zimmerstutzen Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Don't get me wrong, I know it is crap compared to new ones. It is like saying the final goodbye to a dog. A $20 yard saw purchase that came with about 300 blades. It was my go to when the band saw is just too big. When I broke or bent a saw blade, the pinned blades were so darn easy to change. I've cut out a few hundred whales and sharks for decorations. I cut hundreds of small dowels to length by adding a make shift fence. It is now bouncing all around the table, from vibration. Sometimes when I turn it on, nothing happens until I tap the top of the blade holder. . Last week I cut out a half dozen whales out of water buffalo horn for a jewelry project I have in mind. I have an RBI over in the corner. I have to get the newer blade holders for it. The old blade holders are a PIA. I also have another yard sale scroll saw, a Skill brand. It runs nice, but again, the pinless blade holders are a PIA. I almost wish there was a way to use the pinned blades. If there is, I haven't figured it out. For my purposes, they make more sense. Maybe I just didn't look it over well enough. So after 10 years the old girl has now been in intensive care for a bit. This morning, even tapping on the top wouldn't get it going. I carried her out to put her in the trash and couldn't do it. There she sits on the porch step next to the trash can. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Yep I had a Craftsman for years. Didn't do much sawing with it only maybe a couple times a year.. What it really did for me what gave me a base so I could judge each new saw by and made me appreciate each new saw a whole lot more. But I I still have some fond memories of the old craftsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James E. Welch Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 I had a craftsman for several years. It was my first scroll saw. It was one that took Pin End and plain end blades. I wore out the motor on it eventually. No complaints. Was a good saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 My first saw was a Craftsman, it took pinned blades. I bought two more cheap, used saws. They used adapters for pinless blades. My advice, don’t waste time and money, buy the Dewalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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