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11-29-2006, 03:48 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006
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|  Newbie needs help cutting 2x- pine A novice needs advice or directions to advice on cutting 2x- stand-up pine puzzles. I bought a used Delta in good condition. I am using a #9 Olsen blade. Using fairly tight tension and fairly high speed. I am having trouble with angled and bowed cuts mostly on radiuses. I feel I am applying tooo much pressure? Any and all advice most appreciated |
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11-29-2006, 05:47 PM
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|  Did you check the recent thread called "Cutting Puzzles?" |
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11-29-2006, 07:02 PM
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| I do not have this problem when cutting 3/4" soft or hardwood; it occurs with 1 1/2" thick material |
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11-29-2006, 07:09 PM
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| Technical Editor  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa
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| The only advice I can offer is to let the blade cut...don't force it. Make a conscious effort to let the blade catch up... Wow...1.5" thick...that's a workout for the saw...I'd almost rather cut that with a 3/32" bandsaw blade! Bob
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11-29-2006, 07:29 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | I haven't cut puzzles out of 2" thick wood but I have cut boxes out of that thickness. The #9 blade should be good for wood that thick. I'm assuming that it's a skip-tooth blade. It is VERY slow going though. Even the smallest amount of pressure will distort cuts in material that thick. I had much better luck with skip-tooth than double tooth (crown tooth I believe is Olson's name for them). As Bob said, the key is to let the blade do the cutting and use a very light touch. I had better luck with lower speed (about half speed).
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11-29-2006, 07:34 PM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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| You might be having problems clearing the swarf/sawdust as you're cutting. I find that skip tooth blades help enormously when cutting larger pieces of wood because the gap between the teeth allows the swarf better clearance. Gill
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11-29-2006, 07:55 PM
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| Moderator CUT IT OUT  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
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| Skiptooth blade and slow as molasses Like the others have said, let the saw do the work. I have cut 2" maple this way and it is fine. You could even use a bigger blade, a 12 would work fine
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11-29-2006, 09:21 PM
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| Master Scroller  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Eaton Rapids Michigan
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| a 2x4 is 1 3/4 thick. Good for you man !!! Cut slow, use a spindle sander to repair the bows. cut and fix each piece one at a time...the turtle will still make it to the finish line.
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11-29-2006, 11:07 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
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 | Whats been said pretty well covers it, just make sure you use little pressure, NO sidepressure, and DO NOT use a reverse tooth blade. Your sawdust will not be able to escape the cut, and that'll cause you use a lot of 4 letter words. Dale |
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11-30-2006, 12:55 AM
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| Newly Customized Moose  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
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| Mike Moorlach (Flying Dutchman) has some heavy duty blades that I got a couple of samples of last time I ordered from him. They succesfully cut through 1 15/16" of pine - a box body lid and base stack cut. They are pretty hefty blades - look like they belong in a jigsaw (saber saw) rather than a scollsaw but they work well ... a bit of sanding needed afterwards that's all ...
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