JimiJimi
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Hi All
I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to make a bowl on the scroll saw but it is impossible to even set up the table! I understand that I have to tilt the table, but how is it even possible to saw at a 40 degree angle without the wood sliding off? And how the **** do I drill accurate pilot holes at that angle? I made a pattern with concentric rings 15mm apart and am wanting to use 15mm wood. I would have thought the angle would work out at 45 degrees but according to the tilt measuring scale on the scroll saw, it is 40 degrees once I line up the blade. I have tried eyeballing the drilling angle - didn't work. I have tried using my dremel drill press but there is no way to accurately set an angle. Maybe it is just that I don't have the correct tools? More likely that it is a skill that is beyond me though.
Has anyone else had any success at this?
Jimi
I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to make a bowl on the scroll saw but it is impossible to even set up the table! I understand that I have to tilt the table, but how is it even possible to saw at a 40 degree angle without the wood sliding off? And how the **** do I drill accurate pilot holes at that angle? I made a pattern with concentric rings 15mm apart and am wanting to use 15mm wood. I would have thought the angle would work out at 45 degrees but according to the tilt measuring scale on the scroll saw, it is 40 degrees once I line up the blade. I have tried eyeballing the drilling angle - didn't work. I have tried using my dremel drill press but there is no way to accurately set an angle. Maybe it is just that I don't have the correct tools? More likely that it is a skill that is beyond me though.
Has anyone else had any success at this?
Jimi