xocd Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 I watched a long (2+ hours) youtube step-by-step marquetry demo (in Spanish). In the comments section the author says that he controls the speed of his scroll saw with a pedal - "like a sewing machine", he adds. (The machine is a Colombo-Filippetti - an expensive, Italian-made, industrial scroll saw.) I do not know of any machine in the US market whose speed can be controlled with a pedal. Though this should be easily possible with machines that use a DC motor. Do you know of an after-market way to control a scroll saw's speed with a pedal? Thanks, xocd OCtoolguy 1 Quote
CharleyL Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 I believe that it's one of the manually powered scroll saws and, like pedaling a bicycle, you pedal faster or slower as you need. No motor, just human powered. I watched some of the video, and then parts of it all the way to the end. It's a shame that he didn't show the saw at all throughout the video. It looks like an interesting project. I wish I knew Spanish. Charley OCtoolguy 1 Quote
crupiea Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 I would love this so I could get just one blade stroke at a time in a tight spot. OCtoolguy and Scrappile 2 Quote
xocd Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, CharleyL said: I believe that it's one of the manually powered scroll saws In the comments the author writes: "La maquina que uso yo es electrica y es italiana la casa se llama colombo filipeti Son caras" (The machine that I use is electric and Italian. The brand is colombo filipeti (sic). They are expensive.) He does have other videos where he uses a treadle-powered scroll saw. xocd OCtoolguy 1 Quote
jollyred Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 I looked at some of his other videos, and this one shows the saw the uses for this. He first shows a fret saw, then the pedal powered saw. Sierras para Marqueteria , Marqueteria en madera paso a paso - YouTube Tom OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 I posted about this video a while back when we were discussing marquetry. Even though it's all in Spanish, I comprehend just enough to understand a good share of it. I found it very informative. Quote
TAIrving Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 This might be the variable-speed scroll saw being discussed: FRET-SAW-MACHINES VARISPEED “P” - COLOMBO FILIPPETTI - PDF Catalogs | Technical Documentation | Brochure (directindustry.com) It does look expensive. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
rash_powder Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 Any motor could be controlled via a foot pedal quite easily. DC or AC, doesn't matter; AC controllers can get quite expensive but be it a knob, lever or pedal its just a variable resistor. The biggest problem that I, personally, see in a foot speed controller is consistency. I know that with my current bench and stool setup I do not think that I could hold my foot in just the right position for long periods. The throw on the foot pedal is too short also for consistent fine control. That is a hell of a saw though in that brochure; not really meant for most garage shops though as its kinda big. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
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