Hello,
I am new to scrolling and have wanted to scroll for years but couldn't convince my husband that my having a saw was worthwhile. An instructor of mine was kind enough to give me an old Dremel 1680 that was mounted on a board and I have been using it the past 6 months or so. It vibrates a lot and it stalls multiple times during a project and often cannot be restarted for a few hours after it stalls.
Anyway, I finally convinced my husband and he said I could maybe get a nice saw. I have been looking on the gently used market. I love the Excalibur tilting arms but I found a 10 year old EX30-VS (the black one on a stand) for $600 with very few hours on it as it hasn't been used much at all... only a few times. I know that Excaliburs were supposed to be good saws even before the new design with General but I don't know if it would be a worthwhile purchase or not. I am seeking advice from those of you older and wiser scrollers about whether you think I would be making a mistake or not. Please give you input.
Thank you,
Siouxgirl
I am new to scrolling and have wanted to scroll for years but couldn't convince my husband that my having a saw was worthwhile. An instructor of mine was kind enough to give me an old Dremel 1680 that was mounted on a board and I have been using it the past 6 months or so. It vibrates a lot and it stalls multiple times during a project and often cannot be restarted for a few hours after it stalls.
Anyway, I finally convinced my husband and he said I could maybe get a nice saw. I have been looking on the gently used market. I love the Excalibur tilting arms but I found a 10 year old EX30-VS (the black one on a stand) for $600 with very few hours on it as it hasn't been used much at all... only a few times. I know that Excaliburs were supposed to be good saws even before the new design with General but I don't know if it would be a worthwhile purchase or not. I am seeking advice from those of you older and wiser scrollers about whether you think I would be making a mistake or not. Please give you input.
Thank you,
Siouxgirl
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