From super60 England

[super60]

Hi

I am a bitnew to all this having tried my hand before and given up.
I have a used rather old Delta 2 speed saw and am at last getting to grips with it.
I do need some spares for the saw but it appears these machines are no longer available in the UK
Can anyone help on this please.

I like the saw and just want to get it back to spec with a new top arm and bearing as there is some side play. Am I worrying about nothing.

Be kind as I am new here.

Pete

[Gill]

Hi Pete

It's funny you should ask this question; it's similar to one that's been raised on the UKWorkshop forum very recently. An English woodworker who has emigrated to France has noticed that the French have a Delta dealer. He has just offered to enquire about the possibility of them servicing the UK market. It might be worth monitoring this thread.

Gill

[super60]

Thanks for that.
I have a friend who has a place in France. Perhaps he could somehow get hold of the parts I need.
I had thought of buying a Rexon saw but I do like this one really.

Pete

[GrayBeard Phil]

Pete:

You may know this already---

Black & Decker corporation now owns the following international companies:
- Black & Decker Tools
- Porter-Cable Tools
- DeWalt Tools
- Delta Machine Tools
Plus several other brands of household appliances.

Delta no longer makes scroll saws. Only the DeWalt brand makes scroll saws.

For the USA, there is a web site that supports Delta Scroll saws as long as the parts warehouse holds out. Few parts are still being made.

DeWalt service net dot com

There is a small site search box in the upper left hand corner. Enter either "scroll saw" or your model number (usually 40-xxxxx) to get access to parts list. Find you parts, and double click to see if main parts warehouse (in USA) still has parts.

You are now permitted to go to a Pub, down a pint, and use foul language to express your thoughts on International Corporations and how they muck it up.

I too wish you luck with any link to parts warehouses in the EU.

Phil

[turningnut]

Pete,

It looks like everyone has you covered on your questions, so I will just welcome you to the forum and remember, we love to see pictures of projects.

[super60]

Thanks for all your help. The problem I think I have is that the top arm has side play. I am not sure if this makes things worse as a beginer. I understand that all blades do pull to the right and wonder if this probem is being made worse on my machine.
I have a few sample Flying dutchman blades and these do seem good. They cut fast and stay sharp. I am still trying different blades and of course getting in lots of practice.

Pete

[GrayBeard Phil]

Pete:

It is very important that there be no side-to-side play in the up-down stroke of the blade. Very Bad indeed.

The pull to the right side only refers to the cutting of a straight line. To cut a straight line, the wood, and the pattern on the wood, needs to be twisted askew from dead on in-line with the blade. This is just a few degrees spin to your right. Each specific blade has a slightly different twist, sometimes very minor. This is caused by one side of the teeth being sharper than the other side. This drift changes as the blade becomes used, and teeth start to dull.

The blade itself does not in anyway have any movement left or right. Any movement left or right due to the machine stroke is bad and if you cannot correct it, like a bent arm, the machine is no good.

Be aware, a few scroll saws have a complex method of blade adjustment with the blade chuck itself to make the blade perfectly vertical to the saw table. This left / right adjustment is unique to a saw's brand name. But with the power off, you can tell if you need this adjustment because the blade itself will be leaning left or right.

Phil

[super60]

I think you have it.
The bearing on the top arm allows side play and is worn. What I need is a new top are which includes the bearing.
I have noticed that some blades track quite straight and others go way off. I am used to using a band saw where the cut is dead straight so this is a new technique to learn.

pete

[super60]

Thanks for all your help. I seemed to have fixed that bearing problem and I am cutting better now. I have the saw mounted on a firm bench but have been reading about sand boxes. Are they worth making and do they cut the noise and vibration.
I have my workshop upstairs at home so can just walk in and have an hour of cutting whenever I am in the mood. I am getting better but it does seem to depend on my mood. I expect most things are like that though.
I started scrolling a few months back when I lost a very close friend who made model aircraft as I did. I would just sit at the bench and interest in the latest model would vanish and I would just feel alone and upset. I got the saw as something completely new to do and I am finding it addictive (ask my wife). I will get back the the aircraft stuff but I shall be mixing that with scrolling in the future.