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!

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challagan

See if this helps birch. This is from the Craftsman Web Page:
See the info below plus this is the parts page link and then enter the model number: 137216-100 in the search and you will get the info and diagram shown below. If you don't have a manual for it use the help button and tell them you need a manual for this model and ask them to email you a pdf of it or something.

http://www3.sears.com/

Diagram
http://www3.sears.com/Paul/Leadimage...titleID=00001&

Parts List
BASE 19A00101 1

FOOT (3) 16200301 2

WING NUT 19A00301 3

LEVELING PAD 19A00401 4

HEX HD. BOLT (5) (M6 X 1.0-30) 2601BBDA43 5

FLAT WASHER (5) (GAUGE 6 X 18-1.5) 2601MBDN31 6

BRACKET-TILT 19A05001 7

HEX SOCKET HD. CAP SCREW (2) (M6 X 1.0-16) 2617BBLB21 8

TRUNNION BRACKET 19A05201 9

TILTING SCALE 19A05301 10

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (3) (M5 X 0.8-16) 2668BBDA25 11

HEX. SOC. HD. CAP BOLT (M8 X 1.25-40) 2602BBLA59 12

TRADE MARK LABEL 19A05601 13

TABLE 19A05701 14

INSERT 11A02501 15

HOUSING RIGHT 19A10001 16

CLAMP CORD (4) 19A10101 17

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (4) / CR. RE. TRUSS HD. TAPPING (M5 X 0.8-10) 2668BBDA32 18

SCREW (M4 X 16-16) 2653MZDE14 19

EXTERNAL TOOTH LOCK WASHER (GAUGE 4) 2504MZC004 20

NUT CHUCK (M6 X 1.0 T=6) 2705FBD106 21

HEX SOC. HD. CAP SCREW (2) (M6 X 1.0-20) 2617BBLB22 22

PLUNGER HOUSING 19A10701 23

FLAT WASHER (GAUGE 6 X 18-1.5) 2501MBDN31 24

SHAFT PIVOT 19A10901 25

MOTOR 8586C28926 26

ECCENTRIC ASSEMBLY 19A12202A1 27

WASHER 14701101 28

NUT CHUCK (M5 X 0.8 T = 5) 2705FBD105 29

BEARING SEAT ASSEMBLY 19A12601A1 30

BUSH (2) 19A13101 31

HEX SOC. HD. CAP BOLT (M5 X 0.8 - 35) 2602BBLB30 32

POINTER 19A14001 33

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (M5 X 0.8-12) 2568BBDA24 34

HEX SOC. SET SCREW (M8 X 1.25-8) 2603BDLA52 35

SPRING 13108501 36

STEEL BALL 2983AL5010 37

PLUNGER HANDLE 11A00101 38

FLAT WASHER (GAUGE 6 X 18 - 1.5) 2501MBDN31 39

COMPRESSION SPRING 14403301 40

TENSION HANDLE 11A00401 41

CAUTION LABEL 11A03401 42

WAVE WASHER 2506MBN608 43

NUT CHUCK (M8 X 1.25 T=8) 2705FBD108 44

HEX SOC. HD. CAP SCREWS (3) (M6 X 1.0-16) 2617BBLC21 45

LABEL 10216715 46

RETAINING RING 18515401 47

CR.RE. PAN HD. SCREW (M4 X 0.7-6) 2666BBDA06 48

BELLOWS 16721602 50

PLUG HOUSING 16721902 51

CR. RE. COUNT HD. SCREW (2) (M5*0.8-12) 2636BBDA24 52

PVC HOSE 16730001 53

AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY 16730102A1 54

HOUSING 19A20001 55

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (4) (M5 X 0.8-50) 2668BBD894 56

CR.RE. PAN HD. SCREW (2) (M5 X 0.8-10) 2668BBDA32 57

BLADE BOX 19A20301 58

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (2) (M5X0.8-20) 2668BBDA27 59

