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09-18-2008, 08:57 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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|  A little bit of an upgrade I've been sooo jealous  of many of you great scrollers out there. I had been using a $80 Harbor Freight scroll saw. While I was more than able to work on my projects, I found that saw had a LOT of vibration and it uses pin adapters which are a pain in the behind when doing fretwork. While I wasn't able to upgrade to a Dewalt, I was able to pick up a new Dremel 1830. WOW, what an improvement! FAR less vibration, no pin adapters, a large cast iron table (yeah no more stamped, uneven steel!) and quick release tension....aaaahhhhh the life! But if that's the improvement going up to the Dremel........I'll put my jealous bone away just for a little while.
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09-18-2008, 09:07 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Centerville, Utah
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| good for you Kevin. I also have a Dremel and there are times it is better to use than my Hawk.
__________________ Bill I have an RBI Hawk 220-3 VS |
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09-18-2008, 09:49 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada
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| Cool. its amazing what a good tool can do for you. So go make something and show off how much fun you are having with the saw. Alan. |
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09-18-2008, 10:06 PM
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| WV Creek Boy  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Muncie, IN
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| Kevin: I jumped from a used Delta to a HItatchi and could not believe the difference. Someday, I'll get the DeWalt, but for now, I'm a pretty happy camper.
__________________ Jim I'm trying--just ask my wife and kids! Hitachi CW40, brute force/total ignorance (BFTI) |
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09-19-2008, 12:18 AM
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| Happy to be here member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA
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| Ya still did some nice work with your $80 saw. Your mom still enjoys those dragon fly doorway brackets doesn't she.
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09-19-2008, 12:25 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california
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| congrats little brother. don't you just love the straight blades. and the low vibration. can't wait tell you get even a biger better saw. but for now. your the best, gosh you can do anything. and sounds like you have a better saw, to do what you wont to do. can't wait to see your progress. your friend Evie |
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09-19-2008, 01:47 AM
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| 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
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| Goodonya Kev, You're living proof that "Tools don't make the Tradesman" I started with a Ryobi and moved through a Delta, Dewalt and now the EX21 and each saw was great.........until I got the next 
__________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" "Better to Die on your feet, Than live on your knees" Old Jungle Saying Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers |
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09-19-2008, 02:28 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR
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| Glad for you upgrade !! Kevin : I'm so glad that your more at ease now with your scrolling, I am a Harbor freight fan> am a little uneasy with some of their products thou!! Congrats Again buddy !!! Marshall 
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09-19-2008, 02:47 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY
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| Congrats on the new saw, Kevin! And hey, You did some nice work on your old one. My first scroll saw was a two speed dremel that had those adapters for plain end blades, you're right, those are a pain. Good luck with the new saw! |
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