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| | From:  Scroller_AUS (Original Message) | Sent: 2/26/2006 11:18 PM |
I picked up this saw off Ebay recently, it looked interesting. The saw is powered by a drill using the variable speeds to determine the speed of the saw. I havent looked inside the mechanism but appears to be run by some sort of piston movement. I even gave it a test run and works well, although manual dust blower is required  It has no identifying marks to determine who made it or when. I tired Rick Hutchesons website and the Scrollsaw Handbook and there is nothing about it there, so im still looking to indentify it. The arm and base appear to be a aluminium or light steel and not a cast iron so its probably not that old. There is no top blade holder, runs up a hollow tube with assistance of a blade guide that has a small wheel on it. |
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| | | From: KD_245 | Sent: 2/27/2006 1:22 PM |
I suspect that must be fairly old to say the least. Looks as if someone adapted a handframe design to use the drill. Sorry I can't help ya Brett, but thanks for showing us.
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| | | From: tas2181 | Sent: 2/27/2006 2:12 PM |
Rather unique. A truly portable scrollsaw. I haven't ever seen anything like that. Hopefully someone will come up with some answers for you. Tom |
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Looks neat Brett, I would hazzard to guess that the base of the saw looks like it was made as an acessory for a larger machine. Sort of like a shop smith. A common motor in a shop smith can run a lathe, scroll saw, table saw, drill, etc. Are the holes threaded on the base plate? If not it makes sense. Gary |
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It's certainly unusual Brett.
It sure does looks like it's an accessory for a larger machine as Gary says.
It looks to me like it would fit perfectly on a lathe bed and be driven by the chuck.
Alan |
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| | | From: Chase | Sent: 3/2/2006 12:38 AM |
Very interesting and this brought back some old memories. I had a 70 or 80s vintage AMT saw, single speed. When the motor went south I hooked up a drill of 40s vintage to the shaft for power. That was plugged into a varible reostate I brought back from Viet Nam and I used that voltage dial to control the speed. Bought an aqurium pump and, with some plastic hose, had a dust blower. Cut some good stuff with that old saw before I got my 788. Even had some after market blade "things" that worked with an allen wrench to use pinless blades. Don't miss that saw one bit, but you sure brought back some old scrolling memories.
Thanks for sharing Brett.
New subject: Check out the Autumn Harvest schwibbogen in my album groups.msn.com/SSPPhoto2/craftedbychase.msnw as a possible cutting of the week. Hope I haven't submitted it before.
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Thanks for your thoughts everyone, it does make sense that it might belong to a combination machine of some sort as it doesnt stand up by itself unless you have it mounted to a board as I have done. Interesting little item whatever its intended purpose was Brett |
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| Though not exactly the same it is rather interesting. Dave |
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that is rather different my guess would be it is on the old side. must work much the same as a piston type set up(one stroke lawnmower type deal?)very nice thanks for sharing lol makes the mind turn maybe ill make a lathe that way ;-) |
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