On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:06:50 GMT, justme wrote:


Does anyone have any suggestions for dampening the vibrations of a
scroll saw? Due to space limitations, I have to use an existing table
top for my saw. I thought I had the vibration under control, but a
bottle of pigment on the other end of the table told me otherwise.

I seem to recall a place that sold isolating rubber pads that you
mounted under the saw, but now I can't find any reference to anything
like this.


Try standing it on some router mat - double layer if necessary.
Probably won't need any fixing - weight and friction should hold it in
place, with perhaps a piece of two of double-sided carpet tape. If
you feel the need to bolt the saw to the bench (and most seem to work
better that way), use appropriate grommets to make sure that vibration
hasn't a 'hard' (i.e. to say, easy) path to follow. If your actual
work isn't being affected, then simply clear the bench before you
start - I long ago found that a scrollsaw bench and small easily-lost
parts weren't good neighbours. My own 2-speed Delta is bolted to the
bench (via both grommets and a layer of router mat) with
butterfly-nuts so it can be brought out and put away very quickly.

And check out the saw itself. A scroll-saw's natural action does of
course tend to produce vibration - but sometimes the problem is in
whatever cam or lever arrangement connects the motor to the arms.
I've seen some saws that pay little more than lip service to balancing
at that point. And that kind of vibration doesn't do the saw itself
much good.

John