Proxxon Scroll Saw
Being well pleased with the Proxxon lathe I bought last week (see earlier post) I considered buying the mini table saw to keep it company. Unfortunately I could not identify a need. I have a grown-up table saw in the garage for heavier cutting. For model making I manage quite well with bench hook, mitre block and razor saw.
The mini scroll saw, however, is justifiable. My full size one is OK for roughing out curved cuts but, if fitted with a fine blade, it is difficult to make precise ones. The angle at which I need to feed to the blade can be anything within twenty degrees of straight ahead. The Proxxon scroll saw (delivered today) is much more precise. The provision of a fence and angle stop means it can do controlled straight cuts as well as curved ones.
A test run seemed to show it works as expected. It is a bit slow getting through 9mm ply but fine for thinner stuff. It vibrates a fair bit but that is inevitable with a reciprocating action. I may try some damping options: rubber mat or mounting on a thick block of wood. There is a recess at the left hand edge of the table top which the instructions say is for storing spare blades. Had it been about 1mm wider it could have been used to store the fence when not in use.
If I had bought this six months ago and been blessed with foresight I would have cut some extra bulkheads for the Panart Royal Caroline. Some are so widely spaced that the planking between them is springy. not well restrained and can tend to bow outwards.
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Being well pleased with the Proxxon lathe I bought last week (see earlier post) I considered buying the mini table saw to keep it company. Unfortunately I could not identify a need. I have a grown-up table saw in the garage for heavier cutting. For model making I manage quite well with bench hook, mitre block and razor saw.
The mini scroll saw, however, is justifiable. My full size one is OK for roughing out curved cuts but, if fitted with a fine blade, it is difficult to make precise ones. The angle at which I need to feed to the blade can be anything within twenty degrees of straight ahead. The Proxxon scroll saw (delivered today) is much more precise. The provision of a fence and angle stop means it can do controlled straight cuts as well as curved ones.
A test run seemed to show it works as expected. It is a bit slow getting through 9mm ply but fine for thinner stuff. It vibrates a fair bit but that is inevitable with a reciprocating action. I may try some damping options: rubber mat or mounting on a thick block of wood. There is a recess at the left hand edge of the table top which the instructions say is for storing spare blades. Had it been about 1mm wider it could have been used to store the fence when not in use.
If I had bought this six months ago and been blessed with foresight I would have cut some extra bulkheads for the Panart Royal Caroline. Some are so widely spaced that the planking between them is springy. not well restrained and can tend to bow outwards.
Canceled the order after 1,5 month, maybe something went wrong. Did a new order and waited …….. and waited ……. And canceled it again after a month. 
