hawkeye10 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I want to get an aquarium pump for my scroll saw. Which one do I need. I was looking on Ebay and they have so many at so many prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Any will do. Even Walmart sells them: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aqua-Culture-5-15-Gallon-Single-Outlet-Aquarium-Air-Pump/44662572 Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I considered using one of these pumps so I went to the pet department at PetSmart and found many different ones there. I had the sales person run the biggest one for me and it only gave out a whisper of air. Not enough at all. I then got an $8 hair dryer and mounted it to blow cool air on my saw blade and it has worked well now for well over a year. hawkeye10 and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I considered using one of these pumps so I went to the pet department at PetSmart and found many different ones there. I had the sales person run the biggest one for me and it only gave out a whisper of air. Not enough at all. I then got an $8 hair dryer and mounted it to blow cool air on my saw blade and it has worked well now for well over a year. What a great idea Jim. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Never thought of that Jim. Thinking out of the box again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I considered using one of these pumps so I went to the pet department at PetSmart and found many different ones there. I had the sales person run the biggest one for me and it only gave out a whisper of air. Not enough at all. I then got an $8 hair dryer and mounted it to blow cool air on my saw blade and it has worked well now for well over a year. Jim, what do you do to contend with the noise the hair dryer makes? I hate the sound of hair dryers, so much so, that I leave the house when one is being used here. Even if I didn't mind the sound so much, I still don't think I would like the extra noise while sawing. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Don, the last one I bought, I bought it at a second hand store. I only paid five dollars for it, and it blew more then enough air to remove the dust. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Yes a hair dryer does make noise but no more than my shop vac did. Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam777 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I am sure a hair dryer blows out more than enough for a scroll saw but where does that dust go? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 In the air. any time you blow dust no matter what device you are using, unless you have a vac hooked up then it gets blown in the air. It is of course better if it blows away from you but wearing a dust mask is still a good idea. tonylumps and fd_cox 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 When I had my Craftsman Saw, I went to Walmart and bought a aquarium bubbler pump. It had 2 ports and got a "Y" connector at Lowes. Actually tie strapped it to the saw and I bought an articulating nozzle from sears parts for a later model scroll saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 I want to get an aquarium pump for my scroll saw. Which one do I need. I was looking on Ebay and they have so many at so many prices. silent giant seems to ring a bell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylumps Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Don if you need air .This is what you need.If I am doing steady cutting it cycles on about every 1/2 Hour with a wake up call.Got to adjust the air pressure or it will blow the dust and the work piece off the table Edited November 30, 2016 by tonylumps hawkeye10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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