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General Scroll Saw Talk / Saw upgrade

« on: April 24, 2018, 09:05:44 pm »

I am just curious and would like some opinions,( keep it classy) on what brand of saw I should step up to next. I currently have a Porter Cable 18", but I feel like it does not have enough distance between the top arm and the table. I do lots of cutting with it, but I have never tried any type of fretwork, or used any smaller blades other than a #5, since much of my cutting has been on 3/4 stock. I cut out a lot of name plaques, since I can usually do one in an hour or less. I think I should try stepping down to a smaller blade size and start playing around with thinner stock, since that is what has always interested me about scrolling anyway. I love to see those pieces that someone has done that has the most delicate of workings, and I hope to get that good before I get too old lol.

Any thoughts or advice is welcome.