RipCat Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 hi all, just discovered this site in my searching, great idea! From Australia here, where scrolling is a hobby very much in its infancy; materials and supplies difficult to find locally, thank god for the internet! I discovered the scrollsaw hobby quite by accident when a friend told me about a book that I went hunting for, and discovered another book about segmentation. Managed to find a cheapy scrollsaw from Aldi of all places. Was good enough to get me going, but soon realised the limitations of pinned blades and other drawbacks. Upgraded to a DeWalt 788 (had to order one from New Zealand of all places; at the time, the only other option available in this country was a Hegner... a bit beyond my budget--at least according to my wife!--) and been happy ever since. Got a handle on segmentation and fretwork OK, just starting out on the intarsia now... a bit daunting getting those 'perfect' cuts. Not quite there yet, but I do tend to be over-ambitious and start on complex things! Now trying to work out how to fix/hide not quite accurate cuts... some pieces seem close enough to not need a re-cut, but do need a better fit... help and advice is most welcome! Regards to all from a new addict, Rippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi Rippy and welcome to the village. Intarsia can be very time consuming and frustrating with getting everything to fit just right. Don't give up. The biggest thing that I have found is to make sure all the edges are square(blade didn't cut on an angle) that helps alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipCat Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi Clayton, thanks for the welcome. My problem is cutting on the lines! Squaring is OK, I generally can manage that, but I do waver off the lines a bit. Experimenting with different blades at the moment... I'm very used to size 2/0 blades for what i've been doing so far, and has been a big mind shift to switch to larger blades; I tend to use #3 blades at the moment, might need to go to #5 for greater accuracy. cheers Rippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Rippy, when I'm cutting out my intarsia i use a # 5 and a # 7 especially if I'm cutting thicker wood. The Jesus I just finished(makes 9 of them) I use 1"thick walnut. The # 7 cuts through it pretty well. Not sure if this is the "correct blade" but it works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blame Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 welcome to the village ripcat glad to see you here cant wait to see some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Welcome to the Village, Rippy! We're glad to have you on board. ... but I do tend to be over-ambitious and start on complex things!... I completely understand this statement! LOL...I've never done intarsia before, so I thought I'd start a project that has 265 pieces in it! I'm having a great time with it, though. I'm not an accurate cutter either, but I'm OK with it. I'm really enjoying using woods I don't normally have access to. I have been using a #5 for most of my cutting. I seem to have better control with it on the thicker wood. But the wood I'm using probably doesn't go much beyond 5/8". Anyway, we'd love to see some of your work. You can set up a User Gallery to show off a little (you can find a tutorial here). Jump on in and have some fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipCat Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow, what a welcome! Thanks everybody.... and yes, I think my blade choice is too small for the wood and accuracy I need, erm, want! Will take some pics and get a gallery happening. cheers all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 welcome rippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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