Ready to take the plunge........

[loftyhermes]

Well done Mike, you will have so much fun.
happy scrolling
Steve

 

[Claymore]

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[dynax]

Thanks Steve/Brian, so looking forward to playing with it, i'll get some pegas blades, also heard olson blades are good awell as the ones from Mike in the USA, there's some included with the saw so i'll have some to practice with, i imagine i'll be bending your ears in the future for some advice etc for some simple patterns and so on, i have downloaded a pattern for some chess pieces as a future project which looks fairly simple, geez i feel like a kid a xmas,

 

[loftyhermes]

As for blades Niqua are good and are available here from several suppliers, Hobbies, http://www.alwayshobbies.com/tools/powe ... ccessories Hegner http://www.hegner.co.uk/catalogsearch/r ... ua++blades and Original Marquetry http://www.originalmarquetry.co.uk/cate ... es_1.htmto name 3.
Oh and it has been said that Niqua make the Flying Dutchman blades.
happy scrolling
Steve

 

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[Aggrajag]

I've tried Niqua and Pegas and whilst neither are bad in the slightest I still prefer the Olson PGT for practically every job. Shame they're so expensive in the UK and the last time I ordered from the US I got hammered for VAT/Excise etc (although it still works out cheaper if you buy 12 various packs of 12.)

http://www.woodenteddybearonline.com/x/home.php?cat=87

 

[dynax]

Thanks for the links Steve and Aggrajag, talk about jumping out of the frying pan into the fire, if looking for a decent machine isn't hard enough, looking at blades is even worse, i think to start with i will try a selection of reverse tooth, and just gradually build up a stock of others,cheers,

 

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[Aggrajag]

You can buy Olson blades here in the UK
http://www.woodworkscraftsupplies.co.uk ... p-700.html

Cheers
Brian

I used them a couple of times but they are much more expensive.

 

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[Aggrajag]

I'm no expert and can never remember so it's trial and error each time - having said that I've just started keeping notes so hopefully I can build up a useful guide for myself. (I'd say for others too but I don't do a lot so it'll be years before its worthy!)

 

[gilljc]

Brian, when I want to cut thick wood with intricate turns I use Olsen mach blades 3 or 5 they are excellent
Gill

 

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[dynax]

I was able to collect it today, tried it while i was there and it is as quiet as a church mouse, it's in excellent condition for a 15 year old machine, a few rust spots on the table but nothing excessive, and the rest of it is like factory condition, all the tools and instructions present, it is fitted with the quickset blade change, only a few basic blades with it, so i will be online later ordering some new ones, all in all very pleased with it and a fantastic bargain, just need to build a stand for it now, time for a little bit of playing me thinks, cheers,

 

[Aggrajag]

I was able to collect it today, tried it while i was there and it is as quiet as a church mouse, it's in excellent condition for a 15 year old machine, a few rust spots on the table but nothing excessive, and the rest of it is like factory condition, all the tools and instructions present, it is fitted with the quickset blade change, only a few basic blades with it, so i will be online later ordering some new ones, all in all very pleased with it and a fantastic bargain, just need to build a stand for it now, time for a little bit of playing me thinks, cheers,

Great news, well done - and welcome to our little club

 

[dynax]

thanks Aggrajag, i've decided to be a good boy first, made a coffee and sat reading the instruction manual before i start playing

 

[Aggrajag]

if it's any help I started with this guys 3 tutorial videos and found them very useful... http://www.scrollsawparadise.com/tutorials

Buy yourself some decent plywood and crack on

(I've used 6.4mm and 1.6mm plywood [going to order some 3.2mm soon] from here http://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Raw-Materia ... t/Plywood/ - buy a stack of 10 and postage becomes reasonable spread over the lot. To begin use single sheets of 6.4mm, there's no grain and it's great to learn with.)

 

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[dynax]

Hi Aggrajag, i have his channel bookmarked already and a few others, i have plenty of 6mm, 12mm, 18mm ply, plus a fair bit of walnut and maple, plus we had a eucalyptus tree felled a few weeks ago so i have plenty of logs stored for seasoning, my main hobby is model railways, this will be a little sideline aswell as being able to make more stuff for the layout when i start rebuilding it, i'm in the middle of rebuilding the baseboards for it, cheers,

 

[dynax]

Thanks Brian, can't wait to get started properly,