The router and a template is the only thing I found works for me for cutting shapes. The band saw with a good fence set up and some careful aligning, works quite well for resawing wood. I found that anything beyond a 1x6 is very difficult to keep straight!
----- Original Message ----- From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Scroll saws, band saws, cutting shapes So, it's possible to direct the plywood where you want it and still know where the blade is in relation to your hands and the lines? I've never tried a scrollsaw before. David ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Monitor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Scroll saws, band saws, cutting shapes Hi, Well I recently got one of the raised drawing boards and I have bin experimenting with it. What I bin doing is I draw a shape on a piece of paper using the raised drawing board and then I tape that on a piece of plywood and cut it out with my scroll saw. Well it works but it takes a lot of time and practice and lots and lots of sanding... Hope I can get better as time goes on and more times I do it the easier it seems to get.... ROB from Minnesota ----- Original Message ----- From: David Sexton To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Scroll saws, band saws, cutting shapes I have a delta unisaw, a jointer, plainer, drill press, router and router table. I'm wondering if some other tools will be worth buying. Here are a few random questions I have. Is a scrollsaw of any use to a blind person? Can a blind person resaw wood with a bandsaw? I'm tired of wasting wood! How do blind people cut out shapes. I could use a router and a template I suppose, but how do I cut a template? I've used a lathe duplicator to copy a template, can a blind person make freehand turnings? How about sharpening all sorts of tools? David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.6/795 - Release Date: 09-May-2007 15:07 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
