artmill Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 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 Quote
Papatch Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 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. Quote
chippygeoff Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 The way I get round this is to drill 3 or 4 tiny holes with a very small drill bit all very close together so I form a slot and then the blade can be pushed through, its a bit of messing about but on a nice piece of fretwork I cant see the start and finish points. amazingkevin 1 Quote
artmill Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Posted October 4, 2012 I never thought of drilling smaller inline holes. I will kheck out Mikes. Thanks guys Quote
Travis Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 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. Quote
artmill Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks Travis, I will try that. I will upload pics when my projects are complete. Art Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 18, 2013 Report Posted October 18, 2013 INTERESTING IDEAS THAT REALLY WORK THANKS Quote
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