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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: dheaton on October 21, 2015, 10:10:47 am
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Hi All
Is there any way to tell what a blade is. I have a bunch of blades (don't know brand) that are wrapped in bundles of 10. I have no idea what size or kind of blades they are. Is there a way to tell?
Also, Oh never mind.
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I call them mystery blades. I am sure we have all had these. Other than noticing if the blades are going in a a different direction. There is no way really to tell except holding them up and eye balling them as to what size they might be. If you know they ain't you favorite brand. For me I know that they are FD blades so I just use them when I start running out of blades and waiting for my NE shipment of blades. Just use them up or give them to some one on the swap forum. ;)
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That is kind of what I thought. I have never tried the FD blades yet and I need to. I am using a Hawk saw by the way.
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Here is a link to a scroll chart. Its for olson blades but the styles of blades should be the same.
http://www2.woodcraft.com/PDF/Olson-scrollblade-chart.pdf (http://www2.woodcraft.com/PDF/Olson-scrollblade-chart.pdf)
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Here is a link to a scroll chart. Its for olson blades but the styles of blades should be the same.
http://www2.woodcraft.com/PDF/Olson-scrollblade-chart.pdf (http://www2.woodcraft.com/PDF/Olson-scrollblade-chart.pdf)
Thank you
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I think I would like to try the FD blade. Who do I get them through?
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Thewoodenteddybear.com
Or mikesworkshop.com
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Can someone help me identify the maker of these blades? This is what the package looks like. It says UN#9. I assume that means it is a #9 blade right? It doesn't look like a #9 blade to me. Anyone know who TWS is? I have a bunch of these blades in different sizes. They may have come when I purchased my Hawk Scrollsaw. I don't really care for the fuzzies they leave behind. I am just starting out so this confuses me.
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I don't know who makes those if I was you dont like them I would only use those in a pinch. Once you find the blades you like you will forget about those unless you run out of blades and need to finish a job.
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Ya that is what I am probably going to do. I wish there was a store near me that I could purchase a few different blades to see which ones I like the best. I am going to order the FD blades to try them out Probably in size 1,3,5. Think that is a good selection to try?
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Go to www.mikesworkshop.com and order the sample packs.
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Here
http://www.mikesworkshop.com/AssrtPk.htm
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Ok, just ordered the Assortment pack. Thanks.
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Okay did you see on there that they will send you 2 blades for a dollar so that would be a good way to see what you like. Make sure you play with different blades with different wood an thickness some blades work better with different wood.
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Okay did you see on there that they will send you 2 blades for a dollar so that would be a good way to see what you like. Make sure you play with different blades with different wood an thickness some blades work better with different wood.
Crap no I didn't see anything like that. That is what I would have liked to do. Oh well.
The order process is kind of weird too. You have to click on the order form then go back to the blade page to remember what the item is called and how much it is then go back to the order form. Weird, thats all.
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Yeah,
I just buy mine from the wooden teddy bear. Mike retired and sold his site to the wooden teddy bear. I bought my blades from Mike when I first started out. But yeah look on the blade page and in the center and bottom of page it says it about the 2 blades. There are a lot of places to shop for blades and patterns. Good luck.
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You used to be able to get a variety pack from Mikes Workshop. It gives you a chance to try several different styles and types.
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You used to be able to get a variety pack from Mikes Workshop. It gives you a chance to try several different styles and types.
Yep he did
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I did order the variety pack to try from Mikes site. However today I got an email saying that they can't process my order because they can't ship to my physical address. So I had to send them my P.O. Box. Now normally that would not be an issue but it didn't say that anywhere on the site and most places will not ship to a po box. Sheesh.
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Yes dheaton, those blades that you showed in the pictures are #9's but, I've never heard of TWS either.
DON"T throw those #9's away! I'm sure that they don't work very well on any wood thinner than 1/2" BUT, if you ever get into a thicker or harder wood, you will be glad you have them!
You never know, some day you may want to cut a bowl or vase out of 3/4" walnut on the scroll saw and the bigger blades are just great for that. With fewer teeth that clean out the sawdust better and aggressive enough cutting for cutting with the grain on thicker stuff that keeps the heat down they work well.
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Segmented%20Vase%20Construction/Finishedvase003_zps17da400f.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/rapidroger/media/Segmented%20Vase%20Construction/Finishedvase003_zps17da400f.jpg.html)
Fret work is not the only thing you can do with a scroll saw.
Rog
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Right now I am working on cutting out the 12 days of Christmas Ornaments. What blade would you all recommend using to cut things like that in 1/4" pine?
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#3 or #5 pine is soft and not thick on pretty small you might even use a #2 but you might burn the wood.
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#3 or #5 pine is soft and not thick on pretty small you might even use a #2 but you might burn the wood.
Silly question but why would a #2 burn when a #3-4 would not? Curious.
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That small of a blade has a hard time cutting cause it is so thin and can't cut that thick it be good for 1/8 in . The teeth are so fine and will dull quickly. Like a table saw blade trying to cut through thick stock you get burn marks.
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That small of a blade has a hard time cutting cause it is so thin and can't cut that thick it be good for 1/8 in . The teeth are so fine and will dull quickly. Like a table saw blade trying to cut through thick stock you get burn marks.
Thanks for the explaination Kardar2
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You will see as you learn and when you cut and it starts to smoke and you smell burning wood you will understand. Trial and error. Give it a shot and try