Rockytime Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Three PM and I'm disgusted. At myself, who else. I made a rookie mistake. Probably because I am a rookie. My first mistake was MDF. It cuts beautifully but it is messy. I won't cut any longer. I do have dust collection at the bottom of the saw but not on top. The whole one end of my shop is a mess. Everything has to be individually dusted. The dust is pervasive and very unhealthy. Rookie mistake was not having my blade perpendicular to the table. I was so used to using my 16" saw I never bothered checking my new saw. As a result some parts fit from the bottom and some from the top. The last piece partially fits from the top and partially from the bottom, therefore not fitting at all. Tomorrow I'll be picking up some Poplar and start over. I may do it in Pine. That would make it thicker. bobscroll, Lucky2, Sambo19 and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I been there and done that too.. which is why when doing puzzles.. I check the fit as I cut the pieces because no sense in continuing the cut... unless you really want that detail in the ornamental firewood stoney, OCtoolguy and BadBob 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 We all have made the same or similar mistakes and I still just keep making more. Part of the trip through life. Smile and move on. Sambo19, OCtoolguy and stoney 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I thought I made a mistake one time but I was wrong. Sambo19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 You bet Ray. My wife says the same thing. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 We all make mistakes. It's how we improve our craft. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) Mistakes can be prevented by experience. Experience is what we gain from making mistakes. I find that I never make the same mistake twice - I'm too busy making new ones Edited May 26, 2018 by tgiro bobscroll, OCtoolguy, stoney and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, tgiro said: Mistakes can be prevented by experience. Experience is what we gain from making mistakes. I find that I never make the same mistake twice - I'm too busy making new ones True. Very true. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 See other discussion about mdf here. Not a good choice for scrolling material. Solid woods is a better choice and poplar is a fine choice. learn as you go. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Rockytime said: You bet Ray. My wife says the same thing. So, I'm in good company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Sorry to here that,That stuff is not very forgiving.I used it once.Just once. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Cutting puzzles also requires frequent blades changes. Most rookies and even non rookies, myself included, tend to over use blades. As the blades dull we naturally tend to push which causes the blades to flex and thus not cutting perpendicular. This is especially turn in tight turns which your project has many of. Looking at that puzzle I would expect you to use at least two blades if not three. Sambo19, stoney, Joe W. and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 2 hours ago, NC Scroller said: Cutting puzzles also requires frequent blades changes. Most rookies and even non rookies, myself included, tend to over use blades. As the blades dull we naturally tend to push which causes the blades to flex and thus not cutting perpendicular. This is especially turn in tight turns which your project has many of. Looking at that puzzle I would expect you to use at least two blades if not three. This is a very true statement. You can get away with the overuse of a blade in most projects but puzzles the cuts need to be true. OCtoolguy and stoney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 If it wasn’t for mistakes I won’t have anything to do, RJ OCtoolguy and bobscroll 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo19 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 19 hours ago, Rockytime said: Three PM and I'm disgusted. At myself, who else. I made a rookie mistake. Probably because I am a rookie. My first mistake was MDF. It cuts beautifully but it is messy. I won't cut any longer. I do have dust collection at the bottom of the saw but not on top. The whole one end of my shop is a mess. Everything has to be individually dusted. The dust is pervasive and very unhealthy. Rookie mistake was not having my blade perpendicular to the table. I was so used to using my 16" saw I never bothered checking my new saw. As a result some parts fit from the bottom and some from the top. The last piece partially fits from the top and partially from the bottom, therefore not fitting at all. Tomorrow I'll be picking up some Poplar and start over. I may do it in Pine. That would make it thicker. Beautiful cutting and puzzle! I have made that mistake on intricate cuts too. Fortunately I was able to hand sand the piece that stuck until it fit, albiet tightly. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 I started over in pine. Table square with blade. Don't be economical with blades. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo19 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Rockytime said: I started over in pine. Table square with blade. Don't be economical with blades. That is one of my biggest problems, I'll have to set a timer or something to remind my cheap butt, not like they are pricey. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Just give it to the grand kid you dont like. lol OCtoolguy and Sambo19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 HaHa! I could never be that cruel. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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