Hello all,
I have been a wood worker for many years and bought a very cheap scroll saw a few years ago, with a view to taking up the hobby. I used it a couple of times and found that it scrolling was not as easy as it looked, so I placed it back on the shelf and forgot about it. The saw is a Ferm FFZ-400N, cheap and cheerful. Anyway it has been stuck in the workshop for a few years gathering dust and rust. Last month I was trolling through the net and came across Scrollsaw Workshop. It prompted me to ressurect the scroll saw and have another go. I have modified it to allow quick blade changes, moved the tensioner from the bottom of the machine to the top and polished the table. I have been practicing, but find it very difficult to keep to the pattern/lines. I do realise that this is just part of the learning curve, pardon the pun, however I noticed that the saw has a lot of lateral play and the tips of the arms move from side to side about 1/8". Is this normal? I find the blade floats to some extent when I am turning the workpiece and cuts slightly off vertical when it does this.
I was intending to stick with the machine until I become profficient and then maybe move on to something better if I progress with the hobby. My wife describes my hobby as 'collecting hobbies', LOL, so I do not want to spend money on equipment just yet.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Kind regards,
Russell.
