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Fretsaw/scrollsaw advice.

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tigertiger:
Although not variable speed, with help from my daughter's boyfriend, we put this together today. Now I can have foot switch control on any machine in the shop.

tigertiger:
For those in the US, I also saw this Harbor Freight item (#96619). No fancy wiring needed, you can just plug your tool into it directly. Which makes life easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fpSsS4ZFOY . I am not sure if that kind of model is available in the EU.

Perkasaman2:
What is the domestic voltage in China 110 220v ? Stop /starting fretsaw in mid cut could be tricky and cause the blade to rip at the material being cut. I have a fretsaw and find it very limited to cutting thin materials and accuracy is not predictable without great care. I was very disappointed with it's performance unless cutting liteply. Over tensioning the blade does cause blades to snap prematurely although cutting accuracy is improved.

tigertiger:
China is 220 V. I have tensioned the blade so it will not come off the mount, I have not got it on high tension. I cut some 9mm ply, no problems, using a toothed blade, not the wire ones. Cutting at about 12mm diameter caused no issues.
My machine is a 16" saw, and the blade is about 5". Power is 150W.

Tombsy:

--- Quote from: tigertiger on September 30, 2018, 10:31:26 am ---For those in the US, I also saw this Harbor Freight item (#96619). No fancy wiring needed, you can just plug your tool into it directly. Which makes life easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fpSsS4ZFOY . I am not sure if that kind of model is available in the EU.

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I have that switch on a DeWalt portable bandsaw that I mounted to a table, I think it’s pretty handy.

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