Blades for a new scroller?

[LarryEA]

What blades would you have in a starter kit for a new scroller?

Two types of course:

1. Spiral

2. Flat

 

Flats (I seldom use spiral):

                              Width    thickness          Teeth  

        #  2/0            .022  x   .010                  33 TPI

        # 1                .026  x   .011                  28TPI

        #  3               .031  x   .013                  24 TPI

        # 5                .037  x   .015                  17 TPI

        

 Thats mine.

 

 

[amazingkevin]

Good start for the newbies Larry.! Tell them what thickness wood each bllade should be used with also.

[Phantom Scroller]

Nice post Larry I get mine from here.     http://www.scrollsawbladespatterns.com/intro_blade_offer.htm

 

Roly

[Dan]

I would add the spirals. I don't use them much, but when I need them it's good to feel comfortable using them. Also, I'd add drill bit sizes to the chart. I see the question on "what size drill bit should be used" a lot. Good post.

[Bendita]

Great post Larry but I would like to add one more and that is a #9 flat that I use a lot for straight lines, like the outside edges of portraits etc the blade is wide as to not let it wander to much. But a great starter list.

[Jim Finn]

It depends on what kind of scroll sawing you plan to do.  I can see using spiral blades for fretwork but the surface of the cut on them is very rough and will require sanding, There are many other uses for a scroll saw including: Toy making, Intarsia, segmentation, inlay, lettering,  compound cutting and bowl making .I do not do fretwork...yet and do all the others listed and I do them all with Flying Dutchman Polar #5 blades.  #7 also works.

[Aedinger]

Ok I must be using a #4 maybe???18.5 TPI. The closest store that seems to support any kind of woodworking is a Lowes so maybe I should order a variety of blades online. I do have a spiral that my husband picked up for me but again still learning. I can definitely see the ease of using these with some fretwork but not for straight lines.

[LarryEA]

Order from either or both of these places.

They also are good sources of information.

Very reliable and quick response.

 

 

Sloan's Woodshop - " The Scroll Saw Store "

 

Mike's Workshop selling Flying Dutchman brand fret and ...

[LarryEA]

 Local stores are too high priced and have poor selection.

Actually by calling either MIke or Sloans, you could get their

opinion as to what blades you should get.

Best idea I've had today...

 

Larry

[Indy77]

thanks for the tips. I am newbie and have now ordered some of them from Mike.

[LarryEA]

Brian from Bakersfiend, Glad it was helpful.

[Loskoppie]

As a newbie who has to learn from the web I thank all of you for the tips.

S.S.V. has been interesting learning lots