jeffBoats Posted July 20, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2020 Hello, Looking into getting a scroll saw as I've been fabricating many more pieces than expected for my first build. I'm on a budget but figure I could use it for other non-ship projects in the future. I saw these two different saws at Micromark in my price range, and was curious if anyone has used either of them and what their experiences were? https://www.micromark.com/16-Inch-Scroll-Saw-with-Flexible-Shaft-Attachment https://www.micromark.com/MicroLuxsup-reg-sup-Variable-Speed-Multi-Saw The non-MicroLux one seems like it could be used for a wider variety of tasks. Thanks for any input on these saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted July 21, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 21, 2020 The 16 inch scroll saw is your best bet. I have one and I use it for so much more than model making. The other one has a rip fence and a miter gauge if you want to try that. I can't imagine they would be to terribly effective with this type of blade. Landlubber Mike and mtaylor 2 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted July 21, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 21, 2020 Take a look at this saw from Home Depot - looks almost like a twin - and a lot less $$ One thing about Micro Mark - they have a lot of stuff but if they have it for sale it's commonly known that nobody sells the same thing for more than Micro Mark. https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-International-1-2-Amp-16-in-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw-with-Flex-Shaft-LED-Work-Light-BT8007/206347735?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-205419917-_-206347735-_-N Landlubber Mike, mtaylor, Bob Cleek and 1 other 4 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted July 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 21, 2020 17 hours ago, kurtvd19 said: Take a look at this saw from Home Depot - looks almost like a twin - and a lot less $$ One thing about Micro Mark - they have a lot of stuff but if they have it for sale it's commonly known that nobody sells the same thing for more than Micro Mark. https://www.homedepot.com/p/General-International-1-2-Amp-16-in-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw-with-Flex-Shaft-LED-Work-Light-BT8007/206347735?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-205419917-_-206347735-_-N Truer words were never spoken! Anyone in the market for a scroll saw should google "scroll saw ratings" and read what the woodworking magazines say about what's on the market at the various price points. There are many scroll saws on the market and their quality runs from exquisite to complete junk, but the prices don't always correspond to the quality. Always buy the best tool you can possibly afford unless it's a tool you expect to use but once and forget about. Also, don't over look the used market. Craigslist and the like sometimes have high quality and high priced scroll saws selling for a fraction of the original retail price. mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, grsjax and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 21, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2020 I'd look online on Craigslist. Lots of saws there that were barely used in one off projects that are now for sale. I picked up the Dewalt a few years ago that had been barely used, with stand, light and extra blades, for like under half of retail. I think you'd do better going that way than buying a Micromark tool (which generally don't have great reviews). Bob Cleek, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted July 22, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 22, 2020 I see WEN is another make worth looking at. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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