timelett Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I thought I would try a pattern by Huntter from the library, the crappie pattern,I have been working on it and noticed the top fin looks like there is not mutch holding it together after cutting out the black. Is their a secret to keeping it all together? My saw is a Halk and blade feeds from bottom up. RabidAlien and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, timelett said: I thought I would try a pattern by Huntter from the library, the crappie pattern,I have been working on it and noticed the top fin looks like there is not mutch holding it together after cutting out the black. Is their a secret to keeping it all together? My saw is a Halk and blade feeds from bottom up. I keep a small roll of blue painter's tape (3/4" width) near my saw. Once I cut out a piece bordering a thin section, I'll keep that waste piece in place, and put a strip of blue tape over the top of it to hold it in place, trying to keep it from covering nearby lines that still need to be cut. Once everything is done, I'll just peel up the tape/pattern as usual and these pieces pop out with it. munzieb and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Cutting a stack of thin stock rather than just one piece also helps with some strength.. A lot of folks keep the waste area and tape it back in too as mentioned above. I've never done that one before.. Not sure what size blade or how thick of material you're working with but.. sometimes going to a smaller blade than you normally use will cut slower maybe but also will be less aggressive in the wood.. OCtoolguy and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelett Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Thanks. 1/2 pine using #1 and #3 ,#3 blade round blades on curves. Good lesson on keeping it all together. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 I also put the waste piece back in. I use scotch tape. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted February 6, 2022 Report Share Posted February 6, 2022 Time I looked at the pattern. You said that you were using a #3 round blade. I will assume you mean spiral. In my opinion a #3 is too big. Switch to a #1 or #2/0 and that keep fragile areas from breaking. I also agree with the recommendation of taping the cutouts back in for strength. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelett Posted February 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 I am using the spiral blades to make some of the curves,my stash of blades is limited as I am starting out, did you see I am cutting 1/2 pine? For most of the cuts using a #1 blade. Thanks. danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichman Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 I would also tape the waste pieces back in with clear tape. I keep a weighted dispenser for regular scotch tape and a modified tape gun (I removed the handle and clamped it to a bench) for 2" wide tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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