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Old Craftsman scroll saw is dying


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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.

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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.

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