Robert R

Now that is the third time I've heard "try stacking three layers" but how does one attach the layers to not misalign them while cutting?

Beautiful project! May I ask what you use to affix your pattern to the wood.

That's not a bad idea, just looked and there is still flat left at that distance and if you cut ¼" a lot, yep, I'm going to try that.

I feel there is always room for improvement, given that, I feel pretty good about this one and in my case slower is better. I still need practice in turns even when I'm going real slow. LOL I have some solid on order, not sure when it will arrive.

OK, so I did another project, this time I tried to implement many of the suggestions that were given to me. Mainly, I slowed both the speed and myself down and I changed blades often (just ordered another group of blades. Please comment again, they are truly welcome. This time I used walnut ply, did not find solid walnut, yet.

Yes, I have noticed that. Thanks

Rolf, I used a #3 Pegas from BearWoods, Reverse Skip

OK, so a lot of great suggestions to consider, actually I'll consider all of them. I'll start with slowing both speed of the machine and my push speed, cause, I know I push too hard. It's not right to think this, but I figured the faster I went the straighter the line would be, but them I would come to that corner or circle and I'd slow way down, so go figure why I figured I had to go fast in the first place. The magnifier with light should be a big help, I have found myself with my glasses I'd say almost nose to blade holder to see what I was doing. I am thinking the jumping is coming when I lighten up so much holding it. One of the biggest things I need to change the blade more often, I think I've been trying to use one blade for an entire cutting, that really made a difference this morning when I put the fresh blade in. So, I thinking I need to go back out and do some more cutting and trying to put all I've learned so far together. Thank you. Don't stop I'll take any knowledge you all can give me. Oh, the wood I've been working with so far is Light Premium MBF as the Baltic Birch I had been using had voids in it.

All things I would not have thought of, at least as of to date. I will keep these in mind, and my wife has a lighter magnifier on a stand and I don't think she uses it. I will have to borrow it, she won't notice.

Any and all criticism would be truly accepted, I want to be better at this.

Are you saying that you start out cutting at 50-75% at machine cutting speed and then speed up cutting the additional as your blade dulls? I have been using my machine on full speed for everything I've been doing, it seems any slower and the wood wants to jump and it is more accurate at higher speeds.

I had to take a second look, first one was nice horse, scrolled down reading then went right back up to look again, and I saw it. Clever, I like that.

I feel paste wax is the best option to go with. I've been using it on my table saw and sander table as well, for years.

Funny you say that, I also like to put it in the bottom clamp first, and with my machine I've been able to do that. It just seems to line up better that way.

that would do fit for me as well, but that I have not seen. I'm about to go out and see how a new blade feels as opposed to my yesterdays blade. Ok, so the last 5 hours I've been having fun and YES, a new blade really makes a difference. I even had the blades to use, but you all gave me a good sense of what to look for. I changed blades twice sense I restarted this morning, I guess three times as I put a spiral blade in for some of it. I'll try to add my practice project when I'm done here.