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I'm with Jim. Whether I make toys on the lathe or on the scroll saw I leave them unfinished, and instead put all my focus into sanding them. I like to get them to a smooth 600 grit. I used to use a mineral oil beeswax mix. But now I Just skip finishing all together and offer parents some finish options instead.Some of the parents, that buy my toys, say that they intend to have the child paint them. Many tell me that they are buying them because they are unfinished.
Not so sure......
When I cut anything over 1 inch thick, on my band saw, it requires sanding. Not on my scroll saw. Sanding degrades the scroll saw cut.
Hey Torsten if you are going for a disc sander get one that has low revs. .....Jimbo
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I agree................I have had belt sanders with disk sander and find that they burn the wood way too much. My belt /disk sander now does not have the disk even installed. Low speed would be OK, I suppose, but I have found the 6" belt sander does all I need.
I started with a $200 scroll saw that cut OK but broke within a year. I then bought a new DeWalt(Type 2) and it lasted 20 months before falling apart, literally. I then bought a new Hegner Polymax and have had it 2 years and it still runs fine. I also bought a used (25 year old ) Hegner Multimax and it also works well. The Dewalt was smooth and cut well but just did not last. I could cut OK on all of the saws , so for me, durability is the difference.
...........The Polymax?s mainframe parts are all cast Iron. And, the saw weighs 104 pounds, which deadens almost all vibration. It has two stroke settings, which gives it a total of eight speeds.....Bottom Line, Is there any real advantage in buying an expensive saw for the average scroller?........
.... but would never come in handy for someone like me who only makes things in small quantities for family and friends. .......What you guys never told me was that it was easier to cut these pieces this way than one at a time. ....... Result was four sets of runners that all looked much better than the first set I cut individually.Useful tecnique...I stack cut different woods when doing Intarsia. Makes for a perfect fit when re-assembled .
I wonder if you may be pushing the wood too hard. If you are used to pushing the wood into the less aggressive blade with a certain pressure, you may be using the same pressure on the more aggressive blade. Let the blade do the cutting. Just a light push is all that is needed.Yes that is what I did (Pushed to hard) when I switched to FD blades. They are a bit more aggresive. I have learned to use these more aggresive blades now.
Hi gang!........................Red cedar is available in building supply stores in 1/2" thickness. It is used to line closets. All packaged up in cardboard. I buy cedar by the truckload in the form of 1" x 8" x 8' rough and resaw it to the thickness I want. I use a lot of it to make small boxes and trunks.
Where do you find wood to make intarsia. ..... few kind like red cedar are practically impossible to find... Maybe I can use a different kind to make the red hat of Santa.
Mathieu
Very nice Jim, You did a great job shaping Mary and I like your choice of woods...........Mary is 10" tall and the last supper is 40" long. Thanks for the kind words. The faces in the last supper are also carved into the basswood. (Hard to see in the photo) If you open the image in "Paint" you can inlarge it to see it a little better.
The last supper is kinda small to see any detail. How large is the actual Intarsia? I remember Chuck Norris had something similar a few years ago.
