Thank you for sharing your video with us & your knowledge! Question though, if you are cutting a section out at a certain angle all the way around it, what difference does it make as to where on the line you start your cut and also what difference does it make with the direction you are cutting it at? Thank you in again and thank you in advance for your response!!
Where to start the cut: Usually the drill hole to start the cut is slightly bigger than your blade. So making the drill hole in a corner if there’s one tends to hide it. Direction of angled cut: Once you get your blade at an angle to the piece of wood, you need to undercut in the direction you want the wood to fall. To see it for yourself drill a couple of oversized 1/8 inch holes in a quarter inch piece of wood. Angle your blade and cut one clockwise and the other one counterclockwise. One will fall down into the wood while the other one will rise up.
The number one most important thing about pumping the air is not to blow the line clear so you can see the direction of the cut. The number one reason is to keep the scroll saw blade from overheating so it doesn’t break. Trust me I know.
I will glue them in with super glue, or epoxy or white/yellow glue depending on how fast I need it finished. Sometimes I’ll tack it in with super glue then brush on the varnish to add more strength.
The aluminum tube (could be a bendie straw ) is to blow the dust AWAY from me. Before I put them on, my chest and lap would be covered in dust. I have a strong small fan mounted on my ceiling that I aim at my lathe when I turn(and when I use my scroll saw. I roll my lathe to just outside my garage door and the fan wind blows dust and some turnings out.
Sometimes a tooth pic (or whittled piece of wood) or I make a putty from the woods sawdust mixed with glue. Sometimes the hole can be placed so it’s not too noticeable. If you can use a real small blade the hole can be real small.
