The scroll saw is complete, I’ll use it for a while and see how it preforms. There will likely be refinements and I’ll post the updates., here are two parting pictures.
Category: Scroll Saw
Scroll saw project – update 13
The blade (cutting area) is quite close to the front of the table so I decided to make a fold down extension table.
The table extension is from Laminate flooring.
Scroll saw project – update 12
For this session we are going to make the blade insert disc.
This is where we finished the last session, ready to route out the blade insert.
Scroll saw project – update 11
With the garden work done for council collection we are clear to potter in the workshop. Bloody cold miserable day but the gas heater has raised the temp in the shop from 7° to 12° plus, with some assistance from the Tangi heater.
Doing some electrical wiring, the jigsaw plugs into the surface socket and…
Scroll saw project – update 10
With the garden work done (last four days) and ready for council collection next week it’s good to get back in the workshop to continue the scroll saw build- yay
Decided to switch from plain to the pinned type of blade. The plain type (no pin) just keeps coming loose no matter how tight I do up the clamp screws. Things are more secure now and I can even wind up the saw speed a bit more.
Scroll saw project – update 9
Video clip of test cutting some plywood – yay.
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Scroll saw project – update 8
Spent most of the day lopping trees and although a bit pooped out found the energy after dinner to head out to the workshop about seven-o-clock for another session.
The blade holder with threaded rod, wing nuts and washers did not work out so I did another version.
Scroll saw project – update 7
Making the upper blade holder from a bit of flooring laminate.
Scroll saw project – update 6
After redesigning the lower blade holder I pulled the whole thing apart to refine some of the parts.
Looks like a IKEA flat pack.
Scroll saw project – update 5
Redesigned the lower blade clamp.
Lower blade clamp Version 1.0 did not work out. The blade comes loose and the squashed bracket clamp fouls the jigsaw blade guide.