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I bought a cheap Ryobi scroll saw, and while it did move the blade up
and down, it hasn't been a good saw. The adjustments are too sloppy,
and the blades don't stay in the holders. If you are going to spend
money, spend a bit more and get the Craftsman at $140 or so, they were
very highly rated a year or so ago in side by side testing. (My poor
Ryobi was the lowest rated of the lot)

Thank you. You answered my question. Considering my hesitation to buy,
it is proabably fact that I knew already or the saw would have been in my
garage several weeks ago (it's been "on sale" for nearly a month). I'm
not one to buy cheap tools, feeling, instead, the extra bucks are paid
back multi-fold through years of use. It is unlikely that the scroll saw
would get much, if any, use in the next few weeks as my extra time will be
devoted to the dovetail jig and trying to coordinate my lack of experience
with the jig and router to make some usable experience and, therefore,
some drawers and boxes. The appearance of dovetail joints is very
appealing to me; of course, the extra strength is nice as well.

Thank you for the comments. Little is more discouraging than to try
something new and get bad results because of inadequate tools, be it
sawing, sewing, painting, cooking, or gardening. I'll just wait a bit
longer and get a better quality scroll saw at WoodCrafters where I can
also get some support.

Glenna