Have you greased your saw?

[OCtoolguy]

10 hours ago, crupiea said:

I used to lube my little delta saw because it was easy,, just take ioff the side panel and go at it. 

The dewalt is a different animal.  I dont want to dig around in there and loosing screws and whatever.   

Oh just go for it!

[OCtoolguy]

On 2/4/2016 at 5:45 AM, oldhudson said:

I'm a pretty big fan of following the manufactures instructions regarding lubrication. I have a new model EX-21 and except for a couple of items (blade tension lever and trunnions) there is nothing to be done other than cleaning. The manual says, "The bearings in the drive mechanism are sealed and permanently lubricated and do not need to be oiled or greased."

I have 2 Ex's and they are not sealed bearings. They are caged roller bearings with sleeves running through them. There may be one or two sealed bearings at the motor/crankshaft but not at any of the pivot points. It's almost identical to the Dewalt. 

[Marry_Mitchell]

Yeah I do grease the bearings after every use.  

[woodman11]

Rick Hutcheson has a website scrollsaws.com that lists a lot of things about scroll saws. He has some tuneup and repair sections for a few different brands. Maybe worth a look.

John

[rash_powder]

I have a Hegner that the manual says I should oil the arm pivots at a certain interval.  I bought a tube of Honda Moly 77 paste for my motorcycle and use it on the saw as well.  The absolute thinnest film of this stuff on the bushings is all that is needed.  Its is super slippery and remains that way up into the 700* F range - when the carrier burns away the moly is still a lubricant.  Its a smallish tube and kinda spendy, but if you only used it for a scroll saw you would only ever buy one tube in your life.

[OCtoolguy]

6 hours ago, rash_powder said:

I have a Hegner that the manual says I should oil the arm pivots at a certain interval.  I bought a tube of Honda Moly 77 paste for my motorcycle and use it on the saw as well.  The absolute thinnest film of this stuff on the bushings is all that is needed.  Its is super slippery and remains that way up into the 700* F range - when the carrier burns away the moly is still a lubricant.  Its a smallish tube and kinda spendy, but if you only used it for a scroll saw you would only ever buy one tube in your life.

When I had my Hegner, every so often, I'd just dribble a couple of drops at the tops of the bushings and let it find it's way to where needed. The oil will last until "forever" and only cost a couple of bucks at most years ago. There are just not many points on a Hegner that require much attention. That grease might be ok for the rear ends of the 2 arms but other than that, I think oil will suffice.