Amazing Grace

[bzeyher]

Nice work. I remember the pin blades but never look back after I used the flying dutchman blades from Mike. Thanks for sharing.

[smitty0312]

Nice job, simple clean lines.

[scrollriffic]

Nice cut on the cross and I agree about the blades Mike sells. I sold 3 of these crosses today at my craft show. Bobby

[berighteous]

Awesome.  What do you get for them?  What wood/finish do you use?

I was so frustrated trying to use the flat blades with the harbor freight saw - chucking is crazy difficult since the blades aren't attached to the saw and I don't have 3 hands to hold the bottom of the blade on the place it hooks to while holding the top blade and clamp while using an allen wrench to reconnect it - that I went out and bought the craftsman scroll saw. $107.99 at Sears  SO MUCH easier to change blades and rechuck.  10 seconds vs 10 minutes   The other one was just impossible to rechuck in 20 holes in a piece. 

I'm going to recut a new one with the new saw and new blades tomorrow.  I'm excited.

[jlatorre]

well done, thanks for sharing

[berighteous]

I got a nice piece of oak 1/2" x6"x24" at lowes today (why don't they have 8"?) I'm going to resize the cross and cut it out of the oak.  Should be very nice.  How would I finish it?

[Tim2beupinAz]

very nice work there.

[troy_curtis]

  (It was a royal pain to get the thing hooked up in the camp plain blade adapters the first time.)

BTW do blades break often? 

I am pretty new at this hobby much like you. Good price you got for your blades. I found it a royal pin to get the blades with my adapter as well, but over time I am getting pretty good at changing blades on it. Hang in there it gets faster as you go. Do blades break often? I have had some blades last a long long time and other blades snap for seemingly no reason. I think it depends on how hard a wood you are cutting and how much patience you have. I also find if I tighten the blade too much they snap pretty fast. I guess it just takes practice and over time we will learn just how tight to set the blade and which blade to use for which wood. Keep on working and sharing.

[mickey357]

Nice work. I have to agree with everyone else about the blades.I have bought blades from a few other places and the and only place I'll buy is from Mike's.Try his blades one time and you will never buy from anyone else.

[wombatie]

Very nice, well cut.

Marg