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Anyone ever tried using a scroll saw to remove waste in dovetails. Seems like it might be a good idea
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My dovetails do not have a waist to remove, but a friend who does marqutery uses her scroll saw to cut them. I can see using one to remove waste if I had a bunch of them-particularly if tearout is an issue.
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Seems to me a coping saw would be easier.
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Coping saw is really tough for me , my right hand is serious impaired.
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Did it as a personal practice idea a few times. My thought was it would be a quick way for my skill set to cut out the waste, but then do some fine cleanup with a paring chisel in the corners. So-so opinion for it. A better scroll saw and a good eye might do a better job, considering this was just a practice effort.
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what size kerf does your saw leave? If it's wide enough to allow easy entrance for the saw blade it could make it simple.
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Never done that but --- try it. For you, time is not the major consideration. The scroll saw will give you a true perpendicular cut which is darn hard to get with coping saw then you clean up with a paring chisel. It should really pay off with small/short pieces. Longer and wider pieces will be a bear to wressel with. Good luck.
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For removing waste on tails, probably. For pins, I'm not sure if your scroll saw will have enough tilt to get into the corners. You may need to add a wedge to make up that angle. Given you've mentioned your impaired hand, are you wanting to use the scroll saw to remove all the waste - no followup with a chisel? If that's the case, you will need a very steady feed to ensure a good fit. I haven't tried it, but I don't see any reason it couldn't work as long as you address the issues I pointed out.
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Yep - if you do scroll sawing then it's no big deal. I still leave the line. Just take your time like any thing on the SS.
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