Spec me a scroll saw

andicole0 · 26 Mar 2019 at 10:26

Will need to do some fine wood cutting (curves etc) but I am not seeing a powered scroll saw made by a manufacturer I've heard of. Anyone have any recommendations?
Andi.

LuckyBenski · 27 Mar 2019 at 01:54

Hegner. Literally synonymous with scroll saw, at college we said "Use the Hegner". Solid tool

andicole0 · 27 Mar 2019 at 10:09

Oh yes, £250 for a used one. Might have difficulty justifying that unless there are no others that can be recommended.
Andi.

LuckyBenski · 27 Mar 2019 at 14:07

Maybe Proxxon do one? Generally they have a good price to quality ratio for cheaper stuff. It won't be as big or as solid but it really depends what you're cutting.

PlacidCasual · 27 Mar 2019 at 16:24

Axminster or Record Power spring to mind. In the £120 - 200 range I think for 400mm throat hobbyist type machines. can't speak for how good they are as I've never used a scroll saw. Ebay offers some bargains in this regard, not as widely desirable as other power tools and people sell them because they're bulky.

andicole0 · 27 Mar 2019 at 17:39

Cutting a few curvy bits in engineered wood flooring to fit around door frames.
Andi.

Martynt74 · 28 Mar 2019 at 09:44

Can't you just use a jigsaw for that?

Alternatively pick up a multi tool and trim the door frames so you can fit the flooring under the frame. Always looks much better that way.

andicole0 · 28 Mar 2019 at 10:44

Marvt74 said:
Can't you just use a jigsaw for that?

Alternatively pick up a multi tool and trim the door frames so you can fit the flooring under the frame. Always looks much better that way.

I was planning on doing both to get a clean join and a 10mm expansion gap under the frame.
It will depend on how I get on with the first doorway
Andi.

PlacidCasual · 28 Mar 2019 at 16:08

Machine Mart have a 16" scroll saw for £60 which is pretty cheap. There stuff is ok not great but robust enough in my experience.

andicole0 · 28 Mar 2019 at 16:56

PlacidCasual said:
Machine Mart have a 16" scroll saw for £60 which is pretty cheap. There stuff is ok not great but robust enough in my experience.

Chers but no longer available. Anyway when I last saw it it wasn't available online or near me.

Andi.

Flibster · 29 Mar 2019 at 02:27

andicole0 said:
Cutting a few curvy bits in engineered wood flooring to fit around door frames.
Andi.

That's it?

Buy a coping saw and a jigsaw. Jigsaw for the easy bits. Coping saw for the fiddly bits. Even better if you can get some spiral blades for the coping saw. Cut in any direction then.

andicole0 · 29 Mar 2019 at 08:52

Flibster said:
That's it?

Buy a coping saw and a jigsaw. Jigsaw for the easy bits. Coping saw for the fiddly bits. Even better if you can get some spiral blades for the coping saw. Cut in any direction then.

Yes that is it. A scroll saw is just a powered coping saw anyway and a variety of blades are available. They also keep the blade straighter than I ever could.
I am old enough to be allowed to be lazy and you can never have enough tools.
Andi.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 29 Mar 2019 at 12:45

When I needed to do a similar thing on a small scale, I used some hole saws (already had them) to give the curves i needed and then just joined them with a jigsaw to get the end state. Actually was part jigsaw and part tenon saw. I started with the jigsaw but actually found the tenon was better later on. Depends how intricate and how much you need to cut I guess.