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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: troy_curtis on February 02, 2013, 01:53:04 pm
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Steve posted a video of the man from Colombia, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiZLLzdPRA&feature=share&list=LLJ9ULbkM5aamGVxVV8JdtOg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggiZLLzdPRA&feature=share&list=LLJ9ULbkM5aamGVxVV8JdtOg) This video is worth watching. It is only 6 min long. He is free cutting this basket. It has no real sound other than the saw cutting. I would love to get more details on this. What angle he cuts with. I love the concept behind this art work.
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Look for collapsable basket patterns and they will explain the angle of cut.
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Troy, check your email.
Keith.
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The angle of the cut depends a lot on the thickness of the wood and what depth you want to cut and the blade you are using. It is somewhat like cutting the rings for a bowl or vase. About the only way to find the exact angle is to do a few practice cuts on scrap. Once you have found the angle that works for you, write it down and be sure to include the thickness of the wood (3/4"). the blade used (FD #5) and maybe even the type of wood (oak) for future use.
Some times if I want a large, shallow bowl out of 3/4" cherry, I use as much as 45 degrees and a much wider spacing between cuts. On the other hand, if I want a tall vase out of 3/4" cherry, I use a much shallower angle like 20 degrees and can use narrower spacing between cuts.
This project, the spiral cutting, takes more guessing (especially doing it freehand) so I suggest a practice cut or two using the same thickness of wood and getting used to keeping the same distance between cuts as you go.
What this all boils down to is........ IT AIN'T AS EASY AS IT LOOKS! :D :D :D :D
Rog
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But....but....he makes it look easy. Didn't you see how fast and easy he cut that? LOL, I know it wont be easy, but I will try one sometime.
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I cut them often - but I use a pattern. One of my books has a chart that tells what angle to use by length/width and thickness. It seems to be pretty accurate because I have enlarged and shrunk many of the patterns and they always seem to come out all right.