Dylan Welsh

I think you are right. I took the side panel off when it started doing it and watched the mechanism with the balancer. It didn't seem to be doing anything abnormal, the saw would just go to full speed at second long pulses. The horse-like sound was the billows I believe at the top just putting out more air. When I put it at full speed it sounds like that. I had it in a power strip but I'm not sure if problems with that could make the saw speed up unless the saw has a bad resistor somewhere. It only started doing it at after about 15 minutes of running. I may just have to return it. I'm thinking of buying a new one and returning it the same day with the old one in the box, just to avoid any bull with the staff there. If I return it and look for a new one, what would be a decent reliable saw for under $150? Is ryobi typically a problem brand?

I bought the $100 Ryobi scroll saw from home depot last month and have not really done anything with it until today. I was practising on an old 1/4" piece of plywood. It started doing this thing where it makes a weird sound like a horse exhaling through its lips and it seems as though the blade speeds up for a second at a time. It seems to do it randomly every 10 to 30 seconds or so. I've searched the internet for a good half-hour now and cant find any info on this issue or if its even a problem. Can anyone give me some advice on this? I'm still really new to this and am not sure what could be causing it. Thanks

Hello, I just bought a scroll saw to expand my home business selling crafts. I have never owned one before and didn't realize how versatile these saw are until after I bought it. I'm interested in learning as much as I can about using it.