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drklinger · 04-28-2010, 07:05 PM

There is a place in Baltimore called Skaries that sells new and used shop equipment. I called and the said they had several scroll saws for about 200.00.
What should I look for and would it be worth it. The sell General, dewalt, and delta. thanks for your help.

ChuckD · 04-28-2010, 07:36 PM

The answers you received in your previous post would still apply. The brands you mentioned are good names but you have to look close. I had a chance to buy a supposedly brand new saw for a very, very low price. I shook it and it rattled. So I took a piece of white paper and rubbed the side and the paint came off. So I ran, very fast. Without the saw...

Mick Walker · 04-28-2010, 07:52 PM

Finding a good used Delta P-20 or a Dewalt 788 would be nice. Take a piece of wood with you and try them out. Look for a noisey, vibrating saw and avoid it like the plague. You want a smooth running saw. Most scrollsaws will vibrate at the highest speed. There is most likely a reason they are for sale. I would ask for some kind of warranty so you can use it for awhile and return it if you find out that it is junk.

jowshu98 · 04-29-2010, 02:15 AM

Chuck and Mick said it all. Just make sure the company name isn't a clue...Skaries = scary????

Don

04-28-2010, 07:05 PM	#1
drklinger Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	used scroll saws There is a place in Baltimore called Skaries that sells new and used shop equipment. I called and the said they had several scroll saws for about 200.00. What should I look for and would it be worth it. The sell General, dewalt, and delta. thanks for your help.

04-28-2010, 07:36 PM	#2
ChuckD Senior give me a Discount Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beautiful Southern Oregon Posts: 2,524 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	The answers you received in your previous post would still apply. The brands you mentioned are good names but you have to look close. I had a chance to buy a supposedly brand new saw for a very, very low price. I shook it and it rattled. So I took a piece of white paper and rubbed the side and the paint came off. So I ran, very fast. Without the saw... __________________ Chuck D When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman. Jean De La Bruyere... l Hegner 18, Delta p-20, Griz 14 inch Band saw

04-28-2010, 07:52 PM	#3
Mick Walker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 3,073 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Finding a good used Delta P-20 or a Dewalt 788 would be nice. Take a piece of wood with you and try them out. Look for a noisey, vibrating saw and avoid it like the plague. You want a smooth running saw. Most scrollsaws will vibrate at the highest speed. There is most likely a reason they are for sale. I would ask for some kind of warranty so you can use it for awhile and return it if you find out that it is junk. __________________ Mick, - Delta P-20 A smile is a small curve that straightens everything out.

04-29-2010, 02:15 AM	#4
jowshu98 Maker of holes in Wood Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,044 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chuck and Mick said it all. Just make sure the company name isn't a clue...Skaries = scary???? Don __________________ Don An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. Benjamin Franklin A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. Benjamin Franklin www.dogwoodstudiosnh.com

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