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big mac · 10-09-2009, 08:50 PM

I would like to start my first intarsia project .I like to get some members thoughts on what kind of tools I would need beside a scroll saw . THANK YOU JOHN (big mac)

Janette · 10-09-2009, 09:10 PM

Hi Big Mac...you can get by with as little or as much as you want to buy

I think, besides a scroll saw, you need something to sand with. For years, all I had was a drill press, which I interchanged flex drum sanders (about $5 each) and sanding mops on.

Now, I have a sander/buffing machine so I can have a 220 grig flex drum sander on one side, and a 180 on the other. The sanding mop now stays on the drill press and I have an oscillating spindle sander- which is very handy for squaring up edges as well as removing a lot of material when shaping.

As with anything, you can accumulate "toys" as you improve and find a need. A bandsaw is another handy item for cutting down boards and resawing pieces thinner.

Forester21 · 10-09-2009, 09:43 PM

All I've used is a scroll saw and a dremel. Sometimes I will use my belt sander for sanding, but 95% is done with the dremel. Then I hand sand.

texaswoodworker · 10-09-2009, 11:08 PM

I use a belt sander and a dremel to shape my projects but I'm planning on getting a flex drum sander from Seyco soon.

taa800 · 10-10-2009, 12:45 AM

If you don't like sanding the fine work, I'd recommend a sanding mop. I thought they were a little pricey, so I built my own. Here's a link to what I did. I also have an oscillating sander, which is nice, but I think you could get away with just a rotary (dremel) tool.

Made my own sanding mop

Harlan · 10-10-2009, 01:10 AM

When you are using sanding mops, what grits are you using and what supplier did you use?

taa800 · 10-10-2009, 03:49 AM

I used 180 grit sandpaper on the one I built. It was sandpaper from Harbor Freight.

Pete Ricci · 10-10-2009, 11:55 AM

Big Mac
If you want a flex drum sander All you need to do is buy the grinder from Grizzly or Lowes. I recommend the 8" not the 6" bench grinder. Variable speed is helpful but not necessary. Then you can buy the adapter from either Seyco or Judy Gale Roberts along with the sanding sleeves. I use 80, 120 and 220 grit sleeves depending on how much wood I have to take off. Also as the sleeves become loose on the pad buy the swim noodles to replace the padded sleeves as needed.
Pete

Anneh · 10-10-2009, 01:29 PM

Swim noodles! What a great idea! Thanks!
Love this site!
Anne

big mac · 10-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Thanks for all the great ideas .I thought I was going to have to buy alot of expencive tools to get started. big mac

10-09-2009, 08:50 PM	#1
big mac Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: 10 miles outside phila. Posts: 7	Help with tools I would like to start my first intarsia project .I like to get some members thoughts on what kind of tools I would need beside a scroll saw . THANK YOU JOHN (big mac)

10-09-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Blog Entries: 4	Hi Big Mac...you can get by with as little or as much as you want to buy I think, besides a scroll saw, you need something to sand with. For years, all I had was a drill press, which I interchanged flex drum sanders (about $5 each) and sanding mops on. Now, I have a sander/buffing machine so I can have a 220 grig flex drum sander on one side, and a 180 on the other. The sanding mop now stays on the drill press and I have an oscillating spindle sander- which is very handy for squaring up edges as well as removing a lot of material when shaping. As with anything, you can accumulate "toys" as you improve and find a need. A bandsaw is another handy item for cutting down boards and resawing pieces thinner. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

10-09-2009, 09:43 PM	#3
Forester21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,282	All I've used is a scroll saw and a dremel. Sometimes I will use my belt sander for sanding, but 95% is done with the dremel. Then I hand sand. __________________ Theresa http://WoodNGoods.etsy.com http://woodngoods.blogspot.com

10-09-2009, 11:08 PM	#4
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	I use a belt sander and a dremel to shape my projects but I'm planning on getting a flex drum sander from Seyco soon. __________________ Aaron

10-10-2009, 01:29 PM	#9
Anneh Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 365	Swim noodles! What a great idea! Thanks! Love this site! Anne __________________ Anneh

10-10-2009, 12:45 AM	#5
taa800 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 22	If you don't like sanding the fine work, I'd recommend a sanding mop. I thought they were a little pricey, so I built my own. Here's a link to what I did. I also have an oscillating sander, which is nice, but I think you could get away with just a rotary (dremel) tool. Made my own sanding mop

10-10-2009, 01:10 AM	#6
Harlan Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: La Puente, CA Posts: 35	When you are using sanding mops, what grits are you using and what supplier did you use?

10-10-2009, 03:49 AM	#7
taa800 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 22	I used 180 grit sandpaper on the one I built. It was sandpaper from Harbor Freight.

10-10-2009, 11:55 AM	#8
Pete Ricci Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 192	Big Mac If you want a flex drum sander All you need to do is buy the grinder from Grizzly or Lowes. I recommend the 8" not the 6" bench grinder. Variable speed is helpful but not necessary. Then you can buy the adapter from either Seyco or Judy Gale Roberts along with the sanding sleeves. I use 80, 120 and 220 grit sleeves depending on how much wood I have to take off. Also as the sleeves become loose on the pad buy the swim noodles to replace the padded sleeves as needed. Pete

10-10-2009, 03:22 PM	#10
big mac Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: 10 miles outside phila. Posts: 7	Thanks for all the great ideas .I thought I was going to have to buy alot of expencive tools to get started. big mac

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