Hi scrollers,
I have needed a second scrollsaw for awhile, as I live in 2 different places, and love to scroll wherever I go. I already have a Dewalt (for about 15 years), and love it...but it's expensive to buy another.
Yesterday, I saw an old red RBI 220 at a yard sale for $150. We plugged it in, and it worked, so I bought it without thinking things thru.
I got it home, and cleaned it up, plugged it in, and started to cut. It can't sit flat on my workbence, as the motor sticks out below the big red box...so I set it up on 2 pieces of 4x4. It vibrated a bit because of this setup, but clamping it down helped solve some of that. It cut pretty good with a new blade, so I'm happy about that.
It came with 4 legs, but I haven't attached them yet.
What I don't like is:
No air blower to clear away dust
No variable speed
It's very difficult/time consuming to change blades
He didn't have the manual.
So, now I'm having buyer's remorse.
Are there any ways to modify the machine to overcome some of these problems? Or should I sell it?
Thanks,
I have needed a second scrollsaw for awhile, as I live in 2 different places, and love to scroll wherever I go. I already have a Dewalt (for about 15 years), and love it...but it's expensive to buy another.
Yesterday, I saw an old red RBI 220 at a yard sale for $150. We plugged it in, and it worked, so I bought it without thinking things thru.
I got it home, and cleaned it up, plugged it in, and started to cut. It can't sit flat on my workbence, as the motor sticks out below the big red box...so I set it up on 2 pieces of 4x4. It vibrated a bit because of this setup, but clamping it down helped solve some of that. It cut pretty good with a new blade, so I'm happy about that.
It came with 4 legs, but I haven't attached them yet.
What I don't like is:
No air blower to clear away dust
No variable speed
It's very difficult/time consuming to change blades
He didn't have the manual.
So, now I'm having buyer's remorse.
Are there any ways to modify the machine to overcome some of these problems? Or should I sell it?
Thanks,
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