Popular Post zena Posted March 27, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Well after my last post braging on how well Im doing at scroll sawing and that I havnt brocken a blade yet. Well not even 24 hours gone by after saying that and hey guess what...... I just brock my first blade and had my very first jump through the roof scare hahahahahahaha Do I get bragging rights on breaking my very first blade lol? don watson, namunolie, John B and 8 others 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Sure why not? And your gonna have fun breaking many more. I have been Scrolling for over 20yrs and I have broken more blades than I care to count. If they had a Broken Blade Patch I would Proudly ware it, cause I Love Scrollin. zena, GusGustin and new2woodwrk 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, lawson56 said: Sure why not? And your gonna have fun breaking many more. I have been Scrolling for over 20yrs and I have broken more blades than I care to count. If they had a Broken Blade Patch I would Proudly ware it, cause I Love Scrollin. Im going to put my brocken ones in a container so one day I can count them lol lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 I hang on to mine so I can use them as cleaning tools. To clean out the thin cut lines. new2woodwrk, zena and RabidAlien 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, lawson56 said: I hang on to mine so I can use them as cleaning tools. To clean out the thin cut lines. Wow thank you for that tip because im only new to scrol sawing so now I know why to save them, im still learning all these tips and tricks what to do and not do lol danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 and it doesn't matter how long you have been scrolling or how many blades you break, you will still jump when the next one gives up the ghost zena, danny and Roberta Moreton 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, John B said: and it doesn't matter how long you have been scrolling or how many blades you break, you will still jump when the next one gives up the ghost Oh no lol I think im going to have to put some padding on my ceiling to protect my head lol John B and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Its a scroller's Rite of Passage. Next up, spending 10 hours on a project and ....dropping it. zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 First of many your not alone loads more to come. Roly zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, RabidAlien said: Its a scroller's Rite of Passage. Next up, spending 10 hours on a project and ....dropping it. Oh no I would cry and cry and cry lol RabidAlien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 30 minutes ago, Phantom Scroller said: First of many your not alone loads more to come. Roly Thank you for letting me know lol im going to cushion my ceiling lol Phantom Scroller and RabidAlien 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 9 hours ago, zena said: Oh no I would cry and cry and cry lol You will definitely discover that there are times when "darn it" just isn't quite adequate. John B and Dave Monk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 That's why many of us buy blades by the gross especially if you are using very small blades. zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 Been scrolling for 11 years and maybe had 5 break. Must be doing something wrong by with you guys are saying. Don’t know what you do to break one I have bent them and straighten it out and keep cutting. Just lucky I guess. zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 19 hours ago, zena said: Im going to put my brocken ones in a container so one day I can count them lol Go to the chemist and ask for a small sharps container (they are free), great for storing old or broken blades. You jinxed your self bragging about not breaking a blade. Marg zena and John B 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimi Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 I keep all my bent and broken blades in a metal tin. I probably have at least 4 years worth. I wonder if you save enough of them if I can take them to a metal recycle place and get some money for them. Maybe a couple of cents . Just a thought. zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 10 hours ago, wombatie said: Go to the chemist and ask for a small sharps container (they are free), great for storing old or broken blades. You jinxed your self bragging about not breaking a blade. Marg Hey thank you that is a awosme idea, yes I think I did jinx myself, I shouldhave shut my mouth lol wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 13 hours ago, Rockytime said: That's why many of us buy blades by the gross especially if you are using very small blades. I have just ordered a heap of them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 12 hours ago, trackman said: Been scrolling for 11 years and maybe had 5 break. Must be doing something wrong by with you guys are saying. Don’t know what you do to break one I have bent them and straighten it out and keep cutting. Just lucky I guess. I only brock one because im new to scroll sawing and me and my big mouth bragging that i hadnt brocken one yet, I jinxed myself,s should have kept my big mouth shut as it happened lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted March 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 26 minutes ago, Mimi said: I keep all my bent and broken blades in a metal tin. I probably have at least 4 years worth. I wonder if you save enough of them if I can take them to a metal recycle place and get some money for them. Maybe a couple of cents . Just a thought. Maybe that is something to lok into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Another tip is to save all the wore out blades as a job will come in and that's the kind of blade you needed. I had to cut concrete board letters and the blade would only cut about an inch brand new. I used all my blades to do the job expense free. zena and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 10:44 AM, Mimi said: I keep all my bent and broken blades in a metal tin. I probably have at least 4 years worth. I wonder if you save enough of them if I can take them to a metal recycle place and get some money for them. Maybe a couple of cents . Just a thought. Out of curiosity, I checked scrap prices at the local recycler. They're currently paying $7.00 per 100 lb for "steel turnings", which I presume is the type of scrap that machine shops would generate (kind of like sawdust & chips, only steel). That would probably be the closest estimation for what broken scroll saw blades would bring in scrap. Anyone have any idea how many scroll saw blades it takes to weigh a pound? zena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zena Posted April 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 1:10 AM, Bill WIlson said: Out of curiosity, I checked scrap prices at the local recycler. They're currently paying $7.00 per 100 lb for "steel turnings", which I presume is the type of scrap that machine shops would generate (kind of like sawdust & chips, only steel). That would probably be the closest estimation for what broken scroll saw blades would bring in scrap. Anyone have any idea how many scroll saw blades it takes to weigh a pound? Oh I think it would be a huge amount as there not much weight in a blade lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 10:28 AM, RabidAlien said: Its a scroller's Rite of Passage. Next up, spending 10 hours on a project and ....dropping it. after that is grabbing the clear finish only to realize it was really blue spray paint. RabidAlien and zena 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonkort2 Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 lol ahh the wounderful world of scrolling!! lol im glad im not the only one who breaks and saves scroll saw blades. lol I often use the broken blades in my craft projects. for instance when i made the small 3d modle of paul bunin I used a broken peice of scroll saw blade with 2 small pices of wood on each end to make a saw , then I put a small twig across 2 pieces of dowl and inbeded the saw into the twig. with the small compound cut or carving patterns they can be used in several different ways...I have used them to make the spikes on the backs small compound cut dragons . by making a small slit in the back of the dragon I can slide the flat part of the blade into the grove and once painted it makes the spikes on the dragons back. they can also be used is layered picture patterns as grass the bigger the teeth on the broken blade the higher the grass will be, this helps give the picture more of a 3d effect. you could also us them as the runners on small skates and sleds....you just inbed the side with the teeth into the wood so that the flat piece is visable. its kind of cheating in way i guess because it saves me from having to cut those kind of pieces out of wood. yea i know im a strange creature who does strange things but as long as it works lol besides its a great way to recycle the blades. lol zena and preprius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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