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  1. hotshot
    Bryan, as you are exploring, you definitely want to give the straight blades a try for this kind of work. Once you get used to them, they will be much faster, easier to control and you will have an easier time with straight/smooth lines. ------Randy.
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    Check blade travel. On the EX, if you mess with the knob in the back, you can induce excessive blade travel. You can never get all the travel out of the EX, but you can tune it to make it nominal. Of course, if you are not seeing this with the other blades, the blade travel theory get's pretty weak. Unless you are putting the blades in upside down, I can't think of another reason for the chatter. You might try sending a blade or two to another frequent user of that blade on the forum, who could do a quick sanity check. -------Randy
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    I had posted a question using the feedback form, but was surprised to get an actual call from Ray. It sounds like most of the internals of the new saw (head, clamps, rods) should be parts compatible with the older saws. Ray indicated that the table was not. Once these saws are out in the wild, it would be interesting to see how deep the changes actually go. You can see from the picture they changed the base, so I'm betting the new base would connect to the old core, thus allowing the new table and such. Who knows. Hopefully, someone on the forum that is adventurous/curious will buy one and dig in. ----------Randy
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    Out of everything we know about the saw, that is the best news of all -------Randy
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    On their main page, if you click on the banner ad, it will redirect you to a page dedicated introducing this new saw: http://seyco.com/seyco-scroll-saw/ There is a form there to ask questions, I"m sure Ray would be glad to price one of these for you if you ask. You might get further if you call them: 1-800-462-3353 --------Randy
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    I wanted to note that the table on this saw extends out further towards the front of the saw which adds needed support for those moments when the majority of the work piece hanging off the front. Hopefully that added real estate will not get in the way when trying to lean over the table to get close.
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    Nope, my EX is still running strong. I'm a enthusiast of this "Hobby" in general, so I cheer for any and all new good options that become available. Also, I'm assuming the core of this new saw is still the same as my Excalibur, so this should help to ensure the parts for all our Excaliburs will be available for some time. I wouldn't be surprised if that new table could be bolted on to the old platform.
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    I suspected Seyco might release their own Branded Ex, but it looks like they may have gone one further with a much bigger table, digital angle finder and etc. Unlike the Jet, this one is top feed capable, thank goodness. It also looks like they abandoned the failed dust collection holes in table, so I think that is an improvement as well. Congrats to Seyco on their first Seyco Branded Scroll Saw.
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    I don't think King Canada has purchased the sole rights to the Excalibur, but perhap they have it for Canada now. Pegas, Axminster, Carbatec also have Ex saws in stock under their own brand names. I was hoping to see a Seyco branded saw in the States, but Seyco may not have enough volume for a "production run". ----------Randy
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    I think there are industrial scroll saws, but none really on our scale:
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    Unfortunately, I think the clamps are made of Aluminum and eventually start to get a little slop, then eventually strip. I stripped by bottom clamp this year, and ordered a replacement from Seyco. To get by until your replacement parts come in, you might try switching the sides with the set screw and clamp knob. The set screw may be able to "grab" more of the old thread on the stripped side.
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    I'm interested to see how well Delta support is doing now. I think it was a little rough going right after the B&D separation. I'm hoping they are hitting on all cylinders now. We need all the competition/options we can get in this space. Beyond that, I'm hoping they take a cue from Jet, and start doing some more innovative things.
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    If the dust becomes problematic, there are other mediums that don't have floating dust. I have had one of my scroll saws in the house for a few years and it is right in the living room, Since I primarily cut metal, which just fall straight to the floor, no dust. Also no dust with plastics, and many other things.
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    No, I break a ton, that is just part of the deal. ---------Randy
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    For anyone else seeing this, my method is to back the set screw out of the clamp slot, then put a penny or something flat into the slot, then turn the clamp knob to push the penny against the far side of the clamp. Then turn the set screw to where it touches the penny. This will get the set screw exactly flush. Then take the penny out, and turn the set screw 1/2 turn more into the slot to make it just "proud." This creates a pretty consistent setting for me. Use a temporary thread locker to hold the set screw, or you will be doing this often.
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    No sanding.I just superglue on the pattern,and press it down, and once cut, drop in a small kerr jar of acetone to release the pattern. In the last pic above, the waste area of the coin looks weird because the pattern is still attached to the waste area (I didn't drop the waste piece in the acetone). I do polish the completed pieces with a dremel and "Mother Mag and Aluminum Polish", though in the pic above, I've not done that to the butterfly yet. Polishing does more than make it shiny, it also takes the sharp edges off,
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    Kevin, I have cut a variation of the butterfly out before, so I didn't post it, but there was one change to this version, I removed it from the outer coin as I thought it was distracting. This is what gave me space to do that second piece. So, below I show the butterfly along with the paper template that came off when I dipped it in Acetone, and also I place the two cuttings back in the coin they were cut from so you could see how the were oriented originally.
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    This time I used 2/0 Pike Jewelers Blades. I ran out of the 3/0 which is my usual blade.
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    Len, I cut this out of the waste area on a Eisenhower, so it is nickel plated, and pretty thick. This kind of cutting is not tedious, let me tell you. Lose focus for a few seconds and it's ruined. SInce this was cut from an Eisenhower, the bigger coin had a lot to hold on to, so it was by hand. If I were cutting an actual penny, I would superglue that penny to larger piece of wood, which is the very best jig for any coin cutting. The jigs you see Steve Good use are worthless for detail cutting because the center of the coin is unsupported. In this case, where the pattern is not round, it would even be more useless. CA glue and a thin scrape of wood, all you would ever need.
  20. hotshot
    The butterfly pattern had a lot of waste material at the top of the coin, so I decided to see if I could cut two patterns on one coin. Only thing is, the one I cut from the waste is a little smaller than I"m used to working with. On my screen the image below is about actual size. If your wondering, the groove in the middle of the design is just over two jewelers 2/0 blade widths. The metal lines look to be about the width of the wire in a normal paperclip. Ok, now time to get to that butterfly.
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    Hawkeye, as it so happens, the only General International Location in the US happens to be in Murfreesboro, located at 760 Jessica St. If you get the inclination to drive by there, you might see if you can see anything going on, or if you see someone you could ask. Their are only about 4 folks that work there, and Scott Box was the manager, if they are still alive and kicking.
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    Since we are all in the trivia mode, Sommerville also produced all the Dewalt Type 1 788s in Canada. Of course Tom Sommerville originally designed both the EX and 788s. I wish he would have stayed in the scroll saw game, continuing to innovate.
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    So, since General (or DMT) is licensing the design out so widely, wonder if Ray at Seyco has considered doing a "Seyco EX-21" Not sure what kind of volume he would have to purchase in. I suspect all these saws are running off the same line, so it would just be a matter of changing up the paint scheme.
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    Regardless of who is manufacturing the Jet "version", the heart of that saw is still Excalibur, at least by design. I wouldn't be surprised if the front piece on the arms of that saw couldn't be switched out to make a traditional Ex. If General (or DMT Holdings) has financial issues and can no longer purchase new stock, that would be a shame. However, I would note that Jet isn't the only one selling their own branded version of EX. As a matter of fact, Axminster, Carbatec, and Pegas scroll saws are still available in other parts of the world. In case some of you have never seen these, take a look: Since all these are available right now, I wonder why Seyco didn't source these. Maybe this will be his source of parts should EX not resurrect.
  25. hotshot
    I find myself singing copyrighted material to myself and friends all the time, sometimes making unintentional deviations. But even with my off tone singing, if the source material is close enough to be recognizable, it's still not my song. I guess you could call it my "arrangement".
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