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Daily TipWhen using a spiral blade you will need to adjust the way you cut your corners to accurately follow the lines on the pattern. There are a few differences you will need to be aware of when using a spiral, one of them is that you will need to approach corners differently to help with your accuracy. When cutting an inside corner you will actually need to undercut the lines to follow them as closely as possible. the reason for this is the unique way a spiral cuts. because it cuts on all sides you will need to stop cutting the pattern line as soon as the cutting edge on the blade reaches the very edge of the line, then start feeding in the new direction and you will find that you have cut the corner exactly as it was drawn. To cut an outside corner you will need to overcut the lines to keep from cutting into the area of the pattern that should stay. Again, the unique cutting action on the blade makes it so that you will actually need to cut past the line until you reach the back of the spiral before feeding in the new direction. Once you start feeding in the new direction you will find that that back edge is what is following the line and that's the reason you had to overcut. The kerf of a spiral may not be all that thick, but if you don't cut your corners differently, that little thickness can be the difference between a successful cutting and designer firewood. |
