Scoring for straight lines

[munzieb]

Wondering if anyone has tried this yet? I'm fairly good at cutting straight lines with the scroll saw but I thought I would try an experiment. I have a project with several long straight lines and laid a straight edge on them and scored them with an exacto knife. If I'm doing better or more complicated projects I use semi-gloss card stock. The exacto knife cuts a good groove. For long thin lines I use a 3/0 puzzle blade and the groove helped the blade track a little straighter. Has anyone tried this method and did it work for them?

[Frank Pellow]

I have tried it, and it did work for me.

[new2woodwrk]

I have not tried it but now that I know about it I will remember to try that! Thanks

[Rockytime]

On 9/24/2018 at 2:04 PM, munzieb said:

<SNIP> If I'm doing better or more complicated projects I use semi-gloss card stock. <SNIP>

I didn't understand about the card stock. What do you do with it?

[munzieb]

8 hours ago, Rockytime said:

I didn't understand about the card stock. What do you do with it?

Rocky, When I have a larger print to cut, I go to the UPS Store. This print was 14 x17. They have different types of paper and card stock is one of them. It's thicker and the semi-gloss texture allows the dust to blow off easier. 3 of these prints cost $1.03! For high detail patterns I use scrolleronline contact paper. It has the best adheasion but alot more expensive.

[Scrappile]

I have tried the scoring with the Xacto knife and it does work.  Another thing I do along this type of tip, when I have some piece that has "veining" that needs to be cut and I want the kerf to be thicker than a flat blade width, I cut the veins with a flat blade and them re-cut them with a spiral blade.  The spiral seem to easily follow the cut line.  Much easier than trying to widen the kerf with the flat blade.

[Rockytime]

6 hours ago, munzieb said:

Rocky, When I have a larger print to cut, I go to the UPS Store. This print was 14 x17. They have different types of paper and card stock is one of them. It's thicker and the semi-gloss texture allows the dust to blow off easier. 3 of these prints cost $1.03! For high detail patterns I use scrolleronline contact paper. It has the best adheasion but alot more expensive.

Thank you. I knew here was something I was missing.

[Frank Pellow]

11 hours ago, Scrappile said:

I have tried the scoring with the Xacto knife and it does work.  Another thing I do along this type of tip, when I have some piece that has "veining" that needs to be cut and I want the kerf to be thicker than a flat blade width, I cut the veins with a flat blade and them re-cut them with a spiral blade.  The spiral seem to easily follow the cut line.  Much easier than trying to widen the kerf with the flat blade.

Good tip about the wider kerf using a spiral blade.  I will definitely try that.

[heppnerguy]

I also discovered the second cut with a spiral and found it worked great for me. When I was visiting with Scrappile a few months ago, I mentioned to him and he told me then that he too, does that. I thought I had discovered something no one else knew about but when I go to Paul about something new, it is always  old hat to him. But  at least I keep learning things here in the village and from others I am acquainted with. 

I have never heard about the Exacto knife  trick. Wish I would have known about it when I cut my Eiffel Tower, might have been a big help to me. 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Woodrush]

I have also used this with success 

[ShadowB6]

Wow, what a great tip. I will definitely ty doing this.

[Woodrush]

I do it with a pencil and find it works better then the knife

[redwine]

I too have done this but instead  of using an Xacto knife I use a marking knife that is made for that specific purpose. The marking knife will not  wonder off when it comes to some hard grain. The Xacto thin blade has a tendency to move off line when that happens.

Erv