Miniature wood working tool questions??
Many years ago I bought some fancy wood pieces with the intention of trying to make a couple of sets of handgun grips. These wood pieces measure around 5 inches long and about 2 to 2 1/2 inches square on the end. All these years later I still have these pieces. I'm thinking about trying to make some very pretty Christian crosses. I just can't figure out what I need to cut these into pieces 3/16th inch thick. That 3/16 inch could easily change after I cut a few pieces and see what I think of that measurement.
Do I need a hand tool or some type of power tool?? A very, very fine, thin saw blade perhaps, with some type of jig to help make the cuts?? So what do I need to make some small wooden Christian crosses maybe a max of 2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches across?
I have good quality big tools but know nothing about something small enough to do what I'm talking about. Any advice would be appreciated!!
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US Military Guy does some outstanding woodworking. I would suggest to ask him for advice.
Here's an example,in this thread, of the work he does.
New keypad is installed on the safe,, — GunBroker.com Member Forums
oldmagic is another,but hardly shows up here anymore.
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I would think a band saw with fine teeth would get you started?
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I've got a much older, all metal, version of this and it works well for every hardwood I've put it to.
It helps on thin cuts if you secure the wood with a clamp of some type.
You might search used tools online for a good price.
CRAFTSMAN Mitre Saw, Adjustable Angle (CMHT20800) - - Amazon.com
CRAFTSMAN Mitre Saw, Adjustable Angle (CMHT20800) - - Amazon.comedit: not recommending that saw, just an example.
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I recommend using a bandsaw to rip it to thickness then roughing the cross out and finishing it up on a spindle sander. I do things like your wanting on my jet bandsaw. I also have a powermatic planner and jointer for other projects.
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montanajoe: 31547926002459/comments/31547971466011
US Military Guy does some outstanding woodworking. I would suggest to ask him for advice.
Here's an example,in this thread, of the work he does.
New keypad is installed on the safe,, — GunBroker.com Member Forums
oldmagic is another,but hardly shows up here anymore.
Thanks for the shout out.
My advice might get rather long winded so I will make it is another post.
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With reference to the original post and my suggestion . . . it looks like I might be a little late, but I have the same suggestion others have given.
Use a band saw.
You are cutting some fairly small pieces. Any type of saw with a circular blade will be very dangerous (without some type of jig or fixture to hold your work). That is not to say that you won't be safe using a band saw. It is just a less aggressive machine with slower blade speed. That being said - you will probably notice that most of your grocery stores with a meat section use a band saw to cut the meat. Consider your fingers to be "meat" and you will get the idea.
The absolutely best machine - in my opinion - to get the thickness you are trying to achieve will be a panel sander. It is rather like a planer except it uses sandpaper instead of knives. My Performax will easily handle your 5 inch x 2 inch x 3/16 inch material. It will sand to the thickness thinner than a credit card and you won't lose fingers. If necessary, you can use double faced tape to hold your material to a larger piece of material as you run it through the machine.
Of course, the "traditional" machine to use for this si
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OK. What happened to my post?
It was such a really good post, but it looks like only a small part of it made it.
I don't think my Windows XP machine with a pop-up blocker likes this forum.
Just send me a PM.
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A good variable speed scroll saw with a round cutting blade that allows for cuts in all directions is a good thing for small woodworking projects. Also the machine needs to have an easy way of changing the blades. (some are a pain to just change a blade)
Add a good small table type light that can be aimed down at the work piece.
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How about some projects like this?
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