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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Hand cramp
« on: January 12, 2017, 09:42:27 am »
Hi everyone ,
i have a hegner multispeed scrollsaw , which i use on an occasional basis , as i make blanket chests ect , but i do enjoy using it , my problem is hand cramp , i was cutting out the heart shaped bowl last week , using 25mm oak , and found i was having to really clamp the wood to the table using my hands as i cut , otherwise the wood kept lifting off the table quite agressively
After a short period of time the cramp in my hands became pretty painful making me take frequent breaks from the saw , i stuck the pattern to the face of the oak with paper glue , and then covered the pattern with cellotape , i didnt have wide clear packing tape .
also tried various speeds , but still the wood wanted to leave the table , i was using a new number 5 reverse tooth blade , then tried a new no 7 reverse tooth blade but i still had to maintain a lot of pressure on the wood
has anyone else had this problem , and is there a way to cure it
i have a hegner multispeed scrollsaw , which i use on an occasional basis , as i make blanket chests ect , but i do enjoy using it , my problem is hand cramp , i was cutting out the heart shaped bowl last week , using 25mm oak , and found i was having to really clamp the wood to the table using my hands as i cut , otherwise the wood kept lifting off the table quite agressively
After a short period of time the cramp in my hands became pretty painful making me take frequent breaks from the saw , i stuck the pattern to the face of the oak with paper glue , and then covered the pattern with cellotape , i didnt have wide clear packing tape .
also tried various speeds , but still the wood wanted to leave the table , i was using a new number 5 reverse tooth blade , then tried a new no 7 reverse tooth blade but i still had to maintain a lot of pressure on the wood
has anyone else had this problem , and is there a way to cure it
