I was just about to go by a table model scroll saw that I saw in Lowes
for $87 to use in many decorative projects. Usually cutting wooden
pieces. I just saw the new Dremel XRP ad on television. Could this hand
held tool be used for my purposes?
The ad briefly mentions scroll saw projects. Their website gives very
little details of this unit and the poeple and Lowes and HD were very
unfamiliar with this tool. THanks Liz

On Sun 09 Jan 2005 04:01:13p, wrote in
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I was just about to go by a table model scroll saw that I saw in Lowes
for $87 to use in many decorative projects. Usually cutting wooden
pieces. I just saw the new Dremel XRP ad on television. Could this hand
held tool be used for my purposes?

Without knowing how tight the corners you want to cut are, AND without
ever trying a dremel as a scroll saw, it's hard to say. :-) But I'm
guessing the dremel would scroll cut the same way a rotozip would, ie
with a drill bit that acts like a saw. Therefore your cuts would be
limited by the size of the drill bit - a scroll saw can make cuts with
extremel sharp angles and corners. The dremel's corners would be the same
diameter as the bit. The inside ones anyway.

Depends on what you're going to do, but if'n it was me, I'd still go with
the scroll saw. It's cheap and probably won't last a long time but I
think I'd be happier with it longer than I would be with a dremel.

The ad briefly mentions scroll saw projects. Their website gives very
little details of this unit and the poeple and Lowes and HD were very
unfamiliar with this tool.

Hunh. Go figure. :-)

You *might* find something at epinions.com.

OK If I think I'm reading your post right, you need to go with a scroll saw
rather than the Dremel. The XPR is more of a saber saw , than a scroll saw.
In English , it uses a farily wide flat blade, that would not work for
actual scrolling work. If you're going to be doing intricate work with lots
of tight turns and angles, then defintiely the scroll saw.



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I was just about to go by a table model scroll saw that I saw in Lowes
for $87 to use in many decorative projects. Usually cutting wooden
pieces. I just saw the new Dremel XRP ad on television. Could this hand
held tool be used for my purposes?
The ad briefly mentions scroll saw projects. Their website gives very
little details of this unit and the poeple and Lowes and HD were very
unfamiliar with this tool. THanks Liz

Dan wrote:

On Sun 09 Jan 2005 04:01:13p, wrote in
ups.com:

I was just about to go by a table model scroll saw that I saw in Lowes
for $87 to use in many decorative projects. Usually cutting wooden
pieces. I just saw the new Dremel XRP ad on television. Could this hand
held tool be used for my purposes?

Without knowing how tight the corners you want to cut are, AND without
ever trying a dremel as a scroll saw, it's hard to say. :-) But I'm
guessing the dremel would scroll cut the same way a rotozip would, ie
with a drill bit that acts like a saw. Therefore your cuts would be
limited by the size of the drill bit - a scroll saw can make cuts with
extremel sharp angles and corners. The dremel's corners would be the same
diameter as the bit. The inside ones anyway.

Depends on what you're going to do, but if'n it was me, I'd still go with
the scroll saw. It's cheap and probably won't last a long time but I
think I'd be happier with it longer than I would be with a dremel.

FWIW, the XPR is basically a saber-saw attachment for a Dremel motor. I
suspect that it has utility but I'm not quite sure what that would be--if
it's significantly smaller than a regular saber-saw then it might be handy
for small stuff.

It's certainly not a substitute for a scrollsaw though--it has the same
drawback as any other saber saw, the blade is only supported at one end.

The ad briefly mentions scroll saw projects. Their website gives very
little details of this unit and the poeple and Lowes and HD were very
unfamiliar with this tool.

Hunh. Go figure. :-)

You *might* find something at epinions.com.

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