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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Lakelad on November 23, 2016, 05:09:29 pm
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I am cutting a pattern out of 2 inch thick poplar and this is a new experience for me. I am using a 12 blade but not getting good results. Appreciate any suggestions re blade size speed etc. Thank you.
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I have cut 1 1/2" poplar, but not 2". Feed rate must be VERY slow and slow saw speed also. I use a #5 polar blade. I tried using a Heavy duty Flying Dutchman blade and found it to cut slower and broke just as easy as a #5. #7 also works.
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I am currently cutting birdhouses out of 1 1/2 maple (hard) and I run my ex-21 a little less than half and as Jim says feed rate slow.
I am using #5 flying Dutchman Ultra reverse.
The first one I did I did not wrap in packing tape and I got some burn marks. I now wrap in packing tape and all is good. Just 40 more to go
Don
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I've never had any luck with the bigger blades. I would back up my blade size to a #7 or even a #5 and, like everyone else has said, very slow feed.
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Thanks to all of you for your replies. I am going to give the advice a try.
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I have cut wood that thick and find that using a flat blade can be very tricky and slow. I would not use a reverse tooth blade as you need to keep the kerf clear as possible. Use a skip tooth blade. I generally use a spiral blade for cutting that thick, however most of what I am cutting out of that thick of wood are lids to boxes. In any case it will take practice to get consistently good cuts in wood that thick.
DW
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Tried the spiral blade today and liked the result. Thanks DW for the suggestion.
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I've cut several ornaments recently from 2" poplar and had good results with FD-UR #9 blades. They don't cut fast but, considering the thickness of the stock, they cut reasonably fast. I use a RBI Hawk saw at nearly full speed. Full speed produce a little burning but, by lowering the speed just a little, burning is minimal and sands off easily with a sanding mop.