DUST SHIELD (4) 18402702 60

CR. RE. TRUSS HD. SCREW (2) (M5 X 0.8-8) 2637BBDA23 61

SUPPORT ROD 19A20701 62

HEX. SOC. SET SCREW (2) (M6 X 1.0-7) 2603BBLA36 63

PLUNGER HOUSING 11A10701 64

CLAMP PLATE 109A20P1 65

LABEL 19A21101 66

TRADE-MARK LABEL (2) 19A21201 67

PLATE COVER 19A21801 68

CLAMP HANDLE 11A11001 69

QUICK RELEASE ASSEMBLY 19A25801A1 70

HEX SOC. HD. CAP BOLT (2) (M4 X 0.7-10) 2602BBLA08 71

SPRING WASHER (2) 2502ABC401 72

SET PLATE (2) 14706601 73

UPPER ARM ROCKER ASSEMBLY CR. RE. PAN HD. ROUND NECK 16704201A1 74

SCREW (2) (M4 X 0.7-7.5) 2676BBDAA3 75

EXTENSSION SPRING 18102001 76

BOTTOM ARM ROCKER 19A26701 77

BEARING SEAT 15802301 78

N/A N/P 79
BLADE 15802103 80

BLADE 15802104 81

HOLDER BLADE ASSEMBLY (2) 17104404A3 82A

BOLT CLAMP (2) 19610202 83

N/A N/P 84
N/A N/P 85
N/A N/P 86
CONNECTOR BOX 19A31001 87

CR. RE. TRUSS HD. SCREW (M4 X 0.7-16) 2637BBDA10 88

CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY 19A31201A1 89

SPEED POTENT 26S9 89A

CR. RE. PAN HD. TAPPING SCREW (4) (M3 X 24-6) 2660MBCE01 90

CONNECTOR BOX COVER 19A31401 91

CR. RE. PAN HD. TAPPING SCREW (4) (M4 X 10-25) 2660PBCK23 92

CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH 2853D55714 93

STRAIN RELIEF 2801UBHA07 94

WRENCH HEX 2136MBL703 95

LEAD WIRE ASSEMBLY 28065558AL 96

POWER CABLE 2807BB08HB 97

SWITCH BOX 19A35001 98

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (3) (M5 X 0.8-20) 2668BBDA27 99

LINKAGE BAR 0ZWS None

SWITCH BOX COVER 19A35202 100

ROCKER SWITCH 2852U55721 101

CR. RE. PAN HD. SCREW (2) (M5 X 16-35) 2660PBCK30 102

PUSH BUTTON 19A35501 103

INDICATED BUTTON 11A25901 104

WAVE WASHER 2506MBN606 105

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bobj3

Hi Birch

This may help. see below


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Birch

Jeeez thanks Bob3. I should be able to do something with the links etc. you provided. Lots of stuff there to check. Appreciate the help.

bobj3

You'er Welcome Birch

NOTE***the one snapshot that shows how you can make one quick and easy and just by pass SEARS....it can be just about anything you have around the shop just as long it works

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Roefa

I actually hesitate to mention this for fear of hurting anyone's feelings, but when I visited a friend's shop and commented that he had the same Craftsman 16" Scroll Saw as mine, he said he "hated it and never uses it because the work chatters and jumps around so badly... too hard to hold it down." When I examined it, I discovered that he had the BLADE UPSIDE DOWN !... teeth pointing up ! I turned the blade over, he tried it out and smiled! That was about ten years ago. He still thanks me occasionally, because he's still getting good service out of it!

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Dr.Zook

Roger I had the same kind of deal with a Toolmaker apprentice. She put on a new saw blade just before lunch. She couldn't get it to cut at all. When she went to lunch, I looked at the bade and she had it upside down. I told her to take it off and turn it over and try again. Walla, cuts like a dream. I don't think I got any thanks.

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