[Jewelry making - Article 00491] - Re: [Orchid] Recommendations on a scroll saw?

[James Binnion]

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>      I noticed that this Bonny Doon saw has a foot-pedal speed control
>     and wondered:   what is the minimum speed of the saw? Would it be
>     able to cut heavy steel stock? 

    It cuts at a much lower number of strokes per minuet than a a
    typical scroll saw but it uses the majority of the blade length.
    Where a scroll saw typically has a 3/4 to 1 inch stroke so the Bonny
    Doon saw uses 3 to 4 inches of the blade so the rate of cutting is
    similar but you do not wear out the blade nearly as fast. It is much
    more like a powered jewelers saw than any other saw I have tried. I
    cant give you in depth info yet as mine has not arrived yet (just
    ordered last week) and I only have used the prototype he was showing
    at Tucson. It will cut anything you can cut with a jewelers saw,
    annealed steel should be no problem. It allows you to use both hands
    to guide the work and your foot to control the rate of cut with a
    pedal like a flex shaft uses. I can't wait to get mine. 

Jim Binnion
James Binnion Metal Arts
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