Chippygeoff
Established Member
Hi Everyone.
This is a follow on from my previous post. I have decided to go for the SIP scroll saw, I saw one in the flesh the other day, a couple of reservations, I did not like the look of the tensioner, looked a bit flimsy and awkward to get to, comments from other users would be welcome. The other small gripe is the blade holders and like most of the mid range saws now it is an allen key job and as I will be doing a fair bit of pierced work a bit of a pain but I will only have to undo the top one each time which I suppose is a blessing in some respects. Apart from that it looks okay. I don't know if anyone has come up with a butterfly nut or maybe a large knurled knob for fixing the blades, the guy in the shop said if i went for this option the blade would keep popping out and the allen key was the best way in the end.
Now here is the reason for submitting this. I have no idea at all about blades. I understand Olsen are among the best so I will go for those. I do not understand the terminology used. There are different skips and then there are reverse blades as well as different sizes of teeth etc. I will using plain end blades as well so no pins. Basically I will be cutting animal shapes out to begin with and maybe a few animal five or six piece jigsaws from half to 3/4 thick hardwoods like Ash, Elm, Lime and Sycamore. I would like to end up with a fine a finish as possible to minimise hand sanding and i don't mind buying a few different types of blades but I would greatly appreciate some guidance on this please and would greatly benefit from members experience. Many thanks.
Geoff.
This is a follow on from my previous post. I have decided to go for the SIP scroll saw, I saw one in the flesh the other day, a couple of reservations, I did not like the look of the tensioner, looked a bit flimsy and awkward to get to, comments from other users would be welcome. The other small gripe is the blade holders and like most of the mid range saws now it is an allen key job and as I will be doing a fair bit of pierced work a bit of a pain but I will only have to undo the top one each time which I suppose is a blessing in some respects. Apart from that it looks okay. I don't know if anyone has come up with a butterfly nut or maybe a large knurled knob for fixing the blades, the guy in the shop said if i went for this option the blade would keep popping out and the allen key was the best way in the end.
Now here is the reason for submitting this. I have no idea at all about blades. I understand Olsen are among the best so I will go for those. I do not understand the terminology used. There are different skips and then there are reverse blades as well as different sizes of teeth etc. I will using plain end blades as well so no pins. Basically I will be cutting animal shapes out to begin with and maybe a few animal five or six piece jigsaws from half to 3/4 thick hardwoods like Ash, Elm, Lime and Sycamore. I would like to end up with a fine a finish as possible to minimise hand sanding and i don't mind buying a few different types of blades but I would greatly appreciate some guidance on this please and would greatly benefit from members experience. Many thanks.
Geoff.