Hi Doug
That's a great find,,I had one like it along time ago, it's worth reworking ,,,,,it will cut a 4 x 4 stock plus some, the one I had used pin type blades just like a hand jig saw...,, the new scroll saws can't cut the big/thick stuff.......
I also made my own blades out of band saw blades, little roll pins and a good hand punch....like one from HF worked great for me...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91510 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=44060
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Originally Posted by kp91 Passed a yard sale Saturday, ( fortunately for me the Mrs. wasn't with me) and I saw a couple of old tools that caught my eye. One turned out to be a 1935 Ward's Powr-Kraft Scroll Saw. They were wrapping up the sale, and wanted to get rid of it, so I thought I would help them out. It looks great, and best of all it still runs!
I think this may be a fun project to play with in the future if I get the time. I don't know if I will clean it up the way it is, or restore it 100%. I doubt it is very rare.
I also snagged a craftsman jointer that I believe dates back to 1956, and a beautiful B & D all-aluminum drill.
All that for $20. |