I know many of you still think I am daft about the scrollsaw blade guide thing but I came across a picture I took last year of a 1940 Delta scrollsaw.

It is hard to see from the angle. there is a roller behind the blade. Also a disk with a slot cut in it stops the blade from moving from side to side.
This saw has the blade driven from the bottom. The top blade holder is a big spring that is set like the holdown on a sweing machine.
The saw runs extremely smooth even though it is over 60 years old. All of the motorized parts sit in an oil bath and are constantly lubricated.
The only drawback to the saw is the blade changes. Setting the tension and clamping the blade takes 3 or 4 seconds. slow by todays standards

It is hard to see from the angle. there is a roller behind the blade. Also a disk with a slot cut in it stops the blade from moving from side to side.
This saw has the blade driven from the bottom. The top blade holder is a big spring that is set like the holdown on a sweing machine.
The saw runs extremely smooth even though it is over 60 years old. All of the motorized parts sit in an oil bath and are constantly lubricated.
The only drawback to the saw is the blade changes. Setting the tension and clamping the blade takes 3 or 4 seconds. slow by todays standards
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