scroll saw advice

[gareth ap trefor]

just joined this forum..as someone who has just got a new scroll saw,never had one before,could anyone tell me if wood like walnut,cherry,ash which has been dried for about 12 months be ok to use? i bought a scheppach deco 405 which i believe is a pretty ggod saw..have started to practice on plywood etc.tried on a piece of walnut was ok going with the grain but a nightmare across it..untill now i have been using a coping saw to cut out heart shapes etc,will i be able to do the same with the scroll saw? any advice would be appreciated,thanks

 

[Walney Col]

just joined this forum..as someone who has just got a new scroll saw,never had one before,could anyone tell me if wood like walnut,cherry,ash which has been dried for about 12 months be ok to use? i bought a scheppach deco 405 which i believe is a pretty ggod saw..have started to practice on plywood etc.tried on a piece of walnut was ok going with the grain but a nightmare across it..untill now i have been using a coping saw to cut out heart shapes etc,will i be able to do the same with the scroll saw? any advice would be appreciated,thanks

Hi Gareth,

you should have no problem with a scheppach deco 405 but your choice of blade can quite easily turna good machine into a bad machine and vice versa. The Sheppach should easily manage to cut hard or softwood either with or across the grain and cutting out hear shapes up to at least 40mm thick should be a doddle.

I use Flying Dutchman blades with every third tooth pointing up (most people don't) but hopefully someone else will be along in a minute who can give you a far better rundown of which blades you're most likely to have success with.

 

[gareth ap trefor]

thanks for the advice,the blade was included,maybe standard,i don't know..but i will try the ones you recommend