them.

and when youre using nothing but scrapwood that people have thrown away, you often find some festhering no matter what blade youre using.  especially softwoods.

[CharleyL]

I frequently use emery boards for sanding fuzzies off of tiny wood projects cut on my scroll saw, but I don't put them in the saw. I've also been known to trim their width in order to get into small areas. They have proven to be quite handy, but they don't last very long. 

Charley

 

[Sam777]

On 8/26/2017 at 5:38 AM, Jim McDonald said:

I use them frequently.  I like that there is two grits on the same board and I can use a pair of heavy shears to trim them to fit what I need if the board is too large out of the package.

I used some of the sanding strips with my old Hitachi saw, but like said above, they don't work with a DeWalt.

I do the same, cut along the length so I can get into the tight areas. It is a pain in the neck to clean the fuzzies with that. It is better to use the correct blades which leave very little fuzz.

Good Luck

Sam

[Sycamore67]

I use them for sanding but not in my saw.  I found emery boards wear out to fast  and so make my own.  I use popsicle sticks and self stick sand paper.  I make them up in different grits.  I think cheaper and better than emery boards.