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09-10-2007, 10:55 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winlock Wa.
Posts: 5
|  top or bottom feeder.... I`am looking at getting a saw, Can all saws be top and bottom feeders? I`am not going to ask which is better, that might be like opening a can of worms. I guess it would be ok to chime in if your so inclined.... |
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09-10-2007, 11:10 PM
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| Wanabe scrollsawer  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottm
Posts: 611
 |  i use the delta 40570 which has quick release II clamps both top and bottom, but i prefer to bottom feed myself as i can see the top clamp easily. |
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09-10-2007, 11:23 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california
Posts: 5,152
| my saw is a bottom feeder. I like it. for I can feel for the bottom. for me its harder to feel for the blade comeing up through the bottoom. but I guess you can get used to both. I would like to try a top feeder. that way I wouldn't have to move my wood. your friend Evie |
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09-11-2007, 12:29 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 1,363
| I have a Delta P 20 you can top or bottom feed with it, but I mostly bottom feed. Bob
__________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac? |
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09-11-2007, 02:17 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
Posts: 4,536
 | Can top or bottom feed on the Yella saw as well. No, you cant with every saw, but its relatively easy to do on the dewalt, the excaliber, and the p20. All good saws worth concidering. Dale |
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09-11-2007, 02:26 AM
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| MrsTrout's Husband  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward Calif.
Posts: 1,362
| I don't like eather.... I guess that's why I like intarsia and the bigger projects. That way I don't have to keep threading that blade through all those little holes! I'm new to my Hawk and it does both, but I still feed from the bottom.. I tried to do it from the top and found it to be a pain trying to get the blade throw the hole, then the table and into it's clamp! Trout |
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09-11-2007, 02:47 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon USA
Posts: 1,191
| I have always done intarsia but have now started doing fretwork. I started out bottom feeding but lately have tried top feeding. I think I like top feeding better. On my DeWalt 788, when I top feed I don't have much trouble getting the blade in the bottom clamp without looking, but when I bottom feed I have to prop the arm up in order to lift the wood and put the blade through the hole. Both methods can be done. Chris
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09-11-2007, 03:50 AM
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| Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 74
| If you want to scroll fine work requiring multiple tiny holes, such as those requiring numbered bits, you will want to be a top threader. From the top, you can easily pick the hole you want to scroll next, some of the delicate projects require you to cut in a sequence, not in a random order. Another feature you may want to consider is the top arm lift such as the Dewalt 788 or the Ex 21. It is so much easier to get your blade through the hole for a top or bottom threader. They also have excellent blade tensioning, which is very important. Just another opinion, hope it helps. Last edited by north wood clocks : 09-11-2007 at 04:00 AM. |
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09-11-2007, 01:01 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York
Posts: 2,246
| I also have the RBI Hawk G4 wich will top and bottom feed with out any additional attachments. I use the top feed mostly when I have a larger fretwork project. It really simplyfies things. Trout, it took a bit of practice to get the hang of it. now it is very easy. I somtimes I pop the bottom clamp out of the clip put it on the blade and then clip it back in.
__________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" |
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09-11-2007, 01:14 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hamilton Ontario
Posts: 995
| I have a Dewalt 788 and I'm a top feeder. Learning to guide the blade into the bottom clamp without looking took a bit of time, now it's a snap. When cutting 1 1/2" wood for boxes and compound cuttings, I just carefully drag the blade across the wood and drop it through the entry hole. Very quick, very simple and no bent blades from trying to feed the blade up from the bottom. Just my 2¢ worth Marsha
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