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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Jimm on June 23, 2019, 06:55:08 pm
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I have made 4 name tags from Steve's design, 3 from 3/4 cherry and 1 from 4/4 purpleheart. the cutting wasn't bad but I left them 3/4 and 4/4 thick respectively. I am now going to sand them but they look way too thick. Those who have made these how thick did you make them. I would like to cut them down but my band saw is not that good and cutting straight line with the scroll saw is not easy for me.
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I have done hundreds of Steve's keychains. My daughter is a principal and every time she changes schools I do all the teachers as Christmas presents. I also have done lacrosse teams and baseball teams for my grandkids. I enjoy cutting them.
I use scrap hardwood that is about 3/8 inches. Cherry is my favorite to cut but have done maple, oak, and walnut.
Don
PS: The font has some special character like heart, asterisk, dog bone start and stop.
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Thanks Don, I may have to recut these to a lesser thickness, they just look clunky to me.
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Do you have a disc sander. I have a cheap delta (similar to the harbor freight one) that I got in a garage sale for $25. It is only the 6 inch disc and a small belt but does the job.
If so grab keychain with a pair of pliers and sand away. When I cut mine I am not too careful on the ends getting perfectly round so I touch up on sander.
I have cut sometimes a little too thick and have sanded down.