I wish I knew about Steve Good sooner. When I started 3 years ago I didn't know what a scroll saw was let alone how to use it. If I were to tell anyone if you get a saw learn everything about that saw, how it is put together, what parts move and how to keep it all greased up. It will save you alot of time trying to troubleshoot an issue or noise. Another thing is I wish I found out about Pegas blades long before I messed around with the Big Box Olsen blades.....what crummy cutting I did.....lol. I love spirals and wish people would try them out to see if they like them, I am a weird one and use both flat and spirals. And most importantly never give up, the first one might look like you cut with your eyes closed, but if you cut that same pattern 20 times, the 21 will look perfect.....or good enough by most standards.....I hope to help bring the love of this type of woodworking to young kids and hopefully make it enjoyable for them to take up.