chas_41_uk
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Reter (Buckeye) asked a little while ago if I would do a review of the Jet JSS-16 Bench Top Variable Speed Scroll Saw that I bought at the end of June.
Well I've been that bust with other stuff I hadn't had a chance to use it properly until today.
Since buying it I have seen a couple of reports about the blade mounting holes being off line and other manufacturing faults. I was expecting the worse but am glad to say I only have one gripe about it which I will come to later.
The Jet JSS-16 is a hobby rated scroll saw. It came with a good set of tools and 6 spare blades. There is a perspex guard which is pretty useless and once you lower it you can't see what your working on properly. I have removed this. I like the variable speed (400-1,600 cpm) although at higher speed it did vibrate a bit. But that could have been the wood I was using (21mm thick cherry).
Changing the blades is fairly easy with the pinned blades. I did have a problem trying to fit the unpinned blade to the lower arm to begin with, but again that could just be me (cack handed get that I am).
Overall I am pleased with the Jet JSS-16 The only real down side for me is the blower. Yes it blows but the pipe is that short the air hardly reaches the blade. So you spend just as much time blowing the dust away yourself as you do cutting. I think this could be easily modified to work better.
My first creation is in progress, but I snapped 3 blades today .... I said I was cack handed didn't I and it is nearly 40 years since I have used a scroll/fret saw
Well I've been that bust with other stuff I hadn't had a chance to use it properly until today.
Since buying it I have seen a couple of reports about the blade mounting holes being off line and other manufacturing faults. I was expecting the worse but am glad to say I only have one gripe about it which I will come to later.
The Jet JSS-16 is a hobby rated scroll saw. It came with a good set of tools and 6 spare blades. There is a perspex guard which is pretty useless and once you lower it you can't see what your working on properly. I have removed this. I like the variable speed (400-1,600 cpm) although at higher speed it did vibrate a bit. But that could have been the wood I was using (21mm thick cherry).
Changing the blades is fairly easy with the pinned blades. I did have a problem trying to fit the unpinned blade to the lower arm to begin with, but again that could just be me (cack handed get that I am).
Overall I am pleased with the Jet JSS-16 The only real down side for me is the blower. Yes it blows but the pipe is that short the air hardly reaches the blade. So you spend just as much time blowing the dust away yourself as you do cutting. I think this could be easily modified to work better.
My first creation is in progress, but I snapped 3 blades today .... I said I was cack handed didn't I and it is nearly 40 years since I have used a scroll/fret saw