compound cuts

[Canukscroller]

I am having difficulty cutting 1.5 inch thick compound cuts to make chess pieces. I prefer to use 28 TPI reg tooth blade to make tight corners but the blade is too thin to make the 1.5 " cut without bending.  The larger blades won't turn effectively.  I have tried different speeds (Dewalt ) , different blades and cutting techniques (approaches).  The wood I'm using is walnut which I've never had a problem with before.  Any suggestions? 

[BadBob]

I cut a lot of 1.5-inch stock, mostly pine, poplar, and oak, with a bit of mystery wood from time to time. I use a #5 skip tooth most of the time. Slow is the name of the game. It took me a while to get this under control and only put enough pressure on the blade to keep it in contact with the wood and let the blade cut and clear out the sawdust.

When I come to a corner, I stop for a second or two before making the turn to let the blade catch up.

[trackman]

I cut a set of chess pieces out of walnut without problem. I used pegas #5 MG. Make sure the blade is 90 degrees to the table and go slow. 

[NC Scroller]

Yes your blade is too small for 1.5" wood.  I would use nothing less then a #5 skip tooth blade.  Flying Dutchman makes a skip tooth blade they call a Polar blade.  That is my go to blade for compound cutting.  A #5 Polar is 16.5 teeth per inch.  Pegas and Olson also make skip tooth blades that have roughly the same number of teeth.  NOTE you want a skip tooth blade and not one with reverse teeth.

[redwine]

All of the above info is correct! Slow the saw speed down and do use a skip tooth blade without the reverse teeth and do not use the FD UR blades for compound cutting! The skip tooth blades will clear the dust and chips out of the cut quicker than a regular blade will and reduce the chance of over or undercutting the piece. The best thing to do is take your time and as with any other cutting, let the blade do its thing and you will see a perfect chess piece come out of the center of the square block!

Erv

[Canukscroller]

All, thanks for your inputs.  I will try a #5 Skip.  cheers.

[merlin]

And don't forget to go SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...

[Roberta Moreton]

On 5/19/2020 at 8:16 AM, NC Scroller said:

Yes your blade is too small for 1.5" wood.  I would use nothing less then a #5 skip tooth blade.  Flying Dutchman makes a skip tooth blade they call a Polar blade.  That is my go to blade for compound cutting.  A #5 Polar is 16.5 teeth per inch.  Pegas and Olson also make skip tooth blades that have roughly the same number of teeth.  NOTE you want a skip tooth blade and not one with reverse teeth.

This advice helped me so much!