I am with Kevin on the blade tension. 1/8 inch seems quite loose. Also =
one problem I had when starting out was unconsciously pushing from the =
side of the stock into the blade instead of feeing the cuts from the =
front. I don't know if this makes any since but I am to tired to =
articulate it any better right now.
Puff

"Kevin Daly" wrote in message =
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I "think" I'm feeding the stock slow enough, but the blade still=20
bends and the cut starts to wander. Any suggestions?=20
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First question I have for you is what kind of blade are you using? As =
far as
the "right" tension, it should sound like a high "C"....think of it as =
tuning
the strings on a guitar. 1/8" side to side movement sounds like an =
awful lot
to me although I never measure it. My first thought is that your =
blade isn't
tensioned enough, not enough tension makes it virtually impossible to =
follow a
line. It's something you get a feel for with experience. Just takes =
lots of
practice, I've made a lot of nice scroll sawn firewood while learning.
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Hope this helps,
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Kevin Daly
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