heppnerguy Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 11:41 AM, munzieb said: Lots of stables and equestrian centers near you $$$$ I started on the 1936 Ford yesterday. I started at the rear of the car, struggling a little so far as I try to familiar myself with the spiral blades again. It is not perfect but I am not giving up this time. I was doing the last little bit on the windshield and when I drilled the last hole in it, the windshield broke out as I removed the drill bit from the hole. That is not going to make me give up as I can still glue it in place when I am through cutting it. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 11:41 AM, munzieb said: Lots of stables and equestrian centers near you $$$$ I have not posted it yet in the local classifieds because I am not sure I will have the time to cut more and finish the 36 Ford before we head for Oregon Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, heppnerguy said: I started on the 1936 Ford yesterday. I started at the rear of the car, struggling a little so far as I try to familiar myself with the spiral blades again. It is not perfect but I am not giving up this time. I was doing the last little bit on the windshield and when I drilled the last hole in it, the windshield broke out as I removed the drill bit from the hole. That is not going to make me give up as I can still glue it in place when I am through cutting it. Dick heppnerguy Hi Dick. Never had much luck with spiral blades. I tended to wander too much. I cut my plaques on 1/8" BBPW and use Scrolleronline. 0/3 Puzzle blades. I also would score the grill pattern with a Exacto knife and a straight edge to help keep the blade on track. I would always reinsert the cutouts and not cut the top out until I had taped down the rest of the pattern of the grill. That kept everything more stable especially when sanding the back to clean out the fuzzies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted June 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 5 hours ago, munzieb said: Hi Dick. Never had much luck with spiral blades. I tended to wander too much. I cut my plaques on 1/8" BBPW and use Scrolleronline. 0/3 Puzzle blades. I also would score the grill pattern with a Exacto knife and a straight edge to help keep the blade on track. I would always reinsert the cutouts and not cut the top out until I had taped down the rest of the pattern of the grill. That kept everything more stable especially when sanding the back to clean out the fuzzies. Some great tips I will try to remember them. I have never used puzzle blades. I know I do not have the skills you have but at least I am not giving up on this one. It looks like I may have it cut out before I go to bed tonight. On the front bumper I am going to cut those two little lines, using only one line. I love the pattern detail but it is very difficult one for me to cut. I did not make it as large as I would have liked to because I have too much trouble finding the entrance holes on a larger board. Being larger really helps cutting small detail because the smaller cut lines are a little larger and hence easier to cut. I have never tried to top feed my blades as It is going against the blade teeth and I try to keep my drill bits as close to the size of the blades I am using to minimize the tear out on the back of the board, unless there are a lot of room in the cut outs, then of course that isn't effected. I will try your tape suggestion when I finish cutting. Too late for replacing the cut out pieces though. I really appreciate the patterns as well as helpful information. I will succeed in getting this one done and hopefully be cutting another of your patterns before too long. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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