DWjoinery Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 I recently bought my first scroll saw an Excalibur-30" Just wondering what are the best blades to use and where to buy them in the UK cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippygeoff Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi. I am in the UK as well and most of us buy the flying Dutchman blades from Mikes workshop. I don't know what your cutting but in my opinion the best blades are the ultra reverse. They leave a smooth side to the cut and very little fuzziness on the bottom. Just type in "Mikes workshop" into the search engine and his site will come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I'd suggest Mike's Workshop too. It sounds like he ships to the UK. He's a really great guy, so if you have any blade questions, be sure to pick his brain. He's really quick to respond and a pleasure to work with. I personally use the Scroll Reverse blades in #3, #5, and #7. I also use his spiral blades #3 as well for portrait cutting. You can check out his variety pack too, which has a nice sampling of blades. Welcome to the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWjoinery Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I'm going to do portraits of people first then start making wooden toys. Barely used my scroll saw as I'm suppose to be building a brand new shed from scratch (Just waiting for the rain to go away!) I do Joinery for a living but its hard trying to get started of at 24, Done my apprenticeship was suppose to get with a good company but the recession knocked it down. So I'm going to see where scroll sawing gets me Thanks for the reply I'll be buying some blades from mikes workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Phillips Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome to the site I too am in the UK and use Flying Dutchmen blades Ultra reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 mikes the only way to go i made several orders and have always been impressed how fast they get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qlty Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mikes the way to go a great product +service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two saws Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome to the village and to scrolling!! I am in the lower 48, more presise, New Mexico! You will not find a better blade than the Flying Dutch brand and you will not get any better service than with Mikes workshop!! I hope that scroll sawing will bring you lots of bussiness,but none the less have fun with it!! Ervin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWjoinery Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the feedback I'm glad I found this amazing forum. I found out about it while randomly going through videos on youtube.com about scroll sawing and bumped into one of the owners vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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