new idea for cutting small pieces - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

scrollsaw4u · 05-15-2011, 12:33 AM

At one time, we will all need to cut small pieces that need to be saved - yesterday was my first day. I have been scrolling for around 6 years now, and this is the first time this need has come up - so I didn't want to make one of the "fancy dodads" I have seen - and couldn't find it anyways...

So, I came up with taking a piece of painters tape, cutting a slit in it for the blade, and putting it over the hole - worked like a charm

wood-n-things · 05-15-2011, 12:43 AM

That is a good idea. I've used it before as well and it works great. I don't cut a slit in the tape, I just cover the hole in the table and pierce the blade through the tape.

Wood Dog · 05-15-2011, 01:43 AM

Thanks for sharing, makes being a member here lots of fun.

Jim McDonald · 05-15-2011, 02:34 PM

That's my normal "zero clearance" insert.

I don't have to worry where I put it next time.

PatteM · 05-15-2011, 02:51 PM

Oh ho! I can't thank you enough for this! It sure beats taping down my current solution - great idea!

Greenfield_Bob · 05-15-2011, 03:52 PM

Great idea, I will try it.
Thanks for sharing your idea.

Bob

oregoncarver · 05-15-2011, 04:08 PM

This is a great idea, have used it myself and works great.

Arthur

scrollsaw4u · 05-16-2011, 04:54 PM

alright - not a new idea - but at least others have proven that it works

Greenfield_Bob · 05-16-2011, 05:05 PM

OK maybe it isn't a new idea, but I never used it and others haven't.
Thanks for posting it.

Bob

stephenD · 05-16-2011, 11:32 PM

Yeah, it's a dandy idea and I'm sure to use it if my memory holds. My forgetery works overtime sometimes.

05-15-2011, 12:33 AM	#1
scrollsaw4u Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 164 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	new idea for cutting small pieces At one time, we will all need to cut small pieces that need to be saved - yesterday was my first day. I have been scrolling for around 6 years now, and this is the first time this need has come up - so I didn't want to make one of the "fancy dodads" I have seen - and couldn't find it anyways... So, I came up with taking a piece of painters tape, cutting a slit in it for the blade, and putting it over the hole - worked like a charm

05-15-2011, 12:43 AM	#2
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,561 Thanks: 50 Thanked 380 Times in 281 Posts	That is a good idea. I've used it before as well and it works great. I don't cut a slit in the tape, I just cover the hole in the table and pierce the blade through the tape. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things Last edited by wood-n-things; 05-15-2011 at 04:23 PM.

05-15-2011, 01:43 AM	#3
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,742 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 18 Posts	Thanks for sharing, makes being a member here lots of fun. __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

05-15-2011, 02:34 PM	#4
Jim McDonald Creek Boy from WAY Back Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 40.22°N 85.46°W Posts: 1,782 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	That's my normal "zero clearance" insert. I don't have to worry where I put it next time. __________________ Jim "Music takes us places language alone can not"--Glenn Frey "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

05-15-2011, 03:52 PM	#6
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 2,855 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Great idea, I will try it. Thanks for sharing your idea. Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

05-15-2011, 02:51 PM	#5
PatteM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 918 Thanks: 56 Thanked 30 Times in 30 Posts	Oh ho! I can't thank you enough for this! It sure beats taping down my current solution - great idea!

05-15-2011, 04:08 PM	#7
oregoncarver Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	This is a great idea, have used it myself and works great. Arthur

05-16-2011, 04:54 PM	#8
scrollsaw4u Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 164 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	alright - not a new idea - but at least others have proven that it works

05-16-2011, 05:05 PM	#9
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 2,855 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	OK maybe it isn't a new idea, but I never used it and others haven't. Thanks for posting it. Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

05-16-2011, 11:32 PM	#10
stephenD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,718 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 98 Thanked 41 Times in 34 Posts	Yeah, it's a dandy idea and I'm sure to use it if my memory holds. My forgetery works overtime sometimes. __________________ Pacifism is great, as long as everyone is participating. StephenD

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