Popular Post cashew Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 I've had some orders for badges lately so I thought I would show therm here as well -- all are framed to 12 x 16 (my own frames) and I used 1/8 through 3/8 on all of them -- mostly #1 and 2/0 modified geometry Fish, John B, frankorona and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Awesome. Don't sneeze, you might lose a few pieces. Bet they were warmly received. Marg cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomanydogs Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 My goodness you do very nice clean projects. The colours are so vibrant. I really like your work. Do you use spray paint to achieve the vibrant colours? cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 That scrolling at it,s best!!! cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Wonderful job! cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very impressive! Letters are the hardest (for me) to look right. An yours are so small. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashew Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Tomanydogs said: My goodness you do very nice clean projects. The colours are so vibrant. I really like your work. Do you use spray paint to achieve the vibrant colours? Yes -- everything is spray paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, trackman said: Very impressive! Letters are the hardest (for me) to look right. An yours are so small. I'm in the same boat. Just started a new project that has a bunch of words in about 3/4 " high simple block font and after only two letters I'm almost ready to scrap the project. I will probably keep at it but it will most likely wind up in the circular file. I'll consider it necessary practice. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonkort Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 totaly AWSOME!!!! looking at them at first i wasnt ever sure they were made out of wood!!! , if i hadnt been i this sight i might have mastaken them for machine emboridy !! OUTSTANDING!!! cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Excellent scrolling! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Beautiful work. Absolute rippers. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Phenomenal work and detail. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Great work. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Pretty dynamic! Your work is very impressive! What blade do you use for that detail? cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashew Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Rockytime said: Pretty dynamic! Your work is very impressive! What blade do you use for that detail? I use the pegas modified geometry #1 and 2/0 -- not real happy with the 2/0 at the moment -- lots of breaking but those are new for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 9 hours ago, cashew said: I use the pegas modified geometry #1 and 2/0 -- not real happy with the 2/0 at the moment -- lots of breaking but those are new for me I have a suggestion. I use #2/0 and #1 Pike blades. These are made for cutting mild metals like gold, silver, brass, etc. The are sold mostly to jewelers. The thing that makes them so unique for the scroller is that they have very high tooth counts and are perfect for 1/8 and 1/4 BB. #1 has 42 tpi whereas regular scrolling #1 blades are 20 something tpi. The Pike blades give incredible control. For bottom feeders regular blades break easily because they are quite stiff and when feeding them into a small, like #68 drill, hole constant bending causes them to break. Also when bent they take a set and are hard to feed into a small hole. Pike blades are very bendable and seldom break when bottom feeding. I had been using #1 Pegas blades for fret work and had lots of breakage. Although Pegas blades are my go to blade I no longer use them for thin fret work. Tomanydogs, GusGustin and cashew 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashew Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) On 8/14/2020 at 6:38 PM, Rockytime said: I have a suggestion. I use #2/0 and #1 Pike blades. These are made for cutting mild metals like gold, silver, brass, etc. The are sold mostly to jewelers. The thing that makes them so unique for the scroller is that they have very high tooth counts and are perfect for 1/8 and 1/4 BB. #1 has 42 tpi whereas regular scrolling #1 blades are 20 something tpi. The Pike blades give incredible control. For bottom feeders regular blades break easily because they are quite stiff and when feeding them into a small, like #68 drill, hole constant bending causes them to break. Also when bent they take a set and are hard to feed into a small hole. Pike blades are very bendable and seldom break when bottom feeding. I had been using #1 Pegas blades for fret work and had lots of breakage. Although Pegas blades are my go to blade I no longer use them for thin fret work. I have no trouble with the #1 blades -- the 2/0 blades are breaking if I load them the same as other blades and then tension them - as soon as the lever reaches the top they snap at the dividing line between upper and lower teeth -- I figured out a work-around by bowing the blade some when clamping them in - then tensioning. Once loaded they work fine (the 2/0)other than being very aggressive while new and sharp. Once they dull a bit they're great. I'll have to look for those as I've been doing some really small stuff (but do they cut as clean?). Maybe they'll be more controllable with the high teeth count. I should also say I haven't had any experience with the 2/0 before this last month on these jobs so I figured on a learning curve. I did learn (on my next project) that I can cut 3/4 with a #1 modified. Hadn't tried it before but it works great Edited August 16, 2020 by cashew GusGustin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 20 hours ago, cashew said: I have no trouble with the #1 blades -- the 2/0 blades are breaking if I load them the same as other blades and then tension them - as soon as the lever reaches the top they snap at the dividing line between upper and lower teeth -- I figured out a work-around by bowing the blade some when clamping them in - then tensioning. Once loaded they work fine (the 2/0)other than being very aggressive while new and sharp. Once they dull a bit they're great. I'll have to look for those as I've been doing some really small stuff (but do they cut as clean?). Maybe they'll be more controllable with the high teeth count. I should also say I haven't had any experience with the 2/0 before this last month on these jobs so I figured on a learning curve. I did learn (on my next project) that I can cut 3/4 with a #1 modified. Hadn't tried it before but it works great PM me with an address. I'll send you a dozen #1 Pike blades. No charge. I'd just be curious how they work for you. I can also send some 2/0 Pike blades. cashew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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