1Rexon and no idea!

[Mattty]

Hello folks,
I'm new to this board and pretty new to scrolling...very new! I have a rexon scroll saw i aquired a few months ago- it's newish and thats as much as i know. I want to do a little scrolling as i have an idea for a makers mark i want to incorporate into my furniture.

My problem is i don't even know what blades to put in the darned thing or where to start tbh. So can anyone give me a few pointers with blades, basic technique advise and links to videos books etc. I have looked through this board and picked up a lot more knowledge than i had before but any more tips greatly appreciated.

Thanks all,

 

[chrispuzzle]

Hi Mattty,

John Nelson's Scroll Saw Workbook is a very sound book for developing the range of skills you need for most projects. It's in stock at Amazon.

On blades, it can get very personal. Broadly speaking -

The more teeth per inch, the tighter the curves and the finer the work you can do. The fewer teeth per inch, the quicker it will be to cut through thick pieces of wood or a stack of thin pieces. Spiral blades let you cut in any direction but the cut itself is thicker and some people have control issues (others don't).

Rick Hutcheson has good general advice about blades at his site http://www.scrollsaws.com/ and also several instructional videos. Mike Moorlach at http://www.mikesworkshop.com/ also has advice about blade selection.

I would not fret too much about it though. You need to get hold of a few different sizes, and see how they work for you. But while you obviously want to use the best blade for the job, in fact you can commit a wide range of sins with a single medium sized blade so just jump in and get a feel for it.

 

[Gill]

I would not fret too much about it though.

Groan!



If you visit Steve Good's Blog, you'll get some good tips and useful free patterns.

All his videos are available on YouTube and are well worth watching.

Gill

 

[Mattty]

Great stuff, thanks for the replies and PM's 8)