Kragax Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I stared a piece yesterday, found the blade I wanted to try. got all set up and started cutting. Didn't seem to cut like I thought it should and didn't quite look right either but I finished the outside. Then remembered my table was still tilted form an experiment I was trying. It should be okay but I wish Id remembered sooner. Scrolling Steve, Lucky2, OCtoolguy and 4 others 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 We could all probably tell many tells on our selves of mistakes made like that. The other day my blade wouldn't cut.... in backwards. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE_M Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I ruined a jigsaw puzzle that way - cut it into dozen strips, stopped to do an inlay, went back to cut the strips into pieces and it was still set at about 3 degrees. The pieces would only go together one way, had to throw itout. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 OOPS !......Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hi Craig If you have never messed up a project or three you haven't been scrolling long enough Welcome to the club Fab4 OCtoolguy, danny and SCROLLSAW703 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I have to agree with Fab4, my guess is we all have and will screw up SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 It happens to all of us, RJ SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Kragax said: I stared a piece yesterday, found the blade I wanted to try. got all set up and started cutting. Didn't seem to cut like I thought it should and didn't quite look right either but I finished the outside. Then remembered my table was still tilted form an experiment I was trying. It should be okay but I wish Id remembered sooner. Don';t feel bad. I still have trouble remembering to tension the blade. It's called having too much stuff on our minds anymore. We need more RAM memory. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 2 hours ago, octoolguy said: Don';t feel bad. I still have trouble remembering to tension the blade. It's called having too much stuff on our minds anymore. We need more RAM memory. My problem is too much Random and not enough Memory. I do have lots of ROM (Really Old Memory). OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandaideman Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I understand Dan the other day I was trying to learn something new and had to forget my name so there was room to learn it. Thankfully reading your remarks I remembered my name again. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragax Posted October 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Maybe some day I'll remember mine. Nobody hollers it at me all day anymore. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 I have made a mistake or 2 maybe 3 no wait a dozen or more,My favorite one,Putting the blade in upside down. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Yeah me too. Every once in a while I forget to tension the blade before I push my foot pedal. Boy! that wakes me right up. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Ho, ho , ho, stoney I have done this so many times! You would think an old duck would learn. SCROLLSAW703 and stoney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Focus, focus, focus - all the time when you are in the shop. It's hard for most, because it's a hobby. I'm trying to relax and enjoy the process. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Too many stories to tell. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 i was cuttin' some fretwork in a project the other night, went to change out blades, THOUGHT i had the blade right, installed it, tensioned it, hit the power switch to start cuttin' & it wouldn't even try to cut into the wood. Got to lookin' & i had the teeth facin' the back of the saw! DUH!!;\ OCtoolguy and KurtP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 18 hours ago, JOE_M said: I ruined a jigsaw puzzle that way - cut it into dozen strips, stopped to do an inlay, went back to cut the strips into pieces and it was still set at about 3 degrees. The pieces would only go together one way, had to throw itout. Most have easy, mid level and hard puzzles, call that one advanced frustration SCROLLSAW703 and JOE_M 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtP Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 4 hours ago, SCROLLSAW703 said: i was cuttin' some fretwork in a project the other night, went to change out blades, THOUGHT i had the blade right, installed it, tensioned it, hit the power switch to start cuttin' & it wouldn't even try to cut into the wood. Got to lookin' & i had the teeth facin' the back of the saw! DUH!!;\ You are not alone on this one. I have done it as well. I bet we are not alone. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScollSaw Slasher Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Well, I'm perfect in every way, so I don't make mistakes. But then again, I can tell the perfect lie (or not). meflick and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Me. Too. I suffer from CRC (Can't Remember Crap). SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 About the mistakes, this one should be the topper and I shut down the shop and found something else to do! I put the blade in, upside down, backwards, forgot the tension and oh yes, table was tilted 3.5 degrees from the day before! Of course when I started the saw that woke me up, so adjusted the tension and proceeded to cut or tried to cut, figured out the blade was backwards, turned it around and started cutting and could not stay on the line, okay bad blade, put in another one , same thing happens, put in another one, than it finally dawns on me to check the way the teeth were pointing and put it in right, made a short cut than got up and closed the shop. Only problem was when I returned to finish the cutting was I had forgotten to set the table back to 90 degrees and couldn't understand why I was having trouble backing the wood into the "v" to come out in different direction until the very dim light went on in my brain that the table was still set at 3.5 degrees! What a day! Erv SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Maybe too much "redwine"! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Been there, done that, mutiple times. Don W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Yep been there on 1" oak and wondered why I couldn't push it when cutting a name plaque. DUH! ah well it happens . Roly OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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