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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello from CA!

« on: April 13, 2017, 08:13:28 pm »

Thank you DW, Jim & Toneman! It didn't occur to me to just use a larger blade. If I can make my small cuts with a #3, that should work. I probably shouldn't have attempted such small cuts on 1/2" hardwood (made my own pattern) but I'll work through it SLOWLY!

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Introduce Yourself. / Hello from CA!

« on: April 13, 2017, 01:56:55 pm »

Hi all-  Just started scrolling a few months back and it's going well. Loving my new hobby! I've been lurking here for a bit and trying to figure things out on my own. But now I'm stuck. I'm having a lot of trouble when I want to do any really fine work. Pretty much any time I use a 2/0 blade and sometimes #1 blades also, they just twist in the wood and I can't corner accurately at all.    I figure it's probably the tension, but I'm applying tension about the same as my larger blades. Last time I tried to crank it up more, I broke the blade. Is it just finding a happy medium? I have good blades - FD & Pegas. Maybe my wood is too thick/hard? This has happened to me with 1/2" plywood, 1/2" maple and 1/2" butternut (usually 2 pieces of 1/4" stacked). Thanks in advance for any suggestions!    ~Peggy