Canadian Scroller
#14 45215 Wolfe Road, Chilliwack, B.C. Canada, V2P 1V5
Tel: (604) 795 6640, scroller@telus.net
#14 45215 Wolfe Road, Chilliwack, B.C. Canada, V2P 1V5
Tel: (604) 795 6640, scroller@telus.net
ZERO TOLERANCE INSERT
There are times when you will be cutting very small items, or doing fine fretwork. The hole on the table where the blade slips through may seem small now but it will seem huge when you are doing the finer work.
I make replacement inserts to slip in the table. I drill a hole in the center of them just big enough for the blade to pass through. You can use Baltic Birch plywood, plastic, or formica. Thin aluminum would also work. Make several at a time, they can wear out quicker than you would think.
WOOD SPLINTERS UNDER YOUR WORK
Do you ever have a problem with wood splintering under your work? There are a couple of ways to solve this. One is with blade selection, you can buy Reverse Tooth Blades. Several teeth on the bottom of the blade face up, cutting on the upstroke rather than the down stroke.
Another way is to stack cut your pattern, Place several pieces of wood on top of each other. The bottom piece will still splinter but you will have several good splinter free copies of your work.
You can also tape a piece of tagboard....the thin cardboard on the back of a notepad....or a piece of a cereal box.... to the bottom of the piece. the cardboard eliminates the splintering.
There are times when you will be cutting very small items, or doing fine fretwork. The hole on the table where the blade slips through may seem small now but it will seem huge when you are doing the finer work.
I make replacement inserts to slip in the table. I drill a hole in the center of them just big enough for the blade to pass through. You can use Baltic Birch plywood, plastic, or formica. Thin aluminum would also work. Make several at a time, they can wear out quicker than you would think.
WOOD SPLINTERS UNDER YOUR WORK
Do you ever have a problem with wood splintering under your work? There are a couple of ways to solve this. One is with blade selection, you can buy Reverse Tooth Blades. Several teeth on the bottom of the blade face up, cutting on the upstroke rather than the down stroke.
Another way is to stack cut your pattern, Place several pieces of wood on top of each other. The bottom piece will still splinter but you will have several good splinter free copies of your work.
You can also tape a piece of tagboard....the thin cardboard on the back of a notepad....or a piece of a cereal box.... to the bottom of the piece. the cardboard eliminates the splintering.
