I bought the Craftsman 16" and it is basically a good saw. However, the
major complaint I have is that the blade clamp mechanism is a thumb
screw which pinches the blade against another screw. This makes it
difficult to clamp the blade without bending it or clamping it too tight
so that it breaks when the tension is applied.

I wound up ordering the Delta clamp and retrofitting for my machine.

This was my first scrollsaw and I didn't understand the importance of
the clamping mechanism (assumed they all worked well). As far as I can
tell the Dremel has the same type of clamp as the craftsman.

If I was doing it over, I'd buy the delta for the same price next time.

Also, the variable speed is only important if you are cutting different
types of material (metal, plastic, etc). If you are just cutting wood,
a single or dual speed should work fine.

my $.02.
Jim

Grandpa jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in
news
One of the WW rags did a review of scrollsaws recently. IIRC they
selected the Craftsman as a best buy. Having said that, I have an
older Delta and love it.