Saw perfectly straight line with scroll saw

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:03:07 -0600, Puddin' Man wrote:

> Hi,
>
> John Nelson published a plan for a folding candle-holder that looks
> like:
>
> ___*_______________________________________________!____ |
> | |
> ___*_______________________________________________| | |
> | | |
> __*__________________________________________| | | |
> | | | |
> __*_____________________________________| | | | |
> | | | | |
> __*________________________________| | | | | |
> | | | | | |
> | | | | | | | | |
> | | | |
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> About 3.5" hi.
> About 7 " wide.
> .75 to 1" thickness.
> * - Drill .5" hole, insert candle
> ! - Drill .25" hole thru all, insert dowell (you may need a font like
> Courier New to see the diagram properly)
>
> I need to saw the lines illustrated above maximizing the thin-ness and
> straightness of the cut.
>
> All I have to do it with is a bench-top Skil 16" Scroll saw. I've
> replaced the blade, calibrated it as best I can, and my cut is still not
> straight enough to save me from a temporal wilderness of sanding and
> improper tolerances.
>
> Anybody know a trick (short of buying a new power tool)?
>
> Thx,
> P
>
> "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

This may come through twice, reader is acting strange.
Use a fairly wide blade as at as high a tension as you can,
let the saw do the work and don't crowd it.

basilisk

--
A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse

Use a metal straight edge and run the scroll saw down the side of it.

Not a good tool for this app.

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Hi,

John Nelson published a plan for a folding candle-holder that looks like:

___*_______________________________________________!____
| |
| ___*_______________________________________________|
| | |
| | __*__________________________________________|
| | | |
| | | __*_____________________________________|
| | | | |
| | | | __*________________________________|
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
---------------------------------------------------------

About 3.5" hi.
About 7 " wide.
.75 to 1" thickness.
* - Drill .5" hole, insert candle
! - Drill .25" hole thru all, insert dowell
(you may need a font like Courier New to see the diagram properly)

I need to saw the lines illustrated above maximizing the thin-ness and
straightness of the cut.

All I have to do it with is a bench-top Skil 16" Scroll saw. I've replaced
the blade, calibrated it as best I can, and my cut is still not straight
enough
to save me from a temporal wilderness of sanding and improper tolerances.

Anybody know a trick (short of buying a new power tool)?

Thx,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."