[TheForge] brainstorming revisited

Fri Jan 10 15:35:01 2003

Take a look at this - Hegner are reckoned to be the best make here in the
UK. I've never achieved success with '8mm iron' but ours breezes through 3mm
aluminium regularly...

Includes infinitely variable multi speed.

http://www.hegner.ch/multicuten.htm

Cheers,

Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry L. Ridder" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] brainstorming revisited

> hello;
>
> many treadle scroll saws were built in rockford, il
> just northwest of me by the barnes company. millers
> falls built the 'new rogers' treadle scroll saw.
>
> concerning electric scroll saw:
> 0. from e-mails exchanged with several hobbyist jewelers
> and decorative tinsmiths the electric scroll saws are
> either:
>     a. single speed, no chance for variable.
>     b. variable speed, but in steps not continuously.
>     c. many void the warrenty if used to saw ferrous metals.
> 1. i am really trying to get away from electrical tools. air
> or person powered are preferable.
>
> an old sewing machine can be brought anywhere from $10.00 to
> $50.00 usd. since i have four sewing machines here i figure i
> use one instead of it just sitting there occupying space.
>
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
> bruce>
> bruce> Terry,
> bruce>
> bruce> Are you aware that treadle scroll saws for WOOD
> bruce> were actually manufactured and marketed?  They
> bruce> might be listed in that reprinted 1800's Sears
> bruce> & Robuck catalog.  There's one in the carpenter's
> bruce> shop at historic Allaire Village, NJ.
> bruce>
> bruce> That said, wouldn't an electric scroll saw
> bruce> equipped with a jewelry-saw blade, do nicely?
> bruce> It would be like sawing with a jeweler's saw,
> bruce> but without the manual ups-and-downs.
> bruce>
> bruce> Bruce
> bruce>
>
> --
> Terry L. Ridder ><>
>
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