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Score one for the Old Bald Trace. I was helping a friend who is a sign person. We were puting the vinal signage on a van in a building he owns. During a break, I wandered around the area we were in and found a lot of junk that was being left by the previous tennant. In one of the piles was the 40-560 Delta scroll saw. It didn't look to have been used much, but was very dirty. I plugged it in and it worked fine. I brought it home to see what it might be worth after a complete tear down and cleaning. After a couple of hours using a lot of elbow grease and "Purple Power", quite a few paper towels, some lithium grease, and the required Upper Slobbovian words necessary to complete the task, I have a very nice scroll saw. The price was right, free. I can see a lot of small projects ahead, most of which will be gifts for next Christmas.
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That was a decent saw, in it's day. Hope you have fun with it.
IIRC, the upper blade clamp on that is the QuickSet II version, which was one of the best blade clamping systems out there. Unfortunately, I don't think they make them anymore. Also, IIRC, the bottom clamp may require a special tool to release the blade. Hopefully it is with the saw.
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(01-17-2019, 09:11 PM)Bald Trace Wrote: Score one for the Old Bald Trace. I was helping a friend who is a sign person. We were puting the vinal signage on a van in a building he owns. During a break, I wandered around the area we were in and found a lot of junk that was being left by the previous tennant. In one of the piles was the 40-560 Delta scroll saw. It didn't look to have been used much, but was very dirty. I plugged it in and it worked fine. I brought it home to see what it might be worth after a complete tear down and cleaning. After a couple of hours using a lot of elbow grease and "Purple Power", quite a few paper towels, some lithium grease, and the required Upper Slobbovian words necessary to complete the task, I have a very nice scroll saw. The price was right, free. I can see a lot of small projects ahead, most of which will be gifts for next Christmas.
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