On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:26:14 GMT, Toller wrote:

"Ignoramus19901" wrote in message
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I have a need to make neat round holes in plywood, from 1.75 to maybe 5-6
inches in diameter. That's not for a woodworking project, it is to
make guides for plasma cutting.

I have a relatively nice Ryobi scroll saw that uses pinned blades.

What I found out was that making sure that the curvature of the cut
was constant, was kind of difficult.

I would like to know if there are any "secrets" of scroll saw cutting,
that I am neglecting.

My feeling is that I should look for a blade that is not as "deep"
(deep meaning dimension along the line that is being cut, can be also
thought of as width of the blade).

Any other suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

Don't know nothing about no scroll saws, but I just had to make some 6"
holes for a dog feeder. I bought a cutter that goes in a drill press from
HolePro. Not cheap, but quick, easy, and accurate.



Thanks, I will check it out.

Meanwhile, I tried "narrower" 18.5 TPI blades (not sure of the proper
terminology), and these worked much much better. I also tried a
slightly different hand technique. My last hole is almost good enough.

i