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Congratulations! It will take a few try’s to figure it out, but once you do, you’ll love it!

Nice job Brenda!

Nice work as always Brenda! The only thing my wife irons is her quilt squares!

Hey Ralph, even Pegas blade clamps need maintenance. The tips of the thump screw need to be dressed with 220 grit sand paper. Here’s how I do it. I use a square piece of 3/8” wood about two or three inches square. Using a drill press, drill a hole in the center just smaller then the diameter of the threads of the thumb screw. You need to use a drill press to insure the hole is perpendicular. Then screw the thumb screw into the the hole in the wood blank insuring it screws in perpendicular. Screw it in till the the tip just barely protrudes The bottom of the wood. Place a small piece of 220 grit sand paper on your saw table and sand the bottom of the wood block. This will dress the tip of the thumb screw. You want it to be dull and flat. Or you can buy new tips from Denny. as far as the noise, I can’t help you there. Chances are all the bearings need to be lubed. The grease in the bearings has probably dried out from sitting in a hot storage room for a year. Or, you can buy a new saw!

The 16” King should be close to the same quality as the Pegas saw. Change over to the Pegas blade clamps and you will have a top notch saw!

yup!

Of course now that links have been posted on these products, the prices will go up!

Yes, I have a Pegas saw. It is a little lighter than the DeWALT saw because the DeWALT hast a cast iron table and the Pegas table is plate steel. It definitely is a top feeding saw. And it comes with the world famous Pegas blade clamps. As for the actual weight, I don’t know for sure. Maybe Denny @Denny Knappen will chime in as he is a Pegas dealer.

Thanks Jim!

that’s not cutting, it’s burning!

Thanks Ray!

Great cutting Brenda!

So sad to hear. He was a friend to all in this forum.

Looks good Charlie! He’s my wife’s favorite Dr Who.

Great job Charlie! I always liked Rod except for the disco years!

The thing to consider is a type II is about 20-25 years old. Good shape or not, the bearings will need to be replaced, sooner or later. $300 is a bit much. Before you buy, you need to try it out at all speeds. If it doesn’t rattle or vibrate excessively, offer $200. I have owned both a type I and type II saws. They are all the same with the same problems.

Ok, I asked Siri. She said it was his left ear. Either way, it’s a great project Charlie!

I’m with Dave and Dan. I can cut a straight line good enough for scroll work. If I need a straight outside line I cut it with my table saw. If it’s an inside straight line, I know which scroll saw blade to use to make a straight cut. By the time it takes to set the fence for blade drift, I could be done with the cut free hand.

Really nice job Brenda, it is sure to please! I do cut to sell but, I don’t take special orders. Since I still work, I never know when I can get it done.

Looks like you need to find a hardwood dealer!

Beautiful! And the clocks are great too!

I have the Dust Deputy and love it! I have it hooked up to my Random orbital sander and shop vac only. I only have to clean the filter on the shop vac once a year weather it needs it or not!

Hi Aberdeen, welcome to the Village! This is one of those questions that always gets a lot of answers. Since your interest is in puzzles, just about any scroll saw will get the job done. However, if you are looking for a quality saw that gives you a quality cut and is durable, there are a lot of choices. I would stay away from the 16” saws that can use pinned and pin-less blades as they require adapters to mount pin-less blades, which is what you will want to use. Also, the quality and durability of these saws are not the best. On the high end, there is Hegner and Buston Hawk. Both of theses brands will last you a life time and provide a pleasant scrolling experience, but are not economic. In the middle, there are many saws that will serve you well. The Delta and DeWALT saws are very good saws. Both are user friendly and will serve you well. Unfortunately, both saws use inferior berings that need to be replaced after an extended period of use. If this is just a hobby, they will last many years without service. If you are looking to cut full time, I would consider the next class of saws. These include the Excalibur type of saws commonly referred to as EX type. These include Excalibur EX1, King, Pegas and Seyco. All these saws are made in the same factory in Taiwan except for the Excalibur EX1 which is made in China. I would stay away from this one as it dose not meet the Same quality standards as the Taiwan made saws. All the above saws except for the 16” saws have segmented air hoses which stay in place when cutting and usually provide enough air to blow the dust off of the cutting line. As far as lights staying in place, none of the recommended saws come with a light as lighting is always up to the user. Changing blades is always one of the most important features of a saw. As I said earlier, the 16” saws use adapters to use pin- end blades. In order to cut puzzles, you need to use a very small numbered blade. Pinned blade are very large. For puzzles you want to use a 2/0 or 3/0 blade. Pinned end blades don’t come in this small of a blade. All of the middle and above saws come with durable tables. now, what do I recommend? Remember, you are going to get a lot of recommendations. I used DeWALT saws for over twenty years. I went through three of them. If they were a more durable saw, I would stick with it as that’s what I have been used too. I purchased a Pegas saw at the beginning of the year, and I love it. As with all the EX type saws, the arm tilts rather than the table tilting. Comes with The Pegas blade clamps which are far superior than any of the other EX saws. While this is a relatively newer saw, the durability hasn’t been tested yet, but appears to be a very durable saw.

That is a Wildwood Designs plan. Wildwood has merged with Cherry Tree Toys. You can find it in Mechanized plans.

Way To go Jim, congratulations!