PDFs of Scrollsaw Manuals

[meflick]

I was just looking through the downloads section of my computer to see what I had in there (I am bad about not cleaning out the downloads area after downloading something.)  While doing so, I ran across a PDF file of an Assembly and Instruction manual for the GI Excalibur 21" Scroll Saw Model CTEX-21CE.  I had downloaded it from somewhere when I first bought my used Excalibur so I had something as a reference. It says it is Revision 1 from February 23/07.  I had a lot of trouble as I recall trying to find any manual.  I originally bought the Excalibur used from Seyco and even contacted them and they told me they didn't have any of the older manuals for the older saws.   When I saw it just now, I thought - Hey - that would be a good idea to keep as a good source for the Village.  So I thought I would reach out to you folks here and ask what do you think?  Good Idea?  If so, do you have a PDF of your saw's manual that could be shared as well OR if you have a paper copy, could you copy and create a PDF for uploading here.  My thought is that it would be great to have a repository for saws manuals for those who might be seeking one in the future like I was. We would of course what to make sure that we didn't have a lot of duplicates of the same manual so we would need to check and see if what we had was already here and figure out when models "changed" etc.

I figured I would call @Travis into the thread and see if this is something he thinks would be good to keep in a group here and, if so, if he would like to create an area for doing so - other than this thread, and if he did - let him do so and then let us know how he wants us to share them here for such purposes. I'm willing to help Travis if he needs help in "tracking" or whatever.

I'm going to go ahead and upload the one file that I have.  I will look to see what I have on the Seyco and/or the Original Dewalt (if I can find anything on that one.)  Then once Travis weighs in, I will add any of those that I have found.

ctex21ce.pdf

EDITED TO ADD: I just went to Seyco's site and did find a link to a newer version of the Excalibur's manual that is found on GI's site" here: http://www.general.ca/pdf/machines/excalibur/EX-16_21_30_ENG.pdf  it is Version 8_Revision 2, May 2013.  I am not sure what changes they made to the Excalibur over the years but clearly several versions of their manuals exist between the one I posted above and this one.

I guess we could simply post "links" to PDFs of manuals but my concern is that they get "lost" as saws disappear off the market, are significantly changed, etc. so my thought was that it would be a good thing to keep copies somewhere we felt they would stay available like here (hopefully if we all continue to support the village! )  I did not see where they have the Seyco Saw manual available to download from their site.

Edited February 20, 2018 by meflick

[new2woodwrk]

I think it's a great idea - I wish more forums had something like this.

I don't have but can get a pdf copy  of my Wen 3920 if this proceeds

I usually keep a pdf copy of all my tools as well as the hard copy

Edited February 20, 2018 by new2woodwrk

[Travis]

That's a good idea.  Let me see if I can put together something.