Dan Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 My son picked up 3 used Craftsman scroll saws yesterday. All of them have something wrong but all have different problems but they were free. He asked me to look at them and see if we could make at least one good one. I replaced the switch on one this morning and now the motor works. The linkage for the lower arm is missing so I think we can have one good one. I will have me son work with me on this as he should learn a little about the saw. If we get another one working I may buy it from him for a backup saw. Scrolling Steve and Lucky2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I think you have a winner there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Good luck Dan......Hope you can make at least one work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 My son picked up 3 used Craftsman scroll saws yesterday. All of them have something wrong but all have different problems but they were free. He asked me to look at them and see if we could make at least one good one. I replaced the switch on one this morning and now the motor works. The linkage for the lower arm is missing so I think we can have one good one. I will have me son work with me on this as he should learn a little about the saw. If we get another one working I may buy it from him for a backup saw. Pig in a poke,lol Much easyier to work on those than a dewalt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Merry Thanksgiving! Good deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Sounds like a nice father and son project Dan, good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) What a deal! Nothing to lose except some time and a lot to gain! Good Luck! I have made parts for saws before! Edited November 26, 2015 by rjR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I LOVE FREE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Seems that your son's got an eye for a good deal. Enjoy your fixing time together. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Congratulations and Good Luck!Please keep us posted on the project. God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 What an excellent way to get the next generation involved. Great going. This ought to be an interesting time for you two. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 We got one saw to work but it petered out whike cutting some 1/4 inch ply. Probably the motor controller. It's not worth the money to fix so we may save it for parts. We took one out of the box and reconnected the covers and it seems to work fine. My guess is it won't last long. But at least he has one to play with for a while. All of them are covers with rust so I showed him how to clean it. bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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