Baldric

Thanks guys, a lot of great information both here and on the board, I could have saved myself some time and just threw the "Foot" away, instead I modified it to the new standard by making and fitting a blade guide, now i have twice as much scrap jiggling in front of the blade, So, out it goes!. Looking again I don't think it was smoke, it may have been the sunlight reflecting on all the very fine particles of dust, Hi Mahendra ,just clarify a little point, I am from New Zealand, our national bird here is a flightless bird called the (Kiwi) It has a long beak and eats roots, and leaves we look upon it with great afection, just my sence of humour, regards Bob

Bought myself a new scroll saw, and done my first project,a bit rough, but if you stand well back it looks pretty good I managed to cut it out using the original blade, which is two downward pointing teeth then a gap then two more teeth,Question! are you constantly altering the hold down thingy? to stop the work vibrating. how do you hold small pieces when cutting? do you constantly alter the cutting speed for long and short runs? does anyone lubricate the blade? can a blade be used upside down as long as the guide is pretty close, is a wisp of smoke from under the table normal? I made a kiwibear, my first project, regards Bob

Good on yer Kev,I like the look of your workshop, you have some quality tools there! take it canny bonny lad , don't want you bursting your boiler regards Bob

Hi guys, I'm new to scroll sawing, in fact I have yet to purchase a machine yet. so I have a lot of reading to do. I love working with wood, we have some beautiful timbers here in New Zealand, I am an avid woodturner, and looking forward to the very exiting range of projects in front of me.regards Bob