Oh now I have saw envy
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I first saw the Diamond Fretsaw in the Scroll Saw Bench Guide by Zachary Taylor.
When I first got the book I went online to find out about the availability of the saw. The site is down now and has been for quite some time. Two years ago the saw was available for around the price of the top saws here in North America. I figured out the cost with shipping and exchange would be close to $2000. WAY out of my price range.
I could get a saw custom built for that.
Two of my favourite features on the saw are
1)The blade clamps, which can be rotated while holding the blade......cool for cutting when there is not enough throat depth....
2) The blade guide which is adjustable and eliminates any lateral motion in the blade.
This is where the forum will burst into a cacophony
I know in a perfect world where scrolling blades will only move up and down with zero tolerance on the perfect saw then it is not necessary to have a blade guide.
Well the world is not perfect and we all cannot afford those perfect saws, so I was thinking a blade guide on a low end saw can only improve the functionality of the saw.
I have removed the hold down on my Delta and I was thinking of making a blade guide in that location.
Now I sit back and wait for the comments
You gotta love this forum!

I first saw the Diamond Fretsaw in the Scroll Saw Bench Guide by Zachary Taylor.
When I first got the book I went online to find out about the availability of the saw. The site is down now and has been for quite some time. Two years ago the saw was available for around the price of the top saws here in North America. I figured out the cost with shipping and exchange would be close to $2000. WAY out of my price range.
I could get a saw custom built for that.
Two of my favourite features on the saw are
1)The blade clamps, which can be rotated while holding the blade......cool for cutting when there is not enough throat depth....
2) The blade guide which is adjustable and eliminates any lateral motion in the blade.
This is where the forum will burst into a cacophony

I know in a perfect world where scrolling blades will only move up and down with zero tolerance on the perfect saw then it is not necessary to have a blade guide.
Well the world is not perfect and we all cannot afford those perfect saws, so I was thinking a blade guide on a low end saw can only improve the functionality of the saw.
I have removed the hold down on my Delta and I was thinking of making a blade guide in that location.
Now I sit back and wait for the comments

You gotta love this forum!
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