Best Saw for Pen work

[RMckin5324]

I'm wondering what would be the best type of saw to use for pen work. I have a scroll saw but have a lot of Corian to cut and I don't know how it'll do.

Happy New Year - Thanks
--Rick McKinney
Medfield, MA

 

[jttheclockman]

I'm wondering what would be the best type of saw to use for pen work. I have a scroll saw but have a lot of Corian to cut and I don't know how it'll do.

Happy New Year - Thanks
--Rick McKinney
Medfield, MA

Piece of cake. Corian is a plastic. No need to be so precise when cutting blanks. I see alot of people spending big money on miniture saws to cut blanks. Maybe if you are doing segmenting with it but just to cut to length you can use any saw. Even a hand miter saw. Good luck.

 

[PenMan1]

JT is right. You can make pen blanks with any old saw. Perhaps, the most "bang for you buck" today is a table saw.

You can buy a contractor's table saw for about $200. With a decent shop made pen sled (see rherrell posts), you can do just about anything EXCEPT sculpted segments with that rig. If you MUST do sculpted sets you can add a cheap scroll saw for under $125.

As I am sure you have already sumized, you can spend as much or as little as you want on this hobby.

 

[mrcook4570]

I use my bandsaw more than my other saws for pen related work.

 

[mranum]

This what I use most of the time, but then again I'm sort of a hand tool nut too. Its very accurate too.:wink: Cost me $20 at an estate sale.

 

[Polarys425]

I use my bandsaw more than my other saws for pen related work.

+1 for ther bandsaw. I use mine alot making pens. The table saw on the other hand usually sits and collects all the dust, and sometimes looks like a storage table.

 

[stolicky]

I like to use a small bandsaw for small, pen blank related, cuts.

A table saw is definitely more universal, just be careful. If you are looking to do any kind of accurate cutting, or repeatability, you are probably going to need to invest some time into building jigs to help (and be safer).

 

[nava1uni]

I think that a band saw is the most versatile saw that I own. I own a table saw, but like others I use my table saw for most things like cutting blanks, cutting logs down the middle for other types of turning, making jigs etc. I have put a good fence on my bandsaw, use a good blade and tune it regularly so it runs like a dream.

 

[CV Wood]

Bandsaw is my tool of choice when cutting pen blanks. Before I had a bandsaw I used my cross cut tenon saw.

 

[Timbo]

I use my band saw for most of my general blank cutting. I use the table saw when I need more precision. Corian is not all plastic, it has a lot of mineral content...its hard on blades. I have a dedicated cheap thin kerf table saw blade that I use for Corian.