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Hi Tim I bought a pristine, used Pegas 21 this past year. I made a stand for it and both have been great. You will not be disappointed.

Here are a couple items this newbie made.

I finished making a stand out of some wood I had lying around (with the exception of the 4x4 legs) my downstairs shop. I added two drawers on the right side and put the top on hinges so I can have the saw setting flat or at an angle. Painted the wood to match the colors of the Pegas.

I am new to scroll sawing (purchased a used Pegas a few weeks ago) and cut my first pattern two days ago. I plan to use these holiday patterns soon. I will be donating to the Towns County Sheriff's Office "Shop With The Sheriff" program where the local sheriff's deputies take disadvantaged students to the local Walmart. The donated dollars will enable the office to give approximately $250 to each student to use in their own discretion to purchase Christmas gifts. The first items that the students usually put in their carts are gifts for their family. The amount each one has left is what they might spend on themselves. Their choice!

Ray: I have some zebra wood but this is the first time I have seen “ostrich” wood!

Don: FYI that the saw’s table top is 8” above the surface of the top you are setting it on. There are leveling screws/spacers that take up ~ 1” (of the 8” mentioned above). You may want to subtract this 1” if you are going to use these four holes to mount the saw directly to your stand’s surface without the spacers.

I went into my shop and got some better measurements of the Pegas for you. the Pegas base is 16.5” deep and 15” wide the Pegas top is 23.5” deep and 13.625” wide at its largest dimensions the top is 8” higher than the bottom of the base the entire saw has a depth of 32.125” and a max height of 17.5”

I purchased a used Pegas 21 last week and am designing a stand for it at this time. The approximate dimensions of the saw are as follows: table is ~13.5” wide and 23.5” deep the bottom (the portion that gets attached to your top) is ~ 15” wide and 17” deep the entire saw is ~32” deep the top side of the table is 8” from your table top. I hope this helps and let me know if you need additional (or more exact dimensions).

Do you slide a 2x4 under the top at the back?

Ray: thank you for the response. Q: why the hinged front? To access shavings on the table beneath the saw? Danny : thank you as well for the clarification. looks like a rectangular design with four legs is in order although may make it a bit narrower in the front for leg access.

I bought my first scroll saw (a slightly used, pristine condition Pegas 21) last week and am going to build my own stand for it. I have looked at numerous YouTube videos and have several questions: (1) some stands have three legs and others have four. Is there an advantage of one over the other? Please note that, either way, I intend to put four casters on the stand. (2) shape of the stand is either rectangular or a parallelogram. Any reason for a particular shape? (3) if the parallelogram design, should the narrow, end be at the front or back? The ones I have seen always have the narrow end at the back but my thought is to have it at the front so the scroller’s legs will partially straddle the stand. I intend to add a shelf and possibly a drawer or two. Thanks ahead of time for the responses.

Sorry but my post above got interrupted. My decision was made for me as yesterday afternoon I found a two year old unit for less than half the price of a new one. I met with the gentleman this morning and am now the owner of a mint condition Pegas 21. I am a happy camper!

Thank you to everyone for their input. My decision was made for me yesterday as I found someone yesters