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[email protected] (Bill Smith)

14/07/2003 8:52 PM

Scroll Saw

I am looking at buying a scroll saw. I have been looking at the DeWalt
20" saw and would like your comments. I have never used a scroll saw
before because I have a band saw but I am looking to saw some smaller
details. I would like your comments and will they do somethings that I
currently do with my band saw?


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Nova

in reply to [email protected] (Bill Smith) on 14/07/2003 8:52 PM

15/07/2003 1:40 AM

Bill Smith wrote:

> I am looking at buying a scroll saw. I have been looking at the DeWalt
> 20" saw and would like your comments. I have never used a scroll saw
> before because I have a band saw but I am looking to saw some smaller
> details. I would like your comments and will they do somethings that I
> currently do with my band saw?

For the price I don't think you can beat the DeWalt DW788.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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"Andy"

in reply to [email protected] (Bill Smith) on 14/07/2003 8:52 PM

16/07/2003 11:14 AM

Bought Janis one for Xmas a couple years back. She loves it. Works on it
most every weekend.

Happily, she lets me use it on occasion.


"Bill Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am looking at buying a scroll saw. I have been looking at the DeWalt
> 20" saw and would like your comments. I have never used a scroll saw
> before because I have a band saw but I am looking to saw some smaller
> details. I would like your comments and will they do somethings that I
> currently do with my band saw?

jJ

in reply to [email protected] (Bill Smith) on 14/07/2003 8:52 PM

14/07/2003 9:11 PM

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Bill Smith) wrote:
>I am looking at buying a scroll saw. I have been looking at the DeWalt
>20" saw.

I've had one for about 4 years & never have had a problem with it. I give it a
work out butchering 3/4" mesquite.


Jim Boatman
http://home.swbell.net/jb5/ar98/Woodwork.html

DD

DJ Delorie

in reply to [email protected] (Bill Smith) on 14/07/2003 8:52 PM

14/07/2003 5:13 PM


[email protected] (Bill Smith) writes:
> I am looking at buying a scroll saw. I have been looking at the DeWalt
> 20" saw and would like your comments. I have never used a scroll saw
> before because I have a band saw but I am looking to saw some smaller
> details. I would like your comments and will they do somethings that I
> currently do with my band saw?

I took a scrollsaw class (er, you might think about that too) and got
a chance to try out a number of different scroll saws. I ended up
getting the Dewalt.

There are some things both saws can do. There are some things only a
bandsaw can do (resawing, thick wood, etc). There are some things
only a scroll saw can do (fine fretwork, inside cuts, etc).

Note that I have a teeny tiny blade for my bandsaw, but it's not the
same as a scroll saw. The bandsaw just doesn't have enough control
over the blade to compare to the scrollsaw.


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