Originally Posted by Birch

A thread here last week got me to thinking about my cheap little Craftsman scroll saw. It is Mod #137216-100. I can get it to cut okay most of the time, but I believe it might be missing a part, as another fella's saw was. I DO know that the goofy little "hold down" attachment is a joke! Can anybody show me or tell me where to find a photo of the area right around and just below the blade on this model saw? I was running into the same "chattering" problem some other guys experienced, but was able to pretty much overcome or work around it. But I NOW suspect I know WHY the problem exists.
I bought the saw, like new, for $16 on Ebay. Maybe NOW I know why the guy sold it so new and so soon! HA!