Scroll Saw Purchase Advice

[charity-steve]

Hello
new to the forum today,can anyone advise me on purchasing first scroll saw,i.e Make,model,spec,do and don'ts.
Intend to use fairly regular with toy and jigsaw making.
Thank you

[Scorch]

Hiya!

I'm afraid I can't help with your question (I bought a cheapo Ferm one, and it works OK for the very small amount of work I ever do with it), but welcome to the forum!

[bodrighy]

There are quite a few going cheap on ebay at the moment including the Ferm that Scorch mentioned. if you want to do small, tight shapes you need to go for one that takes pinless blades. Blades come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and you are best getting a number of them and trying out for yourself as it is a personal thing which works best for you. Best ones are probably Hegner nowadays, Price buys weight and as with all saws the blade is what makes the most difference.

Pete

[Ruth Moulds]

Agree with Pete, Hegner are great and will last for years. Try and buy the heaviest you can and mount on a piece of rubber matting if possible (rubber car mats are ideal) this absorbs some of the vibration (no numb fingers) Pinless blades are a must for intricate jobs and also dust extraction is a bonus.
Also go for the most powerful motor and variable speed controller is very useful (single speed ones can be limiting as to what you can cut)
I have had my Hegner for 30yrs and still works like new.
Cheers
Brian