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Hi to All, I went down to do some scrolling and looked at the saw again. Is it possible that some saws may not require lube on the arms? I do not see any way to get access. Thanks again! dad roadie

Hi again to all. First I wanted to thank everyone that tried to assist me with the older 20" craftsman unit. As luck would have it I was able to trade this saw to the friend that owned the Black & Decker BT4000 scroll saw that I had borrowed and used in the past. Both of us are happy with the even trade. I really enjoy the new saw . I do have a question about lubrication of the arm bushings on the Black & Decker BT4000 . In the manual there is no mention of doing this. Also it appears that the saw would be very difficult to take apart to accomplish. Would anyone own one of these models that might be able to answer the question? The saw has very little vibration and I really like the ease of changing blades. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Regards dad roadie

Thanks for the reply and the link to the manual! Even though it is not the same model I have, I need a 137.226200, the blade tension and the blade holders appear to be similar. The only thing I still need to sort out is how to lubricate the upper arm bushings. If anyone has some ideals please let me know. Again thanks to everyone in the forum for the help on sorting this out. Regards dad roadie

Hi To All, Was hoping to ask a favor of the forum to see if the old mind is still running on all cylinders! If anyone has one of the Sears Tool Catalogs from the years between 1995 and 2001 would they mind checking it and seeing if my saw is in there and it's features and price? The catalog number is 137.226200 . Does anyone oil the upper arm bearings on Sears saws like they talk about in some of the manuals? Mine looks to have a similar bolt on the side that is mentioned in the manual that "octool guy " was kind enough to share. I have the saw bolted down on the stand and was thinking of putting some padding between the saw and the stand to help with the vibration. I was also thinking about opening up the saw and oiling all of the pivot points. Any recommendations on removing vibration would be appreciated! I would really like to get this saw working if possible. The 20" throat capacity is really nice! Thanks again to all. Really glad I found this forum. Hope to be able to help others like I'm being helped in the future! Regards dadroadie

Hi to All, Thanks to everyone that tried to help with this. I'm sure I remember this exact saw when I use to go to our local Sears Hardware Store, (Remember Those?) back in the early 2000s. It was one of those things that I wanted to own but at $299.99 (If I remember correctly) was out of the family budget. That's why I was pretty excited about being offered one. I did go down and try some adjustments last night. I believe I got the blade changing and blade tension figured out thanks to the help from the forum. I one thing that I find really disappointing is the amount of vibration! I can't get past the lowest setting without the saw vibrating excessively. My old hands can't handle it! I did make sure the saw is mounted on the stand correctly and I don't believe any lubrication is possible on this model . Maybe that's why there are not a lot of this model around. Sears got too many complaints and stopped making them. Luckily it did not cost anything. I'll keep my search going for a unit that works . I did have a friend lend me his Black and Decker BT4000 saw a while ago. It was a very smooth running saw . I was hoping that the Sears would work like the Black and Decker. Again thanks to all. I will get those toys made for the Grand Kids one of these days! Regards dad roadie

Thanks for the reply and for supplying the download ! The saw in the download is different than mine but looks to have the same type of blade mounting hardware and tension lever. I'm going to compare and see if these instructions will work. I'm hoping it's a decent saw. If anyone has or has had this model and would give me some ideals if they found it to work out for them it would be great. It does seem to have a lot of vibration while running, even at slower speeds. It had been sitting for several years so I'm not sure if I will need to do some lubrication to it. Thanks Again dad roadie

Hi to all, Yes I did return ! I'm really hoping to be able to learn to use the saw and start making some things for the Grand Kids . Thanks to everyone that is trying to help me with this . The saw (see attached photo ) does not have an tension adjustment in the back. I have been able to find that this saw was sold by Sears around 2000/2001 and was made by Rexson . If I understand correctly I adjust the tension by turning the lever in the front. Once the tension is adjusted I would flip the lever up to change the blade. The saw is suppose to be able to use both plain and pin blades. Right now a pin blade is installed. I'm hoping to be able to switch to plain blades. I'm hoping that some one may have a manual or the saw to help me to figure out the procedure to do this. Again thanks to all . I'm looking forward to be able to post some projects one of these days! Best Regards dad roadie

Good Afternoon, I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone may be able to help me with some questions on my new (old ) saw. I was recently given an older 20" Craftsman scroll saw model 137.226.200. It is working but the saw didn't have a manual with it and the owner admitted that he had never used it and wasn't sure how to adjust the blade tension and switch the blades. After searching the internet I have not been able to find anything on this model. Even Sears doesn't offer it anymore. Would anyone have one of these saws that would be willing to copy the pages in the manual or explain how to adjust the blade tension and changing blades? most of the saws I have seen adjust from the rear. Any Help would be appreciated ! Best Regards dad roadie