Gotrocks Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Just got my new King 16 set up. Have been putting up with Delta 12, changing blade was taking most of the pleasure away. Seem like King is going much slower speed, but cutting better. Shown is my first project, for great, granddaughter 1 1/4 " poplar. Used Olson spiral #4, I'm thinking another choice would have been better. ??? Looks rough to me. Hoping some of you delightful (already been reading for a few days) people will pass on some good advice. I do have a slight problem from time to time with tremors, but if I take a short break and try to keep my hands resting on the work piece or table thing go better. Edited March 17, 2018 by Gotrocks add info Lucky2, new2woodwrk, OCtoolguy and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Looks pretty good to me. Especially since it's a new saw and all. I'm not a fan of spiral blades though. I tried one from FD and had trouble controlling it. Maybe just practice. Ray SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hello Norris, Welcome to this nut house lol, Spirals do like to wander don't they, I think you did well considering, Congratulations on getting your new saw! Thank you for posting, Bob OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and SCROLLSAW703 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Got..... Since the King is supposed to be a Excalibur clone the slower cutting might be a factor that the blade is more straight up and down (front to back) then the Delta. Having the blade angled (front to back) makes for a more aggressive thus faster cut. But an angled blade will cause issues with thick projects like that one. Good job. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Looks great for a 1st piece on a new saw using spirals. I, also have tremors and I can't use a spiral to save my life. Just can't control them. So, once you get used to that saw - you'll be doing great. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Not a good application for spiral blades. They do not give as clean a cut as a straight blade, but in my book they certainly have their place. I use them often for some applications. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfret Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Good job with both a new saw and spiral blades. I recommend a blade without reverse teeth. I use flying Dutchman #5 polar blades for that type project others have their favorites. Welcome to the village. Fred fret SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Welcome to the Form. Looks pretty good to me - especially with it being a compound cut. There was a thread or two here a while back - just before the holidays it seems - where several members shared tips and helpful information on cutting compound cuts like this. One of them was what Fred just noted, not to use a reverse tooth blade but to use a skip tooth blade instead. When I tried that, it made a big difference for me. I had never tried compound cuts before and those threads encouraged and helped me tremendously in giving it a try. @CharleyL gave some great detailed instructions in one of those threads. I will see if I can find it and post a link back here to it. If I don't find it, perhaps Charley or someone else can point us to it. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Looks darn good to me - thanks for sharing and hoping your GGD enjoys her gift! SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylumps Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Looks good.This is where a sanding mop shines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Looks really good. This may not be the proper way. But when I'm using a spiral blade in critical areas I like to get as close to the line without taking it. The I come back and sneak up on it by barely and I mean barely shaving it with the blade something I can't really do with flat blade. This is time consuming tho. But it works. Most important. Congrats on that new saw!! Edited March 17, 2018 by Brianr24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, fredfret said: Good job with both a new saw and spiral blades. I recommend a blade without reverse teeth. I use flying Dutchman #5 polar blades for that type project others have their favorites. Welcome to the village. Fred fret FD #5 Polar are my go to blade also. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I also have tremors in my left hand. Not good since I am left handed. I don't scroll at the slowest speed but have speed cranked up a bit but feed slowly. I'm more careful and at my age I should scroll faster cause I don't have much time left. I should speed things up. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Scrollin' faster rocky causes wrecks, brother.;) Enjoy it while ya can! No doubt you have a personal relationship with your Hawk. Congrats on the new saw! From here on, you'll see big differences in your work. I don't use spirals a lot simply because of the reasons already mentioned. But, I've learned that tension is an important factor with spirals. Your project looks great! I'm sure your ggd will love it! Keep makin' sawdust! God Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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