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I think the ones that I hate the most are the "jack of all trades, master of none" -- the ones that work with slotted, phillips and square and all cam out.
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If memory serves me right, someone ws saying that they are having trouble cutting straight lines - (I think that is all of us). I think this also goes with cutting large (i.e. >6" diameter) arcs. A couple of things I can think that I do is: Line my chair/stool up with the kerf - my blades tend to cut more on the right side, therefore, I line my chair/stool up to the right of center - in line with a "straight" cut kerf I don't change the position of my hands during the cut thereby "eliminating" changing dominance of one hand over the other I try to apply steady pressure during the cut - changing the pressure will cause blade characteristics to change the pull angle I don't rush - tends to enable minute changes in direction without causing a perceived crooked line There's my thoughts - how about your tips for cutting straight(er) lines? Appreciate any input guys. fred
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Today I was cutting a bunch of the military stars and it occurred to me that we have never discussed how we try to cut straight lines on our scroll saws ! ! ! ! I guess we just assume that: Everyone knows how Can't be done on a scroll saw After discovering that I usually don't pay much attention to it, I started figuring out how I managed to, basically, cut most of my lines fairly straight. AND....... I came to the following conclusions: When cutting a bunch of straight line stuff, I generally change to a larger blade - gives a little more length to the blade and a little harder to make a sharp corner; During the cut, I never seem to change the position of my hands (for kicks, I DID change positions and, behold, it went crooked); I also sit directly in line with the cut - just about all blades will pull a little to either the left or right and I just move my position to line the cut up - the blade is lined up with the kerf (if you one-eye it). What say you all - agree, disagree, more suggestions are always welcome....... What do you do if and when your line DOES go crooked?????????????
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What are your opinions of radius edge CBN wheels vs straight edge wheels?
