Vibrations (not the good ones) - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

chrishayes · 08-04-2010, 05:45 PM

I am wondering if there is a way to lessen the vibration on my scroll saw. Admittedly, a have a low-end model, a Delta 16" variable speed, which is bolted to a set of legs, and sits on a fairly level concrete floor. I do not want to bolt in to the floor. Any tips or ideas I can try?

wood-n-things · 08-04-2010, 06:46 PM

You might try adding some extra weight to the stand. Bag of concrete is about 90 lbs and will lay in there.

Mick Walker · 08-04-2010, 07:23 PM

What Mike suggests or bags of sand draped over the leg stretchers. Has the saw always vibrated a lot or just started? You may have something coming loose if it just started. Does it vibrate at all speeds? Try changing the speed if it just does it at a certain speed.
Set it on some rubber mats, carpeting or carpet padding.
Good luck with it.

oily · 08-04-2010, 07:28 PM

Try a rubber pad between the saw and stand and one between the stand and the floor.

JimSawyer · 08-04-2010, 08:16 PM

I've got my saw on styrofoam blocks. They're there more to keep the downstairs neighbor happy.

JohnB · 08-04-2010, 11:58 PM

I have mine bolted to a bench with a sheet of 1/2" insertion rubber.
The machine sits in a 1/2" piece of ply, the ply sits on the insertion rubber and the whole lot is bolted down.

Band Saw Box · 08-05-2010, 12:14 AM

I use to a Ryobi that had a lot of vibration. I used a rubber mate between the saw and the stand. It did help.

chrishayes · 08-05-2010, 01:00 PM

Thanks, folks! your suggestions helped!

MartinChriton · 08-14-2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnB

I have mine bolted to a bench with a sheet of 1/2" insertion rubber.
The machine sits in a 1/2" piece of ply, the ply sits on the insertion rubber and the whole lot is bolted down.

+1 that's what I do as well.

Geek1945 · 09-09-2010, 05:50 AM

Never did this but it should work: Make a sand box large enough to mount saw on. Fill with 40 lbs of clean sand, not play stuff, then mount lid with saw attached. I guess a filler hole could be used too. The theory is the sand absorbs the vibrations by dissipating the energy moving sand. Kind of strange but that's what an Israel engineer webpage recommended. Ed

08-04-2010, 05:45 PM	#1
chrishayes Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Vibrations (not the good ones) I am wondering if there is a way to lessen the vibration on my scroll saw. Admittedly, a have a low-end model, a Delta 16" variable speed, which is bolted to a set of legs, and sits on a fairly level concrete floor. I do not want to bolt in to the floor. Any tips or ideas I can try?

08-04-2010, 06:46 PM	#2
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,541 Thanks: 49 Thanked 379 Times in 280 Posts	You might try adding some extra weight to the stand. Bag of concrete is about 90 lbs and will lay in there. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

08-04-2010, 07:23 PM	#3
Mick Walker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 3,073 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What Mike suggests or bags of sand draped over the leg stretchers. Has the saw always vibrated a lot or just started? You may have something coming loose if it just started. Does it vibrate at all speeds? Try changing the speed if it just does it at a certain speed. Set it on some rubber mats, carpeting or carpet padding. Good luck with it. __________________ Mick, - Delta P-20 A smile is a small curve that straightens everything out.

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JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've got my saw on styrofoam blocks. They're there more to keep the downstairs neighbor happy. __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Gallery My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

08-04-2010, 11:58 PM	#6
JohnB Cabinet Maker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 6,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	I have mine bolted to a bench with a sheet of 1/2" insertion rubber. The machine sits in a 1/2" piece of ply, the ply sits on the insertion rubber and the whole lot is bolted down. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" “In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right—that’s me. Simple themes. Save me from the nuances. All I do is sincerity, and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started. —John Wayne Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit Police Officers Ass.

08-05-2010, 12:14 AM	#7
Band Saw Box World's Greatest Scroller Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 1,889 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I use to a Ryobi that had a lot of vibration. I used a rubber mate between the saw and the stand. It did help. __________________ : Dan US Navy PR1 (Ret) To all who serve or have served, Thank you Well I am the worlds greatest scroller at my house.

08-05-2010, 01:00 PM	#8
chrishayes Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks, folks! your suggestions helped!

09-09-2010, 05:50 AM	#10
Geek1945 Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Never did this but it should work: Make a sand box large enough to mount saw on. Fill with 40 lbs of clean sand, not play stuff, then mount lid with saw attached. I guess a filler hole could be used too. The theory is the sand absorbs the vibrations by dissipating the energy moving sand. Kind of strange but that's what an Israel engineer webpage recommended. Ed

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