Thanks for thoughts and advice Phil.
Those sites are just what I'm looking for.
BTW a scroll saw sometimes needs to be used "like " a band saw when you
can't afford both.
Thanks again Gerry
Another Phil wrote:
> Gerry:
>
> By 2", I presume this is really 1.5 inches or so. True 2 inches thick
> stock is too thick for most scroll saws.
>
> Spiral blades would not help you out in such a thick cut. Spiral blades
> are for when you cannot easily turn the stock to change feed direction.
>
> Have you tried Flying Dutchman blades?
> http://www.mikesworkshop.com/
>
> Try a # 7 or maybe a # 9 "Polar" Flying Dutchman. I think the Polar
> blades are double skip tooth design (tooth, double skip.) The #7 and #9
> Polar have only 14 teeth per inch.
>
> A scroll saw is NOT a bandsaw! Different tools.
>
> This NG does not have a lot a scroll saw messages. There are forums
> that are dedicated to scroll sawing you could post your messages to:
> Wood magazine and Rockler have forums. also:
> http://www.woodworkingcrafts.com/info/forums/index.php
> and
> http://www.scrollsawer.com/forum/index.php
>
> Phil
>
>> I have recently been cutting 2" cedar on scroll saw with a fence
>> clamped to base to cut straight lines. I was using a regular blade and
>> it was adequate but was wondering whether if I used a spiral blade it
>> would be better and not want to wander so much?
>> Anyone tried this?
>>
>> Thanks Gerry
>
>
Gerry:
By 2", I presume this is really 1.5 inches or so. True 2 inches thick
stock is too thick for most scroll saws.
Spiral blades would not help you out in such a thick cut. Spiral blades are
for when you cannot easily turn the stock to change feed direction.
Have you tried Flying Dutchman blades?
http://www.mikesworkshop.com/
Try a # 7 or maybe a # 9 "Polar" Flying Dutchman. I think the Polar blades
are double skip tooth design (tooth, double skip.) The #7 and #9 Polar have
only 14 teeth per inch.
A scroll saw is NOT a bandsaw! Different tools.
This NG does not have a lot a scroll saw messages. There are forums that
are dedicated to scroll sawing you could post your messages to:
Wood magazine and Rockler have forums. also:
http://www.woodworkingcrafts.com/info/forums/index.php
and
http://www.scrollsawer.com/forum/index.php
Phil
>I have recently been cutting 2" cedar on scroll saw with a fence clamped to
>base to cut straight lines. I was using a regular blade and it was adequate
>but was wondering whether if I used a spiral blade it would be better and
>not want to wander so much?
> Anyone tried this?
>
> Thanks Gerry