Phil 9 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Scrol Saw available at LIDL 49.99 I dont know much about scroll saws. Maybe someone could tell me if it was worth £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I have one very similar to that, also from Lidl a few years back.....this is probably just the latest version.Excellent bit of kit, still going strong, and probably one of, if not the most useful tool in the garage. Once you have used it, you will wonder how you managed without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric Powell Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I got mine from an auction (brand new & still wrapped up in it`s box) .cost me £26.00 and it`s been so useful,as Timbo say`s "you do not realise how you managed until you have one" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I would say compared to my expensive Dremel, quite a bargain in both price and quality. Erfolg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I got mine off E bay in a job lot it was free Was I ripped off. Very good for cutting sandwiches,one of Ken Andersons tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Looks great.....I've just bought one off Ebay for £26.....its a Titan machine, Screwfix sell 'em for about £60 so it seemed OK..... I got fed up cutting the formers & doublers for my last project with a fret saw... Seem to be lots on ebay so, provided you live near enough to collect, you might pick up a bargain!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I've got one of these and they are good but only as good as there spares list l would buy a box load of blades now as they might not be around for long as I found out from screwfix these mechines are updated as soon as you've bought it can you get course /fine blades for this one happy cutting .......... Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Ohhh, you all make me so mad, bragging about your machines. Solid bases, clean cutting. AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh! All at bargain basement prices. Erfolg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Don't take it to heart Erfolg....read what one happy customer wrote about his scroll saw...... "This device takes up about 15"X9" of bench space and.... well, that's about it. The blades tend to twist as you turn the workpiece which renders it pretty much useless as a scroll saw as the blade will wander. The same blade in my Hegner scroll saw followed the line exactly and stayed in place. My advice is, if you want to waste bench space, keep a couple of breeze blocks on your bench. It's cheaper.I gave it a 3 star rating for reliability because you can rely on it to go when you switch it on, stop when you switch it off and you can certainly rely on it to ruin a perfectly good piece of wood." You know the old saying a bad workman blames his tools??? Well, as a terrible workman, I find I need as many tools around me as possible to absorb all the blame..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I found that Eclipse coping saw blades fitted mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Just as a general pointer what sort of blades do you all use generally....there seem to be lots about & it seems to me that a "wider" blade will follow a straight line more accurately where as a "thinner" blade will follow intricate patterns & curves much better. Also how many teeth? There seem to be several options from 10 to 32 tpi (teeth per inch)......which do you all find works best on, say, lite-ply, birch ply & thick balsa?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yes. I'm with Timbo and use coping saw blades. Fretsaw blades do twist and wander but coping saw blades cope with it all pretty well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 A coping saw is kind of half way between a fret saw & a hacksaw if I remember my 'O' Level woodwork....are the blades more like a junior hacksaw blade than a fretsaw blade?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yes Steve they are. Get some decent quality ones and they should cut pretty accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Does any one no where Dremel jigsaw blades can be purchased, other than a model shop. My nearest model shop does not stock them. The next, is so far distant, I might as well buy them on line. Erfolg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Posted by Steve Hargreaves on 29/03/2010 16:26:09:A coping saw is kind of half way between a fret saw & a hacksaw if I remember my 'O' Level woodwork....are the blades more like a junior hacksaw blade than a fretsaw blade?? I guess the only real liitation on the type of balde you could use, is the length - and fixing sytem. My cheapy Lidl unit has a clever quick release system, and the blades have a simpe pin through the blade at each end, which can fitted into the machine for either "straight ahead" cutting, or at 90, or 180 degrees to that line. Very simple and equally handy. As with any sawing action, the answer is not to force the piece through, but rather let the teeth do the work, this enables either straight cuts ( for which a fence is also supplied if needed ) or the more useful intricate curves. I change the blades often purely to assist in the efficiency, especially as i abuse the thing by cutting aluminium, and very thick wood too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSpencerUK Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Hi All Seems to be on sale in Ireland only. Certainly not advertised in Suffolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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