Hey Phillip,
I saw you had a problem back in Feb with your 1800 saw not holding blades. Did you get that problem fixed? My new 1830 is doing good but I'd like to be ready if that problem creeps up on me. Mine doesn’t hold some spiral blades that I bought but I think that is more of the blades fault. They are twisted all the way to the ends. It seems to me that the ends should be flat. All other blades work fine in my saw.
How do you have your saw set up? Here is my set up. I have my saw mounted on a Sears tool stand. I replaced the top with a solid wood table. I took the feet off the saw and have it bolted down on a high density rubber mat that we use in leather crafting to absorb mallet blows. I took the hold down foot off and replaced it with a desk lamp in the holder. I run the saw with a dead man foot controller. I put a power strip on the stand so I can run accessories like the rotary tool or the mouse sander.
Oh I forgot one part, the original scroll saw table height on the stand was 39 1/2". I cut 6" off the bottom of the legs and now the with the thicker wood and 1/4" rubber mat the scroll saw table is now 34" high. Just the right height for me wile sitting.
I saw you had a problem back in Feb with your 1800 saw not holding blades. Did you get that problem fixed? My new 1830 is doing good but I'd like to be ready if that problem creeps up on me. Mine doesn’t hold some spiral blades that I bought but I think that is more of the blades fault. They are twisted all the way to the ends. It seems to me that the ends should be flat. All other blades work fine in my saw.
How do you have your saw set up? Here is my set up. I have my saw mounted on a Sears tool stand. I replaced the top with a solid wood table. I took the feet off the saw and have it bolted down on a high density rubber mat that we use in leather crafting to absorb mallet blows. I took the hold down foot off and replaced it with a desk lamp in the holder. I run the saw with a dead man foot controller. I put a power strip on the stand so I can run accessories like the rotary tool or the mouse sander.
Oh I forgot one part, the original scroll saw table height on the stand was 39 1/2". I cut 6" off the bottom of the legs and now the with the thicker wood and 1/4" rubber mat the scroll saw table is now 34" high. Just the right height for me wile sitting.
