I know some of you guys have some woodworking skills, and I was wondering if anybody here was into Scrollsawing? Like, for decorative stuff. I think it's great, it's a great way to take your mind off things and you can do some pretty killer designs. It's like dremeling a really elaborate case window, except with wood and a saw. If any of you out there have any work done, post some pics!! I'll get around to posting mine if anybody else even replies to this thread.....I'm wondering now if this is going to be a dead thread, lol.

I have a scroll saw,thats what I use to cut grills.There are a few pics of some im doing for CloWn in his case progress thread

I always use a fret saw (the low tech equivalent) for cutting plexi

Luna, you use a scroll saw to cut fan grills? I had always wanted to do that, but never actually tried it. What kinds of materials do you use for your grills and what kinds of blades do you use on your scroll saw? I'd be a freaking pro if I got to scroll more than once or twice a year (I only can when I visit my grandparents, they have one but they live in Illinois)

Quote: Originally Posted by Psylariser Luna, you use a scroll saw to cut fan grills? I had always wanted to do that, but never actually tried it. What kinds of materials do you use for your grills and what kinds of blades do you use on your scroll saw? I'd be a freaking pro if I got to scroll more than once or twice a year (I only can when I visit my grandparents, they have one but they live in Illinois)

You can use just about any material as long as it is not much over an 1/8 inch thick. 1/4 inch acrylic does OK. For plastics I use a medium tooth blade and for metals I use a very fine tooth blade.With plastics you must use a coarser tooth so the material will not heat up and melt the cut back together,the bigger the teeth,the bigger the gaps between them allowing more air to get too the material to cool it off.Slower speeds are good with plastics if the saw your using is adjustable.With aluminum I go full speed with a fine tooth blade.

Looks like I'm going to be busy the next time I visit my grandparents.....Fan grills for everyone!!! LOL, j/k, nobody get too excited.

Maybe I will write a guide on how to use a scroll saw to cut grills.

Just an add on to Lunamods statement about acrylic. Remember to use cast cell acrylic.

Quote: Originally Posted by Iateronmly Just an add on to Lunamods statement about acrylic. Remember to use cast cell acrylic.

Yes,I should have added that,thanks Lat. Extruded acrylic will want to crack along the ldirection of extrusion and makes small details hard to achieve.

Well, I said that if you guys showed interest, I'd post some pics of my work. So, here's one of the works I completed one year while I was at my grandparents house. All done on the scrollsaw.

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Well, these were my first three projects, sorry about the sucky pic quality. My first was the clock, second was the eagle, and third was the dragon. All done one year apart....I do one every time I visit my grandparents.

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No comments or feedback from anyone? It sucks? It's cool? Don't waste our time? Anything? Anyone?

Very impressive. Did you use an overlay or was that freehand?

very nice work. If inhailing dust didn't cause me great anguish and I had a scroll saw, I'd be all over that. Even with a facemask, it causes me all kinds of problems.

Neo, unfortunately I have absolutely zero artistic skills, so I used a pattern on a sheet of paper and used some spray adhesive to attach it while I cut. When I was done cutting, I used sandpaper to sand off all of the paper and spray adhesive. I only wish I had enough drawing skills to come up and create my own designs.

Duplex, yes, it creates an insane amount of sawdust. Which I thought might have been a problem with my asthma, but it wasn't. When I get done at the end of a long scrollsawing period, my nose is filled with sawdust and I have to drink something. On the scrollsaw I use, it has a blower next to the blade, not a vacuum. It just blows the stuff everywhere. It is a very nice saw though, unfortunately not mine....

Nice work Psylariser
Something like that would be cool to use over/under a case window.