Popular Post RabidAlien Posted March 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Another quick cut, probably 6 hours total in the project. I wanted to give a tip from Steve Good's newsletter a try. He'd written about another scroller who wrote in to him and said that he (the other scroller) gave the back of each of his projects a quick spritz with rattlecan shellac before applying the pattern and drilling pilot holes, and the shellac helped to keep the fuzzies to a minimum regardless of whether a reverse-tooth blade was used or not. I decided to give it a try. A quick spray (ProTip: when spraying outside, pay attention to the direction of errant wind gusts. Took me a couple of days to clean off my glasses.), let it dry, flipped it over and taped/glued the pattern. I used a spiral blade for some of the cuts (still not a fan of them, they're handy but my ability to draw a straight line is...um...nonexistent) and a straight blade for the vast majority, and dang if it doesn't work! There were fuzzies, but they were tiny and rigid/brittle and most disappeared with a quick pass of some 220-grit on a palm sander. I think I'll be using this trick from now on. flarud, wombatie, Dan and 16 others 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Excellent work Love then Viking ships. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 nú at's skipr Old Norse for "now that's a ship" amazingkevin and RabidAlien 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Beautiful. Very well cut for somebody who doesn't like spirals. Straight lines are very dificult with spiral blades, but as you get more practice, it becomes possible. I find it hard to get the straight line started, but once started on the correct track I can do a fairly good straight cut as long as I don't stop in the middle. Not necessarily proper technique, but I find if I err to the waste side of the line I can repair the line with a little gentle shaving with the spiral blade. Works for both long straight or curved lines. amazingkevin and Roberta Moreton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Very nice. I might have to try that shellac trick too. THANKS! amazingkevin, RabidAlien and Roberta Moreton 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 excellent job, I got some Pegas spiral blades but haven't gotten time to try them. amazingkevin and RabidAlien 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I don't have problems with the fuzzies I have a rottery sander and go over the cutting and it takes care of the fuzzies except for the very edges and I use a sanding mop lthere. IKE RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Nice job! And interesting tip. Roberta Moreton and RabidAlien 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted March 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Foxfold, amazingkevin and Roberta Moreton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Nice cutting and very well displayed. Thanks for the spray tip. RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Beautifully done, will try the spray tip on my next piece, thanks RabidAlien and Roberta Moreton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 great job RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/20/2021 at 9:11 PM, RabidAlien said: Boy that frame sweetened it right up!!! RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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