Have one of the new Jet scroll sawa?

[Travis]

Travis, I know they aren't on the market quite yet, but have you considered the new Seyco saw?

 

I have a bit.  There's not much information yet.  I probably won't get a new saw for a few weeks, so I'll keep an eye on it and see if anything new develops.  The saw bed looks a bit big and cumbersome to me.  I don't have a dedicated workspace for the saw and usually roll out the saw when I need it.  I see the bed getting in the way a bit.  But that's a minor thing.  I'd love to see some video of it in action to really see how it works.  

[Scrappile]

I'm about to upgrade my scroll saw from my 16" craftsman scroll saw.  I was able to scrape together enough money to get a nice saw.  I was hoping for an Excalibur, but since you can't get them, that changed my game plan.  I'm looking at the Jet now.  For the most part, I like what I see.  However, I'm not thrilled with the lower blade clamp.  But I think it's something I can overlook.  I'll probably buy Steve's jig once I pony up the cash for the Jet.  It looks like a pretty good accessory.  $15 to save me some headache and swear words sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  

Maybe a little over priced, but:

 

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/tls/6017708976.html

 

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/6022756929.html

Edited March 1, 2017 by Scrappile

[stoney]

I'm about to upgrade my scroll saw from my 16" craftsman scroll saw.  I was able to scrape together enough money to get a nice saw.  I was hoping for an Excalibur, but since you can't get them, that changed my game plan.  I'm looking at the Jet now.  For the most part, I like what I see.  However, I'm not thrilled with the lower blade clamp.  But I think it's something I can overlook.  I'll probably buy Steve's jig once I pony up the cash for the Jet.  It looks like a pretty good accessory.  $15 to save me some headache and swear words sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  

 

 

Travis is the saw you have now capable of being top fed?   Are you a bottom feeder and if so is it by choice or necessity?   I'm generally a bottom feeder by choice but with my current saw I have no choice.    Just food for thought while you are considering a new saw.    When I bought my Hegner I thought like you yeah, I don't like their bottom blade clamp system but I guess I can live with it.   At the time I wasn't thinking about maybe in the future I might want to try projects that would be made much easier by top feeding.   Now I have a case of buyers remorse but have to live with it.   Just sayin.