Vertical Cuts

[wjkennedy1@cox.net]

How is the best way to scrollsaw thicker wood and not get an angle cut.

[jimbo]

Slowly
Jimbo

[dgman]

Hey mort, welcome to the forum! The first thing to consider is that your table is square to the blade. Never rely on the saws bevel gauge. Check it with a small square or the side of a credit card and adjust accordingly. Use a large enough blade to cut the thickness of wood. Make sure you have high tension on the blade. You want to hear a high "ping" when you pluck the blade. Let the blade do the cutting. Don't force it, this will cause the blade to flex and cause the bevel cut.
Try all this and see if it helps!

[Keefie]

dg  beat me to it, all good advice he's given there, hopefully it will solve your problem.

[jscott2]

As dg says, let the blade do the cutting and don't try to get back on the line by pushing sideways on the wood.  It took me a while to learn that I have to turn the wood to get back onto the line, I can't push the wood sideways.  Now, every so often, I stop moving the wood into the blade and almost let go of the wood.  If I've been pushing sideways on the wood, the tension of the blade will move the wood sideways.  Then I know I have been cutting at an angle.

Keep practicing until you can follow a circle pattern and the cutout will come out of the wood upwards or downwards.
Jim

[BilltheDiver]

DG is the guru of scroll saws and I fully agree with his advice.  I would add to that the fact that thicker wood often calls for higher blade speeds.

[troy_curtis]

Hey mort, welcome to the forum! The first thing to consider is that your table is square to the blade. Never rely on the saws bevel gauge. Check it with a small square or the side of a credit card and adjust accordingly.

Never thought of the credit card thing...that is a super idea. I did Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and no longer use credit cards...should have kept one just for this purpose. LOL, well I can use my debit card I guess. Or any business card for that matter. Thanks for the advice.

[old wormy]

I save all those cards received  with junk mail to use in the shop for various things such as glue spreaders.

[Al W]

Finally, a decent use for a credit card