SCROLLECTOMY

Hi Thumper Very interested in what happens with your machine and Carbatec. Some of the guys at the local scroll saw club have also tried Carbatec unsuccessfully. Its getting the expertise in Australia to fix this particular machine :-(

Yes I agree rotating the motor addresses the forward backward movement of the blade, but at this juncture I was willing to try anything to try and cure the problem. I belong to a local scrollsaw club and many of the members have the same machine. Several have tried going back to Carbatec (here in Aus) but unfortunately they do not seem to have any more expertise with this machine (probably less) than the guys at my club. There seems to be a dire need for a representative of General International to chip in and offer some solution to what would seem to be a recurring problem. So as yet I do not think that I have come across a definitive solution, but will keep trying

Hi Guys Update ...... The Guy that looked at my machine, has had the same machine for several years and has this problem of vibration every so often. The way he fixes it (and fixed mine) is to loosen off the bolts holding the motor, marks the position of the motor with a sharpie, then rotates the motor back and forth with the machine running on the lowest speed, and then returns it to its original position and retightens the bolts. He did this procedure on mine and it has reduced the vibration greatly. Will let you know how it progresses in use. Hope I explained it okay

Thanks guys I will let you know how it all works out. Thats the exact screw I tried to tighten (As in the photo's) If I do not hold the nut at the back with the wrench the screw will turn freely. But when I hold the nut at the back with the wrench I cannot move the screw at all. It seems to be locked tight. Have a guy gonna look at it tomorrow, fingers crossed

Thanks so much for the info. I tried tightening this bolt on my machine, altered an 8mm wrench and found that the bolt was already really tight as I could not tighten it any further. So still have the vibration unfortunately. Will have to go back to the company I purchased it from and see if they can solve it. Thanks

I have had an Excalibur ex-21 for around a year. At first it was really nice and smooth running . It has now developed quite a loud vibration, especially when increasing speed it gets really bad. I have tried online to find a solution. Checked forward backward movement and it seems to be fine. Have checked a bolt at the back of the saw behind the inspection plate, which someone suggested I tighten, but cannot budge it at all it is already so tight. Desperate to fix the problem so any help would be gratefully accepted. I looked in the forum to see if this problem has come up before but could not find anything, so if I missed it I apologise....

HI everyone , been MIA for a while. Getting used to the new workshop (to me). Just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and I hope to be more active in 2016.

Boy, I am glad I came onto this site, you guys are awesome..... Looking forward to getting to know you all... isn't it good just to go for a nice gentle scroll. Thanks for the pointers Dick (heppnerguy), always looking for a win when it comes to keeping my wife happy. Marg, I think you are right, if I haven't been out to the scroll saw for a while I begin to twitch. Sam

Thanks for the Welcome, I look forward to making new friends and learning to enjoy the satisfaction of making things that please me and possibly others. Here's to happy scrolling

Just to say Hi - New to scroll sawing - New to retirement - So for an old bloke I am feeling really new...... So far I have scrolled some names from wood to go on top of computer screens at my wifes work place. Gives me much needed practice. I managed to get an excalibur saw and very pleased with that. Looking for the confidence to do other projects now so will be looking through the patterns on village website....