Is it the spiral blade or the user?

[crupiea]

I cant stand spirals. tried them but just not my thing. some people get great results with them though.

I use jewelers blades, they are about 54 teeth per inch. Mainly 2/0.  They are cheap too, a gross on amazon is $18.  The downside is they dont have reverse teeth so you need to sand the backs but thats not that big of a deal.  Its worth it for the smooth cuts and the ability to really get tight with the tiny turns. 

[Rob Roy]

On 9/1/2017 at 4:58 PM, Phantom Scroller said:

Well I've always hated spiral blades but I needed a No1 or 2 ultra reverse but didn't have any but I did have a spiral and can't cut a straight line for toffee and I can't go over the top of letters without chopping the tops off is it the blade or user incompetence.
I think it's the latter. So I bought some more Flying dutchman UR blades and I'll wait rather than ruin the job. So see the worst cut I've ever made he didn't shepherd me on this one. Is there anyone else feels this way. Roly

 

Nice bricks Roly.

Rob Roy.

[Phantom Scroller]

14 minutes ago, Rob Roy said:

Nice bricks Roly.

Rob Roy.

Thanks Rob where have you been lately hope everything is fine with you and the family. Roly

[Phantom Scroller]

Well it seems they are a bone of contention after all, so it's not me. What a relief. Roly

[ScollSaw Slasher]

My biggest problem with spirals is that I break them where I haven't broken a flat blade in a long, long time. I guess I'm just prone to force the issue when using them.

[heppnerguy]

Spirals can be a challenge to those that use flat blades but I have worked with my spirals and found it did not take long to get a feel for them. I don't use them for the straight lines but with a pattern with lots of small fret work in them. the spiral is truly king

Dick

heppnerguy

[wombatie]

If I used a spiral blade on something like that, I would give you a run for your money Roly because I can bet mine would look worse than that.  I hate the things. 

Marg

[Rolf]

The saw that you are using with the spiral blade also makes a difference. especially when you are trying to sneak up on a small detail. If your saw has a very aggressive front to back motion it will be more difficult to control the cut than if you have an almost vertical stroke.