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    From what I can see in the pics, it has all the same stuff as the new ones do. I see the variable speed dial and control housing and the tension lever looks the same too. R
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    Can any of you who have this saw tell me what if any changes have been made since 1999. There is a good deal available on one that is like new but it's that year of manufacture. I might go for it if not much has changed. Ray
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    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/tls/d/like-new-dewalt-scroll-saw/6361029004.html Type 1 like new condition.
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    https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/d/rbi-hawk-scroll-bm-26/6309887428.html This looks like a good deal for those interested in a Hawk.
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    Don';t feel bad. I still have trouble remembering to tension the blade. It's called having too much stuff on our minds anymore. We need more RAM memory.
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    Kevin, that's not the connecting rod that he is talking about. The one I think he means is the one that has large and and a small end and is only about 2 inches long. It has two different sized bearings in it and looks like a connecting rod in an engine. It connects to the motors shaft and then to that vertical lever that drives both long arms that you pictured. It's number 82 in this pic.
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    It appears to me that you are filtering the air after it has been through the squirrel cage. Why not make a couple of slide in brackets on the inlet side of the blower that you can just drop a furnace filter into? I would think you'd want to filter the air prior to entry into the blower. JMHO. Ray
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    The buckets that come with the DD are much easier to remove than a standard bucket lid. They are not tough at all. It comes with two buckets but I'm not sure why except maybe to mount it to the vac but I am only using one. I have a spare now but I probably will never use it.
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    Here are just a few that I found
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    I just did a google search and there are many out there. Ray
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    Karl, that's a great idea. I'll have to see if I can come up with one of those blowers. Any suggestions as to where I might find one? I live in a mobile home park and stuff like that goes away fairly fast. Ray
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    I have two air cleaners in my home and yesterday while cleaning out the filters I got to thinking that they just might make decent air cleaner in my shop. Not one of these particularly but another similar one that uses cheap filter cartridges. I'm going to measure them for the heck of it and see if furnace filters might fit. The overhead filters that are made for shops are expensive and the ones like I have indoors are far cheaper. What do you all think? I just want something that can be used in my very small shop and not take up a lot of space. Ray
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    Here is the link to the original post Don Watson. It was in another forum.
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    This was posted for my benefit but I can't remember who posted it. But, if you want to watch a video about 3-D cutting, go to youtube and search for Gannett woodworking videos. There is one on there that explains the entire process. I have watched it a couple of times. I hope this is what you are looking for. Ray
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    Thanks Chris, I'll give this a try. I was wondering about that too. Those two bearings were the toughest to remove and lube. Did you find that yours were too loose or too tight? I think I tightened them pretty tight but I'll give your suggestion a try today. Report back what I find. It does seem like the vibration/noise is coming from that area. Ray
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    What did you finally find wrong with that connecting rod? I can't see anything wrong and the bearings are all in good condition. I'm going to go back through and make sure I didn't miss something. I don't necessarily want to run my saw at that high speed but I'm a nut about things not working right when they should. I gotta fix it.
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    If I'm not mistaken, you go up to the top right of the page and click the little down arrow next to where it says your name. There is a menu there for your profile and your settings. I would start there. I don't recall how I did it but that has to be how. Ok, I just tried it and once you go to your profile page, there will be a place on the left that probably has your name your letter. Click on that and it will give you a menu to upload a file picture. R
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    You make perfect sense but I think if you are feeding the blade in from the bottom of the work piece that is what I would call a bottom feeder. Actually, cat fish and lawyers are also bottom feeders. Anyway, if you have the same vibration problems that I do and you saw is of the same vintage, well, I guess I will just live with it and start saving for an Excalibur or something of equal performance. I got a chance to experience an Excalibur last week and I can see why they get all the attention that they do. Thanks for your input here Earl. I appreciate it. Ray
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    Thanks folks. My saw is attached to a very heavy stand that I made out of 4 x 4's and it sits on a piece of carpet also. I took it apart to try to remedy the vibration. I didn't cause it by lubing the bearings. I was following a very well done video on the subject and I did it just that way. I found no bad brgs. or sleeves and I put everything back in the same sequence it came apart. The one thing that I changed I even went back and changed it back to what it had been set at. That change was to add one turn to the rod that controls the arm tension. I don't feel that I'm getting enough tension on the blades so I wanted to increase that. Still no change. I have a vibration and I guess I will just have to stay under 5 until I can figure out what is wrong. Also, I wanted to service the saw because it's old. I bought it used, it's a type one very early. Then stand it came on was even a tubular one. Not like what they have now. It was junk. That's why I built the new one. Besides I wanted to sit down while cutting. Ray
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    As I have said before, I have a Type 1 that I bought used. Today, I spent the day lubing all the bearings in it and found no bad ones. Not one. Anyway, I lubed them all with synthetic grease and put it all back together. I was hoping that whatever was causing my vibration would be fixed. But NOT! I'm pretty good up to and through the 5 setting but from there on up, it shakes like a dog that ate peach seeds. Anybody have this problem and what did you do to remedy it? Ray
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    I have just recently purchased a used Fein and the Dust Deputy. I am going to be plumbing it so that when I am using my scroll saw, the Fein will be connected to the DD. I am going to "T" off to be able to use the Fein to also clean around the shop. I want it to be multi-use. But everything will still end up in the DD. Not the Fein. It does seem to me though, to answer the original question, that it is a simple matter of flipping the switch from "auto" to "on" when doing fret work. Or just leave it on "auto" when doing anything else. Ray
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    I have just recently purchased a used Fein and the Dust Deputy. I am going to be plumbing it so that when I am using my scroll saw, the Fein will be connected to the DD. I am going to "T" off to be able to use the Fein to also clean around the shop. I want it to be multi-use. But everything will still end up in the DD. Not the Fein.
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    I was thinking the exact same thing. Something "irritating".
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    Yes, after thinking about it, it must have been $33.000. Quite a machine.
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