Popular Post heppnerguy Posted July 29, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) I saw the little word patterns that Steve Good put on his page and I thought it would be fun to see how fast I could cut it. I was bored so I printed the pattern out and went to work on it. I was not concerned about how well it was going to come out but I had some old wood given to me that my neighbor had in their garbage so planed it down and decided to see how it cut. It is 1/4 inch thick and was very rough and had a lot of paint on it. I found it easy to cut and so away I went. Due to the fact that it was not something I was going to keep or even wanted to, I got to work on it. It took me 8 minutes to cut the words and 6 minutes to cut the backer board and about one minute to spray both pieces. I had to wait about 20 minutes for the paint to dry and then I glued it and set it face down under a board and put an 8 pound weight on it for a clamp. When I took the clamp off an hour later I found out it had stuck to the paper I had it laying on and the results was ugly as part of the paper stuck to the paint that was not quite dry. Moral of story is. don't get into a rush because it is not how fast one does a project but how well. I had fun timing myself and the wood cut nicely and it was free. plus I was not interested in keeping it when I finished. I had fun challenging myself and finding out the wood will work well for some simple projects in the future. Dick heppnerguy Edited July 31, 2022 by heppnerguy hit the wrong number keys without noticing it. goldfish, barb.j.enders, Scrolling Steve and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 A nice distraction Dick. You have inadvertently proven two truisms, that are my Dad's favourites. "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing Well" and "Less haste, less waste" OCtoolguy, heppnerguy, ChelCass and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Looks to me, it came out very well.. No surprise with your cutting abilities! heppnerguy, danny and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Regardless of how fast you cut, it turned out pretty darn good. I've had a couple instances where the paint became stuck while gluing. I just sprayed a little paint in the cap and used a brush to touch it up. heppnerguy and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 I'm surprised at the time ? Looks like a keeper to me!!! heppnerguy, danny and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 They are fun and easy to do but may I suggest that maybe next time you put the darker color at the back, I learnt from my mistakes. Marg OCtoolguy and heppnerguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 The cutting looks good. We now assign you the (un)official world record for fastest scroll saw cutting! BTW, I use parchment paper (non-stick paper for baking) as a backer when I glue or paint. Nothing sticks to it. The only negative is that any overspray comes off along with the painted object and you have to trim the excess. Gene Howe, OCtoolguy and heppnerguy 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 awesome job OCtoolguy and heppnerguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Not bad Dick. What blade did you use. heppnerguy and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 A challenge is on 1hr to finsihed product. heppnerguy and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 22 hours ago, John B said: A nice distraction Dick. You have inadvertently proven two truisms, that are my Dad's favourites. "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing Well" and "Less haste, less waste" I know and I believe that as well. However it was only to race myself and to see it the free wood I got was worth using in future project. I had no interest in keeping it before I started it so it was all for fun and timing Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy, danny and John B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 6:13 PM, Scrappile said: Looks to me, it came out very well.. No surprise with your cutting abilities! it was simple.....like me, Paul. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 7:35 PM, Dak0ta52 said: Regardless of how fast you cut, it turned out pretty darn good. I've had a couple instances where the paint became stuck while gluing. I just sprayed a little paint in the cap and used a brush to touch it up. It wasn't about the finished item.. it was about a test of the scrap wood I had gotten. Not something I was interested in ever keeping.. not worth the touching up.. I knew when I painted it that that it would not turn out very well, not letting the paint dry Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 9:36 PM, amazingkevin said: I'm surprised at the time ? Looks like a keeper to me!!! I spent too much time doing a simple pattern? I guess I still have a lot to learn, huh? Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 9:56 PM, wombatie said: They are fun and easy to do but may I suggest that maybe next time you put the darker color at the back, I learnt from my mistakes. Marg It had nothing to do with how I painted it so I just grabbed a couple of spray cans and let it happen. I agree with you Marg and usually I do us the darker color on my backer board. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy and wombatie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 5:07 AM, TAIrving said: The cutting looks good. We now assign you the (un)official world record for fastest scroll saw cutting! BTW, I use parchment paper (non-stick paper for baking) as a backer when I glue or paint. Nothing sticks to it. The only negative is that any overspray comes off along with the painted object and you have to trim the excess. It was really about seeing if the scrap wood I salvaged would hold up under stress. Speed cutting was my idea of a good test for it. It passed the test. I would never had glued it up so quickly if it was a project I was planning to keep. I like your idea about the parchment paper. Thanks for the good suggestion Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 5:32 AM, daveww1 said: awesome job It is a throw away piece, just to test my scrap wood I found in a garbage can in my neighbor hood. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 9:05 AM, rdatelle said: Not bad Dick. What blade did you use. I used a #3 Pegas R{MTG} I believe might be the right end initials but not sure about that Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 21 hours ago, goldfish said: A challenge is on 1hr to finsihed product. I hit the wrong number keys on the time to cut the letters. It did not take anywhere near 68 minutes, it should read 8 minutes. how embarrassing.. a first time cutter could do this project in less time than that. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 lol 8mins thats quick OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 23 hours ago, goldfish said: lol 8mins thats quick Well it is an easy pattern to cut....the very reason I choose it Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 They do look Fantastic!! I have had the same happen to me, but worse. I had to sand it off and do the painting over. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 3:21 PM, lawson56 said: They do look Fantastic!! I have had the same happen to me, but worse. I had to sand it off and do the painting over. If this was a piece I was interested in keeping, I would have not been very happy with myself but since it was for the fun of seeing how fast I could cut it and how well my new found wood stood up to the test, it did not matter how it turned out, to me. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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