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Kerf Cuts


artmill

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Hello again, I have a question regarding the drill hole for kerf cuts. The clock patterns that I am cutting have many cuts that are kerf only cuts. When the cut is complete I am left with the small round hole at the beginning of the cut. Is there a way to eliminate this? I didn't really notice the drill holes untill I was done cutting the 4th pattern, I guess this 57 yr old was too busy admiring his work to see it. Thanks art

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Hello Art,

 

Click on this link, http://www.mikesworkshop.com/index.htm, (or copy/paste) then click on scroll saw blades. At Mikes the correct drill bit size is listed in the description of the scroll saw blades. Mike also sells the bits and a miniature bit chuck to fit them. I hope this helps. By the way, Mike's Flying Dutchman blades are the best, IMHO.

 

Ed Sr.

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I usually taper the holes so it resembles a tear drop. One side of the blade will have a slight bur, which you can use as a rasp to taper the hole so it's not so obvious as a drill point. I often put my pilot hole in the middle of the line, and taper it out both directions.

 

If the design has a lot of veining, I'll use a bigger blade to create a larger kerf so that the veining stands out. A bigger blade will help hide the pilot holes, especially if you do the tapering I mentioned above.

 

Another option is to put a pilot hole at the beginning and the end of the veining cut. This is a more stylistic choice that creates a nice effect. Kind of a serif on a font letter.

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