cutting, speed, blade usage

[TRedd351]

Calculate by day then it is easier and no thinking'  Been at this saw ½ day - Gee that is a ½ day project...yep...sure is...

[Rolf]

On 1/28/2022 at 10:34 AM, William Eicehelberger said:

I guess I do things the easiest way. When I start cutting I marked down the time When I finish I mark down the time. Now for the sanding applying the pattern  tacking off the pattern and spraying the part with liquor it takes 8  minuets  no matter how large the part is but 8 minutes is the average time. If the run time is 30 minutes that takes it to 38 minutes . I charge 40 cents per minute which will bring it up to $25 per hour.. I just go to shows I enjoy the people I get to talk to and do not charge for this time. I have been doing this for 55 - 60 years and it has worked fine ever since the start I just change the 40 cents every once in a while to keep up with the times. I am 82  now and plan to keep doing this till I am 90.  I have seen some big improvements in all those years I ;am hoping for 90 years .

IKE

I drink my liquor, My Grand Marnier is too expensive to spray on my wood. 

[Jim Blume]

After reading this thread I have determined that math is necessary/unnecessary when doing scrollsaw work? So, I'll just start counting when I begin a project and when I get to forty eleven, I'll quit counting and simply enjoy the rest of the day. Just kidding of course. I know folks who keep journals for the purposes of knowing how many holes they cut, and how much time they spent on a project, and all of that is fine if that is what winds your clock. People do ask and it's nice not to have to guess or speculate I suppose. I do hear of folks who have hour meters on their saws, and that is a good idea so as to know when to do maintenance and such. I usually wait until things act up or break and then fix them. I got over 20 years out of a DW788 Type 1 using this method, so I guess it works.  Twice a year disassembly, cleaning and oiling seemed to work out well.

My wife and I have a little different take on it. When we have both our saws running, the challenge is who gets the biggest pile of dust at our feet at the end of a given day. (Seriously though, we have some good dust collection systems, so we do collect about 90% of the fine dust.) NO!, I didn't do the math there. I just used the guesstimate method.

Like I said, whatever winds your clock. And as long as you enjoy the time you spend, counting or sawing, it's all good.

Edited February 10, 2022 by Jim Blume

[wombatie]

That is all far too complicated for me, I just enjoy cutting what I want to cut or orders from customers. 
One thing I have always done is cut the insides first and the outsides last.

Marg

[don watson]

I'm with Marge there. Too complicated taking all these sizes/measurements/times etc. Much rather just enjoy scrolling and get on with life.

[Rolf]

I primarily  time my work when doing a project as a test cutter for the magazine. 

At other times like when I do an Intarsia project. People always ask "how long did that take".

Edited February 10, 2022 by Rolf

[kmmcrafts]

When I was doing portrait work i liked keeping count or close count of the entry holes.. The look on peoples faces when you know how many holes you drilled and cut.. Some folks that give them some perspective as many times they'll say.. Wow! that must have taken a long time.. . And the way I did it was to drill 10 - 20 holes  at a time and write a tally mark on my pattern then when done I can add up the marks.. Standing at the drill press to drill them all at once isn't fun so doing X amount helps break up the work.. plus it keeps me from sitting at the saw for too long as I have to get up to make more holes, LOL