xocd Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xocd Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rash_powder Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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