Popular Post blights69 Posted January 7, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Had a request for a vinyl with Butterflies to celebrate a 21st birthday so came up with this and as I stack cut 3 I thought I would turn 1 into a clock and the other into a Reggae Butterfly Record jbrowning, Birchbark, Scrolling Steve and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Sure glad to see the vinyls back. Very nice one. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, Scrappile said: Sure glad to see the vinyls back. Very nice one. Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looking good Frank ! blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Very nicely done Frank. Those all are really nice. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Very nice cuttings. If you do not mind a few questions??? When stack cutting how are you holding together?? Are you putting anything between them?? Do you use a backerboard when cutting and if so what?? What blade are you using and at what speed?? Are you dealing with fuzzies on one or all records?? Thanks in advance. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Very nice cuttings. If you do not mind a few questions??? When stack cutting how are you holding together?? Are you putting anything between them?? Do you use a backerboard when cutting and if so what?? What blade are you using and at what speed?? Are you dealing with fuzzies on one or all records?? Thanks in advance. Thanks for your kind comment John I have no problem answering your questions I tape the first vinyl with blue painters tape I then put another 2 records on the back of this one and then blue painters tape around the edge of all 3 this holds them fine for me i do not use anything between or a backer board when cutting just the stack of 3 albums taped together . With regards to blade I use a spiral that is the only one I have found to work doing it my way but if sandwiched between 2 boards it may be possible to use a normal blade but my way it is spiral only I am afraid and I tend to use #4 for most of my cuts, now onto the the fuzzies and speed I cut at full speed only I have tried it at lower speeds the cut line just melts back in for me and creates a lot of solid fuzzies that take ages to clean up I now cut the same way all the time and that is as follows : Full speed on the saw and as fast as I can get away with on the saw feeding it this keeps the melt back to a minimum before I cut the next part I use an old toothbrush to brush all the fuzzies out so they cannot stick back to the vinyl this is a lot easier to do after each cut then at the end. That is about it nothing special at all I like to keep it as simple as possible I do know from others the main thing they have trouble with is the fuzzies and the cut line melting back in I do get this now and then but only when it is a real tricky part and I am cutting real slow that is why I cut as fast as I can as much as I can. Hope this helps you. If my explanation is confusing I can take some pictures next time to show how I do mine I know I confuse myself sometimes so confusing others will probably be easy for me oh nearly forgot I also give a light spray of lacquer to the label to try and stop the tape pulling parts of the label off this seems to work most of the time as long as you peel the tape away from the label area slowly this is not an issue if a clock face is going to cover the label but if not and you are spraying the record you will see the tear parts of the label and it is hard to sand flat and to not see it so a quick spray is best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nice job!! blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thank you for the reply. Good tip about the lacquer on the label. Did not think of that. Will be trying some of these this year for sure. Thanks again. If I run into problems when I try I may have to reach out to you. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nice ones Frank blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Real nice ones Frank, really like the blue one. Jeff blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nice work, Frank! They all look great! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the info about your process. God Bless! Spirithorse0 blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Frank, I can't hardly believe how good you are at scrolling with a spiral blade. I guess practice makes perfect. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nice work thanks for sharing blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 They are lovely Frank I especially like the first 2. Do you just use regular spray cans of paint when you paint? Marg blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 14 hours ago, blights69 said: Had a request for a vinyl with Butterflies to celebrate a 21st birthday so came up with this and as I stack cut 3 I thought I would turn 1 into a clock and the other into a Reggae Butterfly Record Here i'm cutting at slow speeds to keep it from healing back together,and with a straight blade.Will have to try your way soon ,Thanks for the tips !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Frank they are AwesomeLove the Clock. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 great job blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 11 hours ago, wombatie said: They are lovely Frank I especially like the first 2. Do you just use regular spray cans of paint when you paint? Marg Yes Marg regular pound shop spray cans nothing expensive as most of my bits I give away or just cover material costs but the cans I use work great so why pay more I say wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 They all came out good Frank. I'm going to try this one of these days. First I have to get used to using a spiral blade. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 They look great. Thanks for the information regarding how you do your magic. Interesting. May have to try it some time. jim penquin blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Beautiful. And to think I got rid of my vinyl years in favor of CD's. blights69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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