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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: tux_linux on July 10, 2011, 04:12:17 pm

Title: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: tux_linux on July 10, 2011, 04:12:17 pm

Hey!

I made some cuts this evening on some mighty fine 1" maple.

Turns out the cuts are pretty rough. I used a FD-SR5 which I considered to be just big enough. The cutting itself was fine, but the result is not really pretty.

Is it the wood? Did I miss on the blade selection?

Title: Re: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: dgman on July 10, 2011, 04:23:40 pm

Hey Torsten, I would think your blade selection was good. What speed were you running you blade? Did you use any packing tape?

Title: Re: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: dunk on July 10, 2011, 07:04:32 pm

Maple seems to have a tendency to tear for me as well.  I see the same fibers when cutting it.

Title: Re: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: KarlB on July 10, 2011, 10:25:20 pm

I just cut even thinner maple and I see the same thing.  To me your cuts look good because I don't see any burn marks!   :D Good job.

Karl

Title: Re: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: tux_linux on July 11, 2011, 04:10:03 am

OK, so I'll take that as a lesson learned.
The maple wood is quite soft, this might be the result. I'll try that cutting on some beech wood I have here (3/4").

Dan, I have my new Hegner running, which has no speed control. Works fine so far.

Title: Re: rough cut on 1" maple
Post by: chief on July 11, 2011, 01:42:09 pm

I have tried many different blades on different thickness maple and I always end up with the fuzz on the back.  The fier the blade the less amount of fuzz though.