I'm trying to learn a few things. My mother bought the cross pictured below and gave it to me as a present. I want to duplicate it, and give them out as gifts as well.
I don't currently own a scroll saw, so I need to decide what features I'd need on the saw I end up buying. Also what type of blade I'd need.
This cross has one continues kerf, cut at an angle that allows it to be pushed out to form a 3D effect. I suspect it was done using a spiral type blade.
I can't figure out the steps taken to produce the correct angles on each of the sides. I assume you'd have to turn off the saw and rotate the piece to keep the blade angle going in the right direction for each side. Wouldn't that stress the small blade, and possibly break it?
Any tips/hints on saw models and production issues will be gratefully accepted.
The pic posted is a scan of the piece, I don't have a camera, the cross wouldn't stay pushed out laying on the scanner and because of the attached base I had to scan the back side. Also the piece wasn't signed or labeled so I can't give credit to the person who produced this. All I know is that it was made by a guy from Minnesota vacationing in the same area of Arizona as my mother.
I don't currently own a scroll saw, so I need to decide what features I'd need on the saw I end up buying. Also what type of blade I'd need.
This cross has one continues kerf, cut at an angle that allows it to be pushed out to form a 3D effect. I suspect it was done using a spiral type blade.
I can't figure out the steps taken to produce the correct angles on each of the sides. I assume you'd have to turn off the saw and rotate the piece to keep the blade angle going in the right direction for each side. Wouldn't that stress the small blade, and possibly break it?
Any tips/hints on saw models and production issues will be gratefully accepted.
The pic posted is a scan of the piece, I don't have a camera, the cross wouldn't stay pushed out laying on the scanner and because of the attached base I had to scan the back side. Also the piece wasn't signed or labeled so I can't give credit to the person who produced this. All I know is that it was made by a guy from Minnesota vacationing in the same area of Arizona as my mother.
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