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I use a Forstner 40mm and a hand drill - something which some people say cannot be done. Despite what you may think, I can cut the required holes in wood such as oak without too much difficulty. If you rock the drill gently it finds it easier. What I find tricky is keeping the base of the...

If you're set on buying a new machine, that'll probably sort your problems. If not, you could replace the blade holders: I've got a crumby Parkside saw that originally could only take pin ends. However, I bought an Olson Conversion kit which allows it to take pinless blades by replacing the...

Amazing. Roughly how many times did you have to unclamp and clamp the blade, out of interest? Looks like a lot of internal holes.

I know what you mean. I count using my scroll saw as an extreme sport and ever so slightly terrifying. I know the blade coming out won't tear my hands to shreds, but it still gives me a coronary every time. I go through a blade per 20 minutes or so. Seems like a lot, but it's amazing what...

I think it looks fine! I splashed out on a cheap scroll saw from ebay (Parkside) with few expectations. I foolishly went online after winning the auction and found various forums where they berated Parkside saws saying they were hopeless and I had half a mind to stick the thing back on Ebay...

Hey. I'm not sure what you mean by overlapped work. If you're talking about overlapped intarsia, I don't know as I'm nowhere near that level yet - I've only been scrolling for a couple of weeks. In terms of just making a scroll saw celtic knot, that is one thing that I've just tried. Here's...

Hi Lons. As for why use a scroll saw - It's been a while since I tried with a scalpel, but I remember not having much success. Over time I ended up with blisters from pressing on the blade hard enough to cut the veneers, and the process took an age. On holiday in Sorrento, I saw a workshop...

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any experience here of doing marquetry on a scroll saw? I used to do it with a scalpel and am now interested in trying it on my scroll saw. If you are stack-cutting the veneers, surely there is a tiny gap between the pieces that corresponds to the thickness of...

This is a great idea - I'm similarly out in the sticks with no wood suppliers nearby. So far I've had to make do with cutting up economy pine shelving from B&Q. My only concern would be that as you say, you need a belt sander or plane to make this wood usable and I've only just been able to...

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions. I've been practicing how to get the tight curves by going into the waste area and coming at it from a new angle. This is fine, though when I originally bought the scroll saw I was hoping to use it for marquetry and stack cutting - these are pretty...

Hi all I'm very new to this lark having brought my first scroll saw a few days ago. I'm hoping someone can help, as I've been reading very contrasting advice online. I have an entry level, pin-blade saw. I find that when I'm trying to cut quite tight curves, the blade twists as I move the...