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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Delta 40-694 table not square to blade front to back

« Last post by garryatpa on August 24, 2024, 01:48:23 pm »

Hi Russell.   Pics would help if you could.  I don't really understand why you have a wider cut at the bottom if your blade is at 90 degrees side to side.  Are you able to check the squareness of the blade to the table when the blade is at the top of its stroke and again at the bottom of the stroke ?  It seems as if the top or bottom arm of the saw is moving sideways as it moves up and down.  If the blade moves slightly out of square front to back as it moves up and down should not affect the width of the kerf at the bottom but if the arm or saw blade itself moves side to side as the saw is cutting it will affect the cut causing the piece to be removed to not come out either up or down. A couple of issues could cause this situation - the bearing or bushing in the arm is worn allowing side to side movement, or the blade is not centered in the blade clamps ( that is, the top or bottom of the blade should be moved , if possible, by adjusting the clamp so the blade is centered in the clamp . 

When you say the blade is not 90 degrees front to back I think of a C-arm saw where the blade actually tilts front to back in an arc as the saw blade moves up and down .  This is the way a C-arm saw works because it only has one pivot point at the lower back of the C- arm.

I hope this may help you.  I have no experience with this saw. I have run into this kind of problem where the blade is not centered in the clamp at the top or bottom and adjusting the clamp , possibly at both top and bottom , may be required to get the blade centered and sawing at 90 degrees side to side.

Garry

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Delta 40-694 table not square to blade front to back

« Last post by DanO on August 21, 2024, 03:19:44 am »

I have the same saw with the same problem and have learned to adjust how I put the blade in the clamps.

Instead of placing the blade spine against the clamp and then tightening it up I make an adjustment by moving the blade away from the clamp either at the top or bottom, just a 64th or 32nd should do it. I tighten the bottom first just snug enough to hold the blade and then use my square to know when to tighten the top clamp. Pre-stretch the blade and make minor adjustments as needed. Took a little practice.  Yes the blade will not be perfectly straight up and down but it should be pretty dang close to square to your table.

I believe it will work out for you.

 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Delta 40-694 table not square to blade front to back

« Last post by dsrussell@comcast.net on August 19, 2024, 07:41:30 pm »

My scroll saw table is not 90⁰ to the blade front to back, side to side is perfect. This is causing a wider cut at the bottom than at the top, the piece will fall out of the bottom but cannot bring it out of the top. This happens when I make a circular cut. I can see no way to adjust this settin, anyone have any ideas?

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Доброе утро картинки поднимающие настроение

« Last post by Mashapah on August 14, 2024, 04:21:51 pm »

Группа "Картинки Доброе Утро" в социальной сети ВКонтакте является популярным местом для тех, кто хочет начать свой день с позитива, вдохновения и улыбок. В ней собраны самые яркие и красивые изображения картинки с добрым утром и днем, которые помогут вам погрузиться в атмосферу радости и благополучия уже с самого утра.
 
Одной из особенностей группы является ее активность и позитивный настрой. Администраторы постоянно радуют участников новыми и оригинальными контентом, который помогает создать атмосферу радости и вдохновения. Каждое утро в группе появляются свежие посты с пожеланиями доброго утра и красивыми картинками, которые будут радовать вас весь день.
 
Кроме того, группа "Картинки Доброе Утро" является отличным местом для того, чтобы поделиться своими творческими идеями. Здесь вы можете показать другим участникам свои рисунки, фотографии или цитаты, которые вдохновляют вас. Многие участники группы делают собственные посты, что делает контент еще более уникальным и интересным.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / cross color

« Last post by termite on August 12, 2024, 08:14:48 pm »

could someone tell me what color blue is on the cross Steve posted today?  thanks termite

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Brag Forum / Re: Dragons and Dagger

« Last post by Danny on July 09, 2024, 03:33:59 pm »

I like it A lot.  Is Beautiful.  Very well done.  Envy....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Easy Lift for Dewalt 788

« Last post by Greg B on July 09, 2024, 08:24:26 am »

The Jim Dandy site says that its Easy Lift is sold out. There are other systems being sold but they differ.
https://jimdandy.com/collections/frontpage

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: DeWalt Scroll Saw Blade Distance too far-Bought replacement on Amazon for $399

« Last post by Greg B on July 09, 2024, 08:16:36 am »

DeWalt did a great job repairing my old scroll saw. It was worth the money and it's working better than ever. It's far superior to the new DeWalt DW788 they're selling now. The cost was $319.94. There was one glitch. The service center shipped it to me fully assembled after it was repaired. The table broke off during transit. I had them ship me the mount that broke and I installed it myself. There was no charge for the mount. There's still a piece of the mount in the table which affected the position of the hole for the blade. It's not perfect, but it works.

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Ask Steve a question. / Can't remove lower Excalibur clamp

« Last post by pnass2002 on June 09, 2024, 12:18:06 pm »

All of the screws have been removed, but the clamp won't come off.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Easy Lift for Dewalt 788

« Last post by Havasujon on May 26, 2024, 12:33:10 pm »

 Bear woods says they stock it.. https://www.bearwood.com/scroll-saw-lifter-dewalt.html