Runa Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I have been stack cutting shielalandry snow flakes ornaments for the dec craft fair and find that the bosch blade (28tpi, 0.22") keeps breaking. I like the way it cuts amd easy to turn but stack cutting 4 1/8 dulls them fairly quickly and they break :(. Buy those at lowes since i have been trying a few different setup on saw and that breaks them :(. What do you use to stack cut or 1/2" that also allows good turning for delicate design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfret Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, Runa said: I have been stack cutting shielalandry snow flakes ornaments for the dec craft fair and find that the bosch blade (28tpi, 0.22") keeps breaking. I like the way it cuts amd easy to turn but stack cutting 4 1/8 dulls them fairly quickly and they break :(. Buy those at lowes since i have been trying a few different setup on saw and that breaks them :(. What do you use to stack cut or 1/2" that also allows good turning for delicate design? I use # 1 or 3 pegas modified geometry for up to half I have never used Bosch scrollsaw blades. Fred fret Wichita,ks SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I would use a #3 either olson or flying dutchman. Olson blades can sometimes be found in local hardware stores like Ace, but I don't think that home depot or lowes carry them. Both brands can be found online woodknots and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 I use a #3 Ultra reverse Flying Dutchman blades for this. Take your time, and let the blade do the work. woodknots, SCROLLSAW703, Blaughn and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 # 2 or 3 FD Ultra Reverse.and as stated above,take your time. WayneMahler, woodknots, Lucky2 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 FDUR#3. SCROLLSAW703, Lucky2, WayneMahler and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I use fd#3 ur. I also used a #5ur on 3/4 stack. SCROLLSAW703, WayneMahler, amazingkevin and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I don't know that particular pattern, but since you are only cutting 1/2" total, a FDUR-3 will cut right through most anything with more than acceptable results. There are mail order sources for quality blades. Bosch is not one of them. Get Olson or Flying Dutchman and if you are an average to above average cutter, you can get Pegas blades. I would not recommend the Pegas for a novice cutter, but they are great blades also. Wayne was right on the money about letting the blade do the work. I find that if I am putting a deadline on myself, I tend to push and end up with blade troubles until I get my mind right about the "deadline". SCROLLSAW703, woodknots, Lucky2 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 hours ago, WayneMahler said: I use a #3 Ultra reverse Flying Dutchman blades for this. Take your time, and let the blade do the work. Ditto on the FD Ultra Reverse. #1, 3 and 5 handle everything I tackle beautifully. amazingkevin and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runa Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Thank you very much for the suggestions. I just placed an order and cant wait to recieve FDUR #3. WayneMahler and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 throw the bosch blades away for starters! & since you've got better blades on the way, be patient. Depending on your saw speed, I wouldn't run it much above 3. And again, let the the saw do the work. With a better blade, you're goin' to notice sharper turns & deeper cuts in curves & round abouts. Be careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Jim McDonald said: I don't know that particular pattern, but since you are only cutting 1/2" total, a FDUR-3 will cut right through most anything with more than acceptable results. There are mail order sources for quality blades. Bosch is not one of them. Get Olson or Flying Dutchman and if you are an average to above average cutter, you can get Pegas blades. I would not recommend the Pegas for a novice cutter, but they are great blades also. Jim, not trying to start a discussion or anything, but I curious why the distinction for the Pegasus blade. SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 hours ago, JimErn said: Jim, not trying to start a discussion or anything, but I curious why the distinction for the Pegasus blade. From my experience (and I still consider myself a novice), the Pegasus is a more aggressive cutting blade than a Flying Dutchman so it cuts a little faster than I am comfortable with (or maybe it just cuts faster than I can). SCROLLSAW703 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poupster2 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 When cutting 1/8" Baltic Birch, i normally stack around 6 and us Olson PGTs #5. I found that these bladed last longer than any other blades I've tried so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 hours ago, stevan said: From my experience (and I still consider myself a novice), the Pegasus is a more aggressive cutting blade than a Flying Dutchman so it cuts a little faster than I am comfortable with (or maybe it just cuts faster than I can). To echo Stevan, I find the Pegas blade more aggressive. I tried them when I was a novice cutter and quite frankly--they got away from me. After more time cutting and getting a better feel for blade/wood/speed, I could handle that blade much more effectively. I would hate a fairly new scroller to get a blade they can't handle and it is based 100% on personal experience. SCROLLSAW703 and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 21 hours ago, stevan said: From my experience (and I still consider myself a novice), the Pegasus is a more aggressive cutting blade than a Flying Dutchman so it cuts a little faster than I am comfortable with (or maybe it just cuts faster than I can). 18 hours ago, Jim McDonald said: To echo Stevan, I find the Pegas blade more aggressive. I tried them when I was a novice cutter and quite frankly--they got away from me. After more time cutting and getting a better feel for blade/wood/speed, I could handle that blade much more effectively. I would hate a fairly new scroller to get a blade they can't handle and it is based 100% on personal experience. Interesting, I am a new scroller too, coming up on the end of the second year. I never thought of my ability to control the speed of feeding the wood as part of the equation. I have nerve damage in my hands, frost bite twice in the military, when I drag my thumb up an FDUR blade to find the direction of the teeth, I can barely feel it, but when I do the same with the same size PMG blade I feel it easily, in my view they are sharper. I wonder if that is the aggressiveness y'all feel. I know cutting straight lines, especially parallel lines is easier with the PMG blade. Thanks for that insight, I will keep the whole equation in mind. Jim Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runa Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thank you for the recommendation FDUR #3 came in and i am able to cut so much better and cleaner and faster because i dont have to keep replacing the broken blade SCROLLSAW703 and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 I normally stack cut 3 pieces of 1/4" plywood. I use Flying Dutchman new 3/0 spiral blades. The only time I use a straight blade is when cutting 3/4" hardwood. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Great info i can't wait to try pegasus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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