Main > Woodworking

A little woodworking expertise?

(1/3) > >>

Effayy:
Hey all! Long time no see....err.... yeah.

I've been away from the forum for many months, mostly due to the fact that my arcade project had to be put on hold due to lack-of-workshop issues (the garage held our summer car all winter long).  So instead of fuelling my depression by reading the forums and finding out all the cool stuff you've been able to do while I wait until summer, I decided to fill my time with World of Warcraft.  (Oh, and yes, it's as addictive as they say).

That said, the car is about to be mobile again which means I can get back to building!

One small stumbling block, however, is that I need a rather complex shape cut out for decoration.  I'm quite the woodworking newbie so when I was told a bandsaw would do the trick, I had a feeling that this one task in particular may be something I could bribe someone to help with for a few beer... Hmm? :cheers:

That being said, if you happen to live in or near Ottawa, Canada and you happen to own a bandsaw and know how it works, please let me know. :)  I'm chomping at the bit to get my cabinet completed this summer.

- Effayy

rwhip41:
Would a jigsaw work for you?

Effayy:

--- Quote from: rwhip41 on March 27, 2006, 11:22:54 pm ---Would a jigsaw work for you?

--- End quote ---

No unfortnately this is a little too complex for what a jigsaw can do I believe.  Many small wavy lines, and tight corners.  Thanks for the suggestion though.

- Effayy

sodapopinski:
You can buy portable bandsaws at a reasonable price. Alberta is a little too far away

rwhip41:
But a jig saw can cut on curvier lines than a band saw. One advantage of a bandsaw is that it will make straight cuts from top to bottom, whereas a jig saw's blade has a tendency to bend if you really push it around tight curves. There are ways around this...just as there are the same ways around making really tight curves with a band saw...lots of perpendicular cuts for relief or cutting in at different angles to the tangency of your curve.

A scroll saw is like a jig saw, but the blade is attached from both ends and it has a non-moving table (like a band saw), so the blade bending is a non-issue. So..in terms of making tight or really curvy cuts, I would use...in order...a scroll saw, a jig saw, or a band saw. A jig saw is really a portable scroll saw.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page