tracyguy Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 My air feed on my saw has not been working for ages. I am planning on getting myself a fish tank pump as I have just had an operation on my nose and throat and I cant use my saw because of the dust. My question is to all you scrollers. What size of pump should I buy? I have a small one but it doesn't move the dust away. Any help would be very helpful Thanks Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 on my old craftsman saw I had a small air pump on it and it worked well but I couldn't get to work thru the air nozzle. IU had to run a line to the work directly from the air pump. I ran it that way for years on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't have an answer but that begs a question. " Why are vacuums not used? " An air hose just distributes the dust. A vacuum eliminates most of it. Just an oddball question. Larry Bendita, amazingkevin and sullyscroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullyscroller Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Only thing about a vacuum vs a air pump is the noise issue. Vacuums are inherently much louder than a air pump from an aquarium. also the main reason for any pump is to keep dust off the pattern making the blade and lines visible. Just my 3 cents worth due to the cost of living increase. LOL sully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi, Here is another url that may help http://www.ereplacementparts.com/power-tool-parts.html My friend Frank has these avai;lable on his website! here is the url http://www.pozsgaidesigns.com/page0006.htm Hope this helps; maybe all you need is a new bellows--. Good Luck Dust Blowers For Scroll Saws Sears 16" Model 23611 Costs: $14.00 Universal 16" Fits Central Machinery Ryobi Northern Hydraulics AMT Reliant Model Nos. S5909 SC160 SS16 4602 & 4391 SS216R & SS16V Costs: $14.00 Replacement Belows Available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Great place to vist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Good morning Martin Check out seyco.com. They have a small scroll saw vacuum available. Very quiet and uses very little power. You may be able to adapt to your saw. The other suggestion is a good dust mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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