Was this a waste of money?

[jimmyG]

Being a brand new scroller, I'm slowly learning and wondered if I wasted money buying Woodcraft's 9 pc scroll saw pack?
2   1/8"       2   1/4"      1   3/8"      1    1/2"     all 12x12
I've only tried using 1/4" before and wondered what the other sizes could actually be used for...  1/8" seems pretty thin.

Sorry for all of the questions but this place seems to be the right place to ask them.
Let me know when I'm being a pest!
 

[BadBob]

These sizes look more like something you would use for a bandsaw.

Blade Chart.pdf

Edit: I thought he was talking about some weird scroll saw blade. I've never seen a scroll saw pack before.

Edited August 27, 2023 by BadBob
Correction.

[Jim McDonald]

I love 1/8" for stack cutting my ornaments. I normally stack 4 to 6 layers depending on the complexity of the design. 

I also use a fair amount of 1/4" material, but rarely go above that--unless it is a special purpose.

Is it a waste of money? Probably not. Was it overpriced? Probably. 

[Scrappile]

The main reason I do not buy this way is because for scrolling I only use 1/8" and 1/4". I buy it by the 5' x 5' sheet so I am noi limiting myself to a picture that fits on a 12" x12" piece of wood.   Most pictures I scroll are larger than that.  What you purchased is not a waste, you will use it over time.

[Ctutor]

use 1/8 and 1/4 for backing and for items that are layered like Alex Foxes stuff.  Most of the time I get 8" wide  since the patterns are sized to fit computer paper. Iget most wood from ooch woods