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Ok all this is making me nervous about buying used. The pictures of the RBI he posted include everything but the serial plate, which I see but can't read. Makes me suspicious. He want $425. What can y'all tell me about a new Excalibur 16 or new Jet® JWSS-18B 18'' Scroll Saw The Jet resembles the Ex ; Is that a coincidence ? are these reliable AND can you get replacement parts? Thanks

Thanks for all the replies in such a short time! The people here are truly out to help! So much for the deWalt! I am not going to spend all that time correcting Black and Decker mistakes! I have my eye on a 10 year old RBI Hawk. The posters says he has only used it twice and the pictures show that. It looks in good shape. Is this on a level with Excalibur? What would a used 10 year old Hawk cost? thanks

I am assuming the Dewalt saw I'm looking at is the newer ones made in China and all that. I am looking for a smooth, quite saw. Can these pass the nickle test? Thanks.

Wow! Thanks for all the replies! I'm impressed and lucky to find such a knowledgeable group! Well at present I have a 25 year old Craftsman that I bought new. It used to run fairly decent but with a little vibration I haven't used it in several years and was disappointed when I turned it on and ran it through the speeds and near the top end it was vibrating so bad I turned it off for inspection. The tension had vibrated loose It has a small knob on top to adjust tension I retightened it but didn't have enough strength in my fingers to get it taunt. I could push the blade with my fingers and it would go back and forth about half an inch. It is a Craftsman built in the day when Craftsman stood for quality. I suspect that it is a Delta, rebranded to Craftsman. It's a large saw and it came with a stand. I think I paid $300US for it back then. I tried to saw a little 1/8 whitewood with it ant slow medium and fast speeds but it would barely cut. I'm going to buy some blades tomorrow at Lowes or HD and see if thats the problem although it vibrates bad when I'm not cutting anything If I could get it working with minimal vibration I could save myself a $1000 I'd show pictures but I can't get farther back the about 18 inches from the saw! [EDIT] found a manual online with a picture of the saw on front! https://c.searspartsdirect.com/mmh/lis_pdf/OWNM/L0804184.pdf Thinking about it, that SS was a pain to change blades on! I wish I could try some of these cheaper saws at Lowes first, I might fine one with acceptable vibration but they are not set up to do that

I'm looking for a scroll saw that I can place a nickle(US) on edge on the table and it not fall over even at full speed. I think the Excalibre or King industries 16" might be a possibility also. I don't know the Jet might be good also. There is so much confusion about these saws right now. Distributor is not the same as manufacturer. I think that all these saws are made in China or Taiwan. Not to diss these countries, they an make good equipment if that is what the distributor wants. The experience I've had with scroll saws is that when turned on, they would walk across the tab....Even when bolted down!