My
friend Bob Eaton, whose Civil War cannon is shown at page 116 of
TMBR#3, has put in many hours with piercing saws in his long career as
a jeweller.
When I saw Bob at the 2005 G.E.A.R.S. show in Portland, Oregon, he showed me a small variable speed scroll saw he had made. He had drawn up plans and notes on how to make such a saw.
I am now able to offer Bob's scroll saw plans on my website, with a slightly edited and slightly longer (are you surprized?) set of How-To notes.
When I saw Bob at the 2005 G.E.A.R.S. show in Portland, Oregon, he showed me a small variable speed scroll saw he had made. He had drawn up plans and notes on how to make such a saw.
I am now able to offer Bob's scroll saw plans on my website, with a slightly edited and slightly longer (are you surprized?) set of How-To notes.
Click
on the photo above to see a bigger picture of Bob's saw. The saw
runs with little or no vibration. Blade breakage is much reduced
compared to using a hand powered piercing saw frame, and nice work is
easier to do. The variabe speed feature is also exceptionally nice to
have. A comparable commercially made scroll saw would cost hundreds of
dollars.
The plans consist of 3 pages of How-To notes, 3 pages of drawings, and 1 page of Xeroxed b&w photos.
The plans consist of 3 pages of How-To notes, 3 pages of drawings, and 1 page of Xeroxed b&w photos.
Scroll Saw Plans
US customers:
US$15, postpaid.
Canadian customers: Cdn$18.80, GST included, postpaid.
Overseas customers: Cdn$19, postpaid.
Canadian customers: Cdn$18.80, GST included, postpaid.
Overseas customers: Cdn$19, postpaid.