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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: geneVG on January 28, 2012, 10:49:35 pm

Title: Spiral Blades
Post by: geneVG on January 28, 2012, 10:49:35 pm

Which spiral blade do you use for what project?  I tryed to cut a deer head out but the blade I think was the wrong one.  Which one do you use for pictures?

gene

Title: Re: Spiral Blades
Post by: GrayBeard on January 28, 2012, 11:14:21 pm

FD New Spiral, 2/0 is what I use for doing my portraits.

Judy Hunter uses the Galaxy 2/0 spiral.

Get a dozen of several and try them out.

~~~GB~~~

Title: Re: Spiral Blades
Post by: J,Hamilton on January 29, 2012, 07:51:28 am

I use FD spirals of many sizes depending on the project. The larger you resize the project the bigger the blade can be. A good idea to try with spiral blades is to slow down your feed rate into the blade. Moving too fast will allow the blade to travel into unwanted territory.

What kind of problems were you having? What are the materials used (wood type, thickness, etc.)? Give some details. We may be able to help.

Title: Re: Spiral Blades
Post by: daliclimbs on January 29, 2012, 09:02:25 am

I don't use spirals to much. But when I do its usually FD #2.  GB is right, and the rule applies to any blade.. get a bunch and try them out. You will be amazed at the different feels of the different blades.