Grampa's Harley

[amazingkevin]

Work work work ,just trying to keep up with cjswoodcrafts and i see it's not possiable .So i'll just have't to do what i can .I started this one before i foret to do it so when it's done i'll repost .In the mean time here's what i did in 47 minutes with a spiral.14.5" x 24".Will post again when finished :)The finished project cut time was 2hours and 16 minutes

[Vector01]

Always amazed on the details you get with the spiral blades. Clean and clear cuts. Great job

[amazingkevin]

Thank you ART for the kind words. Who would have thought that i would fall in love with the spirals that i hated with a passion.You acually become part of the machine.I'm amazed how the slightest nudge moves the blade where you want it to go.Lot's of times i hold with both hands on one side of the project to steer it ,all depends.cutting a straight line forwards or backwards is fun.The time you spent spining ,spining ,spining the project with flat blades is history now.Super long cuts,or small jobs ,like ornaments i'll still use flat blades.

[harleyguy]

Great work. I too cut with spiral blades as I do alot of fish work. What blades do you use? I have tried both 41 and 46 with so so success. Any help would be appreciated. Most of my work is stack cut 1/4 sandply.

[harleyguy]

Great work. I too cut with spiral blades as I do alot of fish work. What blades do you use? I have tried both 41 and 46 with so so success. Any help would be appreciated. Most of my work is stack cut 1/4 sandply.

[amazingkevin]

Hi billy ,it's been since november 2010 that i cut this one .Can't remember which spiral i used at that time.sorry.I barely remember doing this on but the pattern does looks familiar.You brought back memories!spirals are the ticket for doing a job like this .i carry all sizes of spirals and if not doing what i want i switch,only after i wear out the one i started with.thanks for the polished words .Gives me a fat head everytime,lol

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very nicely done Kevin. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

DW

[keefie]

What am I doing wrong?? I can see the attatchments as text eg:

 

but I can't see the pictures.

 

Keith.

[Fab4]

Hi Keith:

I'm thinking the post is too old to view anything

Fab4

[keefie]

Thanks Fab4, I was just looking around trying to find my way about here, didn't think of looking at when it was posted lol.

 

Keith

[amazingkevin]

I do know that if you find my name in the old gallery here you can see all the work I did since 2009.the Harley will be there.thanks for looking!I'd love for travis to conglomerate the old and new gallerys toethere so I can clean them up and organize them now that I understand more about what to do .

Edited July 1, 2013 by amazingkevin

[amazingkevin]

the picture is in the old gallery,i'm waiting since January for travis to merge the to gallerys together,he a busy guy and am grateful for all he's done to get us where we are today .it'll happen .That's why so many posts don't have pictures if you go in the old gallery and find amazingkevin youl find all the work I've done since 2009 enjoy.i'm on the lap top now and the workhorse pc has the picture of the Harley in it.At this time I can't run both for security reasons.i'm in a new shop and need to feel out the surroundings .I don't want to lose the pc with 12,000 patterns .

Edited July 1, 2013 by amazingkevin

[Fab4]

Thanks for the reply Kevin

Never thought of the old gallery

Having the old gallery around is great

I know having them in one place is better but you can still view the older posts

Pictures are showing up now

Great job, by the way

Fab4

[bobscroll]

It's coming on well Kevin, Thanks for showing, Bob

P.S. Kevin you want to back up your patterns, As I

lost all my stuff on my last computer earlier this

year, As usual I came to turn my computer on ?

Nothing happened, Lost the lot  .

[amazingkevin]

Thanks for the info Bobscroll I don't know whats wrong with me why I don'back it up ,I uess because I don't know how .this should be my one and only priority.you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink is how that goes,lol

[lawson56]

2 Thumbs Up! Awesome job.!

[keefie]

Well I don't know what's changed, but I can see the pics now, they're great, I still don't know how you manage to cut them so fast, but you doing a great job.

I still don't like spirals, and I've never managed to cope with them, but it's a part of scrolling I must learn so I've ordered some FD new spirals from Mikes workshop to practice with.

 

Keefie.

[amazingkevin]

On the very thin spirals be very gentel tightening them .the will break quick with to much tightness so just snug is fine ,and slow the speed down.you can really get some milage from the spirals but there's a lot of tria and error in learnin the ropes with them.They made a believer out of me.  

[keefie]

You say slow the speed down, but on a lot of other posts about spirals they say crank the speed up.  I'm just starting a clock that must be cut with spirals, I'll try both ways and let you know which works for me.

 

 

Keefie

[Ron Johnson]

Nicely done Kevin. I have never used spirals. Interesting blade to maybe try.

[amazingkevin]

Thanks everybody ,you make my day with the generous comments.!

[grampa]

Great job Kevin looks spot on...........paul

[browders]

I'm impressed. I'm pretty sure that given 47 minutes and a spiral blade I would end up with a large pile of sawdust and three fewer fingers. 

[amazingkevin]

Yeah try both ways keefie ,see what works for you

[amazingkevin]

Ron,don't be discouraged they are a joy once you understand them.