Went today brilliant show as usual . A good stand with lots of power tools and drill stands . The other addition this year was a layout for Tamya lorries,yes the whole show is worth it if you can make it.
Yes it can be difficult deciding on a particular make/model. I found that when looking around the £100 mark that they all seem very similar and there looks to be some badge engineering going on.
With my original budget I was disappointed to find that the DeWalt scroll saw isn't imported into this country for some reason as it gets very good reviews and I have a number of their tools amongst my DIY stuff.
Meanwhile I have a big box in the car the contents of which I shall try out at the weekend.
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12 and also have 2 built by Dave Milbourn
Hi Chris, I too have looked at reviews, and videos of scroll saws. Trouble is nothing suits everyone. Some love, and others not so keen on all,of the choices. So I reckon it’s upto me to dip my toe in somewhere. I can collect from machine mart as there is one up the road from me. I am hoping to get my three power tools for around £300. Fingers crossed!
Yep the boat I’m going for is the Dave Melbourne Huntress in that very Mag. Hope I bump into you Friday as I will be on my own all day.
Regards Glyn.
Hi Glyn - I'm going on Friday as well to get the last of the materials I need for my Swordsman build.
I've recently got around (at last!) to making space in a spare bedroom and have set up a worktop. I was going to buy a Proxxon scroll saw but it was the more expensive DS 460 one at over £300, but decided in the end that for the amount of use it's going to get and relatively thin timber/plywood to be cut that a cheaper one would do.
After some research and reviews on YouTube etc. I decided on the Record 16V for £125 which I ordered from Machine Mart. Got the call today to say it's in so will pick up tomorrow.
Is the Huntress the one featured in Model Boats?
Chris
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12 and also have 2 built by Dave Milbourn
Ok guys, got all that. Need a saw that will do a bit more than 8mm though.
A variable speed saw sounds more versatile for different materials. Thanks for the pointers. Trouble with screwfix is you can’t get a hands on before you buy.
Hi Marky
That scroll saw at axminster is single speed I think whereas the screwfix one is variable but still a good buy. Looks like you've bought all their stock as it's out of stock at moment 😂😂😂
Learning so much more with each reply to my posts. One day I may have a boat in the water 🤔