Back at it!

[munzieb]

I'm back to scrolling after going through 55 years of stuff in the garage, attic and bedrooms. We had 2 garage sales in the last month and actually did pretty well. What we didn't sell, went to Goodwill or gifted. I have a Charles Dearing pattern I want to cut but I want to use up some of my baltic birch. I have 1/4" and 1/8" and I want to stack the pattern. Has anyone stack cut mixed wood sizes and would you do the 1/8" on top and 1/4" on bottom or vice versa?

[Wichman]

I have stack cut like this before. You want to place the hardest to cut on top. If the hardest is on the bottom, you can't tell if the bottom of the blade is tracking until you've finished cutting a section. With the hardest on top the bottom portion of the blade has an easier time of tracking. 

I've stack cut three layers of 5/16 wood, two layers of walnut, with one layer of oak on top. Cut like a charm.

[Scrappile]

I do it quite often with BB.  I now put the thickest on the bottom because the BB I get any more is pretty poor quality.  I'm afraid that with the chip out I get, if I put the thinnest on the bottom, I will lose some of the smaller pieces.  The most I will stack is up it 1/2" total.  Just me..

Edited May 24 by Scrappile

[Dan]

I agree with Paul. Although 1/8" BB is pretty strong I prefer it on the top especially when there are delicate cuts.