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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Hand cramp

« on: January 13, 2017, 11:31:43 am »

thanks for the replies much appreciated , i am 100% certain the blade are on correct , the reverse teeth on the blade are on the bottom , with the majority of the teeth on the top , i'll try a few blades without the reverse teeth and see what happens

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Hand cramp

« on: January 12, 2017, 12:19:13 pm »

the fact that most people remove the hold down clamp , and dont complain about hand cramp , indicates to me that something is up with the saw , or my technique or both , thanks for the info though

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Hand cramp

« on: January 12, 2017, 09:42:27 am »

Hi everyone ,
i have a hegner multispeed scrollsaw , which i use on an occasional basis , as i make blanket chests ect , but i do enjoy using it , my problem is hand cramp , i was cutting out the heart shaped bowl last week , using 25mm oak , and found i was having to really clamp the wood to the table using my hands as i cut , otherwise the wood kept lifting off the table quite agressively

After a short period of time the cramp in my hands became pretty painful making me take frequent breaks from the saw , i stuck the pattern to the face of the oak with paper glue , and then covered the pattern with cellotape , i didnt have wide clear packing tape .

also tried various speeds  , but still the wood wanted to leave the table , i was using a new number 5 reverse tooth blade , then tried a new no 7 reverse tooth blade but i still had to maintain a lot of pressure on the wood

has anyone else had this problem , and is there a way to cure it