JTTHECLOCKMAN

if you are looking at the Dewalt and the HF Bauer, they are 2 different saw designs so be aware of this. You are not comparing apples with apples. yes they have double link cutting arms but look at table size. Look at tilting arm as opposed to tilting table and it may not come into play in your mind now but can later. Look at ease of arm raising. Look at room under the table for blade changing and how easy it is to do. Play with each machine. Look at warrenty. look at any other options given. Look at ease of blade tightening system. Good luck

https://baileigh.com/woodworking/

It was when they first started out made in the USA all tools. I know this for fact because they use to come to woodworking shows and sell their products and touted the fact they were USA made. I remember when they first hit the scene. The link I first supplied stated that. The second link shows that the company was sold to JPW tools so they can now be made anywhere. As mentioned it looks exactly like a Jet with a different paint job. Same price range too. best I can find.

Well now I did a little more digging and it seems that that company has been sold and is now part of the JPW industries which makes Jets stuff and many others. So it could very well be a clone off assembly line in Tawain. The first link I posted has no date on it so they started out with good intentions but $$$ took over. https://shoptoolreviews.com/news/jpw-industries-acquires-baileigh-industrial/35648/ I read this https://www.toolsadvisor.org/where-is-baileigh-equipment-made/

They are a USA company out of Wisconsin. They started in 1999. They are well known in metal and woodworking world of tools. All their tools are made in the USA including that scrollsaw. I would buy this one over Bauer or Grizzly if looking for that type saw. Cheap is not always the point of purchase. Easy to get parts here. https://www.toolsadvisor.org/where-are-baileigh-tools-made/

Stay as far away from that object whatever it is. https://www.toolboxbuzz.com/power-tools/saws/rockwell-bladerunner-review-model-rk7320/ Look at the thread recently started First Scrollsaw. It may help you too.

Beautiful job. Well done. There is some time there for sure but well worth it. thanks for showing.

But and this is a big BUT the used market opens more possibilities than what people realize. We all want new but that does not mean best for the budget. Just saying. Everyone has to make their own choices for sure. But look with your eyes wide open.

If that be the case I feel sorry for owners of these type saws. To have to take apart a saw to grease bearings is beyond my comprehension. I guess that is why the top of the line saws are worth more. In all my years and many hours on my RBI saws I have never had to grease bearings. The only parts I replaced was that front tension lever because the cam wears down but very easy fix. The other thing is that plastic blade holder clip under the table. I replaced with a piece of spring steel. Well good luck to all with these type saws.

I watched that video and have to say I do not know what speed he was cutting at but that saw sounded clunky. That was not a good sound. Now maybe if he speeds it up some it would go away but he had no problem cutting a thick piece of cherry at the speed he was cutting at so I assumed that was what he is accustomed to. The Pegas blade clamps would be a huge upgrade also on that saw. I guess you can call this a midlevel saw because the design fits in that category. Does it hold up, time will tell like with all saws. Needs to be proven. The warranty is what will drive this saw I believe. That back pin has to go. Just use a block of wood. You start putting pulleys and things like that you now can cause a problem when trying to spin large pieces. Has anyone looked at saws that basically come off the same line as to that pin. Do those saws use it too. I know Dewalt did not. Might even be able to use the Jim Dandy easy lift bar Dewalt used. Good luck to those purchasing these and after about 500 hours report back to us.

If it were me the Bauer is too new and I would see getting the Dewalt. There are pros and cons for all the saws you list but agree the Dremel is the one to stay away from. But the Bauer has a good warrenty so may want to go that way. Heft is a good thing so that helps.

Zero clearance top will not prevent tearout on bottom at all. You get no support after a few cuts because that slot or hole opens quickly because of the flex in the blade. You are better off using reverse tooth blades. They do help but need to watch if you make an auxiliary table top that if too thick it cancels out those reverse teeth and they do not work.

Yea I guess we can teach ourselves new tricks. I just found bottom feeding no problem and it was quick and efficient for me.

I believe it is all in what you learned on. I always learned on bottom feeder saws so I find it very easy to thread blade and install in top clamp in seconds. Being able to se where to place blade in clamp is a huge advantage to me. No older Hawk saws can not be bottom fed. Neither the Hegners. I had a Dewalt for awhile and tried top feeding and that was a disaster. Fiddling under the table to find the clamp and making sure it is all the way in was a pain. I like to see what I am doing. That is why I broke very few blades.

I used clear acrylic and adhered it with double sided tape. Did that many years ago and it stood the test of time. It allows for easy movement of the project and can be waxed if need be. As far as zero clearance. I cut the opening small but it is not exact. No need for that. The blade will enlarge the hole over time because of the flex in it. I made it a little larger than the top to accommodate larger projects so they will not fall off the ends when spinning to cut. I found out right away I need that when I started cutting out my larger mirrors. I did this to both saws. I did not like the metal tables because the wood does not slide well because they way they are finished. I found the acrylic is not too slippery and still allows for good control of the piece but the more experienced you get the faster you turn the pieces and that is what I liked about the material. Got plexiglass from Home Depot in window dept.

That could be someone's homemade version. Easy to do with the right parts and a little knowledge. Just get one of the others making sure you have what you want.

Never ran into that problem. Always something to do in the shop. I am not one for maintenance so that is out. Never touched my scrollsaw for maintenance in my life time. I have run those saws plenty of hours over the years. If you call vac the dust up then yes that is what I do. I do have alot of home projects still going on. Come this winter I will get back into making pens. Love that. Scrollsaw days are just about nonexistent any more.

They do run crazy sales every once in awhile and you just need to be aware or have it bookmarked and watched. That is a good price.

Put me down for light also. The dark stain just drags down the vibrant colors of the glass. Let the glass do the talking. Nice job.

I like the idea of different colored rings. I have this pattern thanks to Denny but have not gotten around to trying it out. I have a few ideas of my own. Nice work.

Just another example of technology that is intended for convivence and more ease of use. But it too has created problems which is in the battery end as far as disposal and wearing down. Yes recharging has its place in total power consumption numbers

Led has definitely helped save energy on the back end. But did they factor in the making of the components. Changing filament and fluorescent lighting is much simpler than installation of solar panels and making of electric cars. No argument there that LED lighting saves energy. It also gives the user many more choices as to where to use and colors and things like that. Fixtures are so much more compact. This technology is still changing though. Went from the curly bulbs to the almost same configuration bulbs as we all grew to know. You see now alot of the what is basically called Jacob Ladder light bulbs or science fiction looking bulbs with the gold filaments. But there are so many other designs too. Compact electronics will continue to save energy. We see it in many things. Nano technology is the future as well as the present.

But you have to remember what the whole idea behind this green technology is. Save the planet from ourselves. Are we actually doing that?

Yes this comes close to running up to the political lines so I will not push it but can tell you as I said before with LED lights. Every new technology comes with its own set of problems. I have installed miles of solar panels on solar panel farms as well as on top of many factory roofs which seem to be a great place because they are out of site and those roofs are dead space anyway. But there are so many problems that come up with the installation no matter where they are put and they still are developing newer versions all the time so the ones installed become outdated and lose percentage of power every year. Electric cars is a joke where they put the horse before the cart. The electric grid can not sustain the totals of those cars they propose in the time limits. As I mentioned every part weather on a solar panel or electric car or wind turbine was made using fossil fuels so the irony is somewhat laughable. Weather it be electric cars or solar panel or other environmentally used projects does not fit all areas of the world. Alternatives are needed for sure but at what cost. I will not be around to see the answers to these things so let me know how it turns out in another decade or two.