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Tension lever is at the front circled in the picture. The part at the back is to adjust how much tension is applied.. The back part of the saw under that tension adjuster back there will be a wedge shape piece..That wedge is supposed to be very pointed and almost sharp.. That would be one of the telltale signs of how much use it's had. The wedge over time will sort of get a more rounded edge on it and be a indication if it's rounded over it may have been used more than you might think. But new wedge is are available for like $15 I think.. and you can even just put it on a flat surface and sand each side until it is pointed again. The front tension lever is another wear point. It has a tension cam underneath the arm or inside the arm that can wear out but again.. those two parts are still used today on the newest saw made and readily available and not too pricey. Anything else that wears on these saws is pretty much available at any hardware store.. That's why I love these saws. I've rebuilt my Excalibur when it had around 250 hours on it.. at just over 500 hours on it now it is getting loose again.. My Hawk has around 500 hours on it and nothing has been done.. even the wedge is still pointed.. this is how well built they are.. LOL Some people have issues with the clamping systems on some of these saws as they are more picky with clamping and tension etc.. so keep that in mind.. Some pick right up on it while others struggle and give up.. If you can get the hang of that without much trouble this saw would out last you and any grandchildren too, LOL They run really quite smooth however you should be aware that they do have a couple harmonic balance spots on the speed dial that they get a little shaky but turn the dial up or down a smig and they're smooth.. You can call Bushton Manufacturing with the serial number and they can give you a lot of info on it such as what year etc.. any records of it being in for a rebuild or service.. From what I can see of the saw it's not been used much I don't think.. I seen the thing pop up on Marketplace.. if it were closer to southern MI I might have checked it out.. I have two 26 inch saws but wouldn't mind selling off one of them and getting the smaller 20" like this one.. They take up a large area as the stand is part of the saw so they're big and heavy.

A very smooth running saw. The only wear point to be aware of is the aluminum wedge at the rear of the saw's upper arm. It rides in a vee groove and should be pretty sharp. Not rounded over. See if they will send pics of that area.

Ribbiting Frogs pattern by Jaeheon Yun and found in his book "20 Minute Scroll Saw Puzzles". I used 3/4" Poplar approximately 5 1/2" x 9". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using a Pegas #5R MGT blade. After lightly sanding, dipped in diluted Shellac, and a second sanding and dipping. Comments welcome.

I planned to make a cactus, but couldn't decide which type to make, so I decided to make a set. I also did it in such a way that it was possible to change their places: any cactus fits any pot. Project consists of 2 parts, you can take out cactus of a pot and change it. Approximate size is 3 x 6 inches each. Cactus consists of 2 layers, pot - 4 layers. Video of making Cactus project Cactus patterns

Hi everyone, I'm seven weeks out of my back surgery and I will see the doctor on Tuesday, I'm going to try to get him to say it's okay to go down stairs to my shop. With that in mind, one of my good customers recently had a death in the family and she saw a picture of a cross with a heart and a rose on it, the deceased woman's name was Rose. The picture was on PINTREST and she said the designers name is Bobby Riggs. I know my computer is a lot smarter than I am, but I can't seem to find any way to get some information about a pattern. I am chomping at the bit to get back to cutting, and I would like very much ti help my customer. Thank you all for any help. Rick

He's also a member of Scroll Saw Pattern, Projects & More and Scrollriffic Scroll Saw Patterns

While looking deeper into it, I thought it looked like the tension level was in the back of the saw, was that correct? And I'm guessing they are pretty much vibration free?

Bobby is on Facebook too. https://www.facebook.com/bobby.riggs.54/about

@ScrappileThank you, I'll give it a shot.

Gotta say I'm really on the fence with this, back in the day when I was still fairly new this was the saw I REALLY wanted, but life prevented me from getting it. But now my Delta P-20 set the bar pretty high, and this one is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 years old......What to do?

You could try messaging him through here: https://www.pinterest.co.kr/bobbyriggs54/

That’s good price for that saw. Doesn’t look like it’s been used much

I would buy it for that price!

After finishing my complicated train project, I needed somthing quick to cut. I rambled through some of the clip art I had and found the F-16. I only had to add a few bridges. Pretty easy to cut. Quite a bit of info on the F-16 in wikipedia. It's been in production since 1974 and over 4600 produced. Over 25 countries operate the aircraft. Local interest for me. Locheed Martin moved the production of the aircraft from Texas to Greenville SC at Donaldson Field in 2019, just south of the city. (a few miles from me) Side note of interest: I was sitting on the back deck and this bird landed on the Hummingbird feeder. Its a Rose Breasted Grosbeak. It is rare in our area. He was heading north from South America. Pretty bird.

Boy Kris, your great on all that fine detail. Seems like that would be hard to do.

Beautiful work. As always

Stunning on all pieces.

That is a beautiful piece.

Wow! amazing!

As always you simply amaze me with your work! Also love how you used the wood grain in both of these!

Wonderful work...very calming. Reminds me of one of our parks around here in the Northwest.

That is a beautiful and tranquil scene. I feel relaxed just looking at it. Great craftsmanship and I like how the grain of the wood plays into the scene.

Billy Joe is playing in my head…

That is a lot of cutting on two very good pieces.

Awesome. Those definitely take patience to cut also.

Beautiful work, RJ

Very nice.