Newbie from the uk

[Adam]

Hi all, I'm new to scroll sawing, so new that I was going to buy my first scroll saw this week (early Christmas present from my wife)

But since watching more videos on YouTube and doing more research I'm torn on what saw to get...

I don't want to spend a fortune as I don't know if I will like it ( pretty sure I will)

I've been learning from travis's videos on how to convert a photo into a scrollsaw pattern, and can't wait to do a portrait of my two boys.

Any advice on saw's would be appreciated.

[LarryEA]

Adam, Welcome to Scroll Saw Village Pleased to have you.

As for your question on what saw, I will leave that to all our

member on your side of the pond.

Well, not quite, if it's available, I would recommend a Dewalt or Delta.

Nothing is cheap today but these are good saws in comparison.

Oh, and easy to sell

[herrwood]

I just scroll for fun and have a 15 yr old roybi that works well for me. You do not need to spend a lot to have fun , if you get hooked on scrolling  you get a better saw. 

[amazingkevin]

Lookn at the profile of other scrollers across the  pond to see  what there using and personal message  them and ask how they like there saws.I don't know anything about euro saws I've tryed and wore out plenty of chinese saws .They do a good job ,i had plenty of fun with them but the rate i scroll they don't last a year.The dewalt dw788 has been a good one for me ,one of the best.type 1. I have a type 2. new as back up but never tryed it .they look identical though

[aubec]

Hello Adam and well to the Village.  Scroll saws vary so much in price but make sure that it takes pinless blades. Have a look at Axminster they sell a range of saws including the Excalibur which a lot of people here love, though personally I will keep my Hegner.  Main thing is once you have a saw have fun. 

[wombatie]

Hi Adam, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Sorry can't help you with scroll saws in England. But so glad you decided to join us.

 

Marg

[bobscroll]

Hello Adam and welcome to the village, Thanks for the intro, You will find plenty of

patterns on here if you want- They are free!

Hope you get sorted out with a scroll saw, See you soon,

Bob 

[Phantom Scroller]

A big WELCOME from me Adam.

                       Just get one that uses pin-less blades and quick release blade holder there all as good as one another at the cheap price to start with usually around £60 plus. Where are you in UK we might be able to direct you to a good seller of saws. Roly

[heppnerguy]

Adam,

   welcome to The Village. I hope that you enjoy scrolling a lot as it provides a  lot of enjoyment for everyone here and with a little time, it will for you too, start with simple patterns and challenge yourself to move to more difficult ones as you go along. I agree with Roly about the pin less blade saws. You will quickly notice that a saw that only uses pinned blades with be too restrictive. a lessor priced saw can help you to get the hang of things but be sure if you do buy one for under $200, that it will have a good source for replacement parts because they will be needed within a year, if you find that you are putting in hours and hours on your saw. Eventually you will see the justification for a saw upgrade. but most of us started with a cheaper saw and they served us well for quite some time. for any saw the important thing is ALWAYS USE GOOD BLADES, You will most likely need to buy them on line, but fortunately, they are not very expensive. You might inquire about your blade purchases with the many UK people that we have on this web site. I am sure they will be happy to direct you as to how to obtain the blades in the UK. I hope this helps some

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Phantom Scroller]

Adam,

   welcome to The Village. I hope that you enjoy scrolling a lot as it provides a  lot of enjoyment for everyone here and with a little time, it will for you too, start with simple patterns and challenge yourself to move to more difficult ones as you go along. I agree with Roly about the pin less blade saws. You will quickly notice that a saw that only uses pinned blades with be too restrictive. a lessor priced saw can help you to get the hang of things but be sure if you do buy one for under $200, that it will have a good source for replacement parts because they will be needed within a year, if you find that you are putting in hours and hours on your saw. Eventually you will see the justification for a saw upgrade. but most of us started with a cheaper saw and they served us well for quite some time. for any saw the important thing is ALWAYS USE GOOD BLADES, You will most likely need to buy them on line, but fortunately, they are not very expensive. You might inquire about your blade purchases with the many UK people that we have on this web site. I am sure they will be happy to direct you as to how to obtain the blades in the UK. I hope this helps some

 

Dick

heppnerguy

 

Dick blades over here are as rare as rocking horse poo. I buy all my blades from the good old USA.   

[SigP]

Welcome, Adam. I too am a newbie to scroll sawing. I splurged on the saw an got the Excalibur 16. I don't know if they are available in the UK, but if so, they are worth a look.

[heppnerguy]

Roly,

    I can't believe that someone in the UK has not talked to the manufacturer about selling their blades in the UK.  There are so many scrollers there and through out Europe. It looks like to me that someone could do really well selling the blades and other supplies. Makes me wonder how much the postage is for blades to the UK from here. Someone needs to get the ball rolling over there. What about the Swiss made blades. I am sure that they have to be of good quality.  

 

Dick

heppnerguy