Mr_Measure_Twice

Thanks Rocky & Jolly! I read a lot of the introductions and the replies and it was clear to me that it's a pretty good crowd of folks that had a lot of offers for help, guidance, etc.

Hello fellow Scroll saw Villagers! I'm Jim from California, reintroducing myself to scroll sawing after 40 years (high school) with a Jet JSS-26 26" 2-speed scroll saw. I've been woodworking since my dad let me cut a 2x4 with his ALL METAL Black & Decker circular saw at the young age of 7 (with a little help). I was already hooked just by watching the things he and his handyman friend Orville could do in a weekend. Anyway, I took woodshop from 7th grade through 12th grade and even a year in Junior College before I went into the Navy. I continued woodworking even in the Navy since my home port had a huge woodshop and a huge metal shop too. When not on deployment, I usually got 5 hours or more a week at the 'shop' - both wood and metal shops. After 8 years, I left the Navy, but the sawdust continued to flow through my veins and I quickly tooled up the garage with the essentials - table saw, miter saw, circular saw and a variety of accessories. Fast forward 28 years from leaving the Navy and I am still at it, playing with sawdust. And, I recently acquired a few more machines and tools this past weekend, including the aforementioned Jet JSS-26 26" 2-speed scroll saw. Oh, you want to know what else I got, huh? I picked up a 100% complete Walker-Turner 6" jointer (pre-Kearney & Trecker), a Porter-Cable dovetail jig system, an oxy-acetylene torch set with tanks and a nice carry cart + 3 sets of regulators and 3 torches, and a few other doo-dads and thingie-ma-bobs (clamps mostly). But, what I am here for is welding advice... JUST KIDDING... I'm here to reacquaint myself with scroll sawing and to find other owners of the Jet JSS-26 26" 2-speed scroll saw. OK, that's probably more than you bargained for, huh? :-) Photos of the scroll saw are attached - it runs perfectly, cuts very nice, and it came with a custom made stand from the previous owner. Sadly, the guy did not have the manual for it any longer, so I am looking for that as well as a source for parts, just in case I ever need a part, maybe like the bellows to blow the dust aside??? :-) OK, that's it ----- for now. ~Jim