"Doug Miller" wrote in message news:kn0dh.130
Nowhere near as dangerous as a bandsaw. Blades are much finer, so they
don't
remove nearly as much material at once -- typical bandsaw blade is 3 to 6
teeth per inch (tpi), whereas 20 tpi might be a bit on the coarse side for
a
scroll saw. Sticking your fingers into a moving scroll saw blade means you
need a band-aid. Sticking your fingers into a moving bandsaw blade
probably
means a trip to the E.R.

Doug - Agree/Disagree. I agree the scroll saw would probably do much less
damage thatn the bandsaw. When working on small, thin stock, I let my
pinkies get closer than I would the bandsaw. However my little Delta could
very easily go to the bone. That's more than enough reason to go the the ER
for stitches, shot and antibiotics.

With that aside, I would probably let a mature 10-year old use one with
close supervision. That is the way a lot of young folks learn to love being
creative.

A 13-14 year old? Ummmm, not so sure.

RonB