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I just bought an Oreck carry-around vac w/attachments on eBay for $35. They are small and have very good suction. I'm going to try to muffle it in some way. @Rockytime is doing the same thing. Lots of experimenting going on. I think between us we'll come up with an acceptable system.
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GreatStar bought up the Shop-Vac business.
OCtoolguy replied to tgiro's topic in General Scroll Sawing
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As suggested, the Facebook group has at least one member who seemed to have a lot of parts when I was following it. Good luck.
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You won't go wrong with either one. If after purchase service is really important to you, go with the Seyco. Ray is the best.
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You can buy/use any saw but there is only one Scroll Saw Village!!! Thanks Travis!
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Basically yes because that amount of play is as close as you'll ever get to being right on. If you have a dial indicator, that's the best way to check but you can use a piece of wood and a pencil too. First thing is take the throat plate out and with the saw unplugged, mount a blade and grab it by the outer edges and do a push/pull in it. If it moves in and out very much, I mean less than .010 I would say that's ok. But anything more than that is not acceptable. Then roll the blade toward you and mark a tooth with a sharpee and place a straight edge along side of the blade and rotate the blade to that same marked tooth at the back. There should not be much deviation between the too. It can mean either an out of center shaft or the whole motor is out of alignment. That can be adjusted but the bent shaft can't. I can't remember what saw you have. Is it a motorized contractor saw or a job site saw. My saw is a jobsite saw and I have tuned it to be the best it an ever be. It will only go downhill from here.
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Not really. It all depends on the quality of the motor and they are mass produced. They have cheap bearings and the end play is usually a lot. When I bought my job site saw, I checked it and it seemed to be pretty tight so I took it knowing in my mind it was not my forever saw. But at my age, I guess it is. Keep your eyes open for a used Unisaw. The mechanism is bulletproof and the motor is replaceable when needed. I just saw one near me for $600 but I don't have 220 and that's what they really need.
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Very nice. And I love the pics. Putting faces with names is fun.
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Excellent!
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Beautiful work Mate!
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Very nice Les.. Excellent!
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Correct Dan. I had mine for more than 10 years and never even had to adjust the belts. That saw was my pride and joy.
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Unisaws have the motor inside also. The difference is where the blade attaches. If it goes directly onto the motor shaft, it's a motorized saw and they are notorious for having wobble and runout on the blade.
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Long drive but thanks for the offer. I wish you lived down here.
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That saw probably came on the market about the same time we got married.
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I sure miss my Unisaw.
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I'm really having a tough time to not go buy it. The big problem is, I already have so many projects that I don't need another one. But, boy am I tempted.
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Les, this one just popped up and I'm really chomping at the bit. My wife will divorce me if I bring it it home. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/994307567747483/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=undefined
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Happy New Year to all my Villagers. Thank you all for being there through the year. I love you all.
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I was not able to get your clip. I got sound but no pic. Strange.
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Congrats on your new saw Dan. At least when you get it.
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Hi, and welcome to the Village. Both are great saws but if you have the funds, go for the Pegas. It's by far the better saw of the two. If you are pinched for money, try to find a good used Dewalt to learn on and then you can upgrade later if you feel the need. I started that way and have progressed through 7 saws, all used, and now own 2 Excaliburs which are the basis of the Pegas.
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I'm sure happy to hear that I'm not alone. My wife gets on my case all the time because I dumpster dive. If I find anything that is wood, I see it as treasure. If it is something mechanical, I try to imagine how I can use it. My tiny shop suffers from my illness. So far, I'm storing all of my wood in various spots throughout my shop but I'm going to build a wood cart that can be stored outdoors. Our climate is pretty moderate here in So Cal. Very seldom do we have extreme temperature/humidy changes. If I had unlimited funds, I'm sure I'd be buying weekly or monthly from Cherokee Wood Products. They are like my drug dealer. We need to start WHA throughout the nation. "wood hoarders anonymous".
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Mostly a good amount of "elbow grease". I usually look closely at any of the machined surfaces to make sure they are not rusted beyond usability. Then, if it proves to be ok in that department, just a tear down and clean and reassembly. Lubing anything necessary along the way. It's not hard. Just time consuming. My wife buys aluminum sheets for inside of our stove's oven. They are cheap at Walmart. You can put one on top of a couple of saw horses with a plywood top and do your disassembly on that. It also keeps the cleaning solution and debris contained. I see folks all the time selling drill presses and bandsaws that they have restored. There is a big market for these old "relics" because everybody knows how well made they were. My problem is living in a mobile home park I don't have a lot of space to work and I do have to be careful not to annoy my neighbors with noise. Most of them depend on me to fix whatever they need fixed though so they don't say anything. But still, it's a matter of respect. I try to be a good neighbor.
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Kevin, most all of the contractor saws are made that way. They are called "tilting arbor" and all have the motor hanging off the back. They do take up more room in the garage and that's the one plus for the motorized saws. More compact.
