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Just to be clear, I've no affiliation - monetary or otherwise - with the following outfit, but I recently commented about a purchase made which had "suffered" a little on its way to me. The packaging was fine for the purpose, but had been mistreated en route! I emphasised this point with the...

Problem sorted, I'm relieved to say. I skipped it yesterday.

Eyup, Steve....thanks for your response! Yes, that Magnetal job looks to be yet another 'clone' along similar lines - God knows how many are lurking in cellars and attics! (Probably with good reason!) Bluntly, the last thing I want is another (!) given the fact that I don't know that even a...

Morning, AES.... Yes, I've just been looking at the Dremel Moto-saw information : doesn't take up any room as such, has fairly reasonable reviews overall, and can be packed away when not in use. That said, I can't help but think "toy" whenever I see the grey plastic! Now we come to the...

Evening, AES... Yes, you're right - I used a scalpel for years, using the basic marquetry 'window method'. My wife and I ran a small arts and crafts studio for a few years until the late 80's financial crisis hit... sadly, we had to jack the operation in, and it really wasn't an option to...

Fantastic buy, Rob1693! Wish I'd seen it! I'm just over the border into NE Derbyshire!

45 views, and no opinions or recommendations?! Now, just because it doesn't mention sharpening.....!

Would you think OK for marquetry cutting? Don't need anything with a monster footprint - as ever, space is at a premium! If not the Minicraft, and other recommendations, please?

Evening, RichC....thanks for checking stuff. Knowing the weight of the "arm bob" is handy. I'll see if I can knock something up if I ever get to that stage! Very late last night I came across some other information - in fact, it may well have been off this very site! "The foam pad is about 7mm...

Many thanks, RichC! You're a good 'un!

And now this, ripped off some other site... " The core is an electromagnet, in the form of a transformer core, one set of windings, no secondary, with the mains pulling the core at mains frequency, and driving the blade. So at rest with no work it should sit there humming quietly, work...

Found this earlier tonight : Glavmex.ru • Просмотр темы - История лобзика. Histori jig scroll saw machine. Again, not my actual model, but brother chip as they say. Interesting to spy something sandwiched between plate and slug....maybe simply to quieten it down to a mere 130 decibels...

Guess away, squire! Of course I had to try it, didn't I? Had some jewel blades spare from the last abortive attempt at getting this going - all sorts of sizes, 3/0, 4/0, No.2, God knows what else....they're sold in batches of 10, with really thin wire wrapped around each bunch....not to be...

As regards the paint, it's the same on both sides of the base - could be wear, I suppose, but I tend to think that it's just a paint job. The allen key bolts were tight to undo...whether they should've been is another question.

Well, here it is again, this time with the magnet bolted in place and showing the metal plate that spans it... Notice the slots as opposed to bolt holes, allowing a distance between the plate underside and the "slug". From a quick look, it would be able to literally touch it, or equally be Xmm...

Not my machine, but this is the "Heathrow" noise! If I do ever get my unit to work, I hope I can do what I want to do quickly!

Evening, AES....thanks for your response! The light's really bad in here tonight - perhaps I should've waited until daylight for some better pictures - but for the minute here are 2 photo's of the magnet... No identification on it, I'm afraid.... The little black square, 6mm square, is...

Had this beast for over 30 years, and never used it with any success... According to the sticker on the side, it was retailed by H.S.Walsh & Sons Ltd. - who are still trading today - but they can't provide any information about it/them. Decided to strip it and clean it up, so the metal...

Amazing info from nickds1! I tell you, the combined knowledge on this forum is astounding! Had to smile about his Kemmer Präzision drills story, about having them for 20 years....I confess my first thought was "Why? Couldn't you open the box either?"!

Ye Gods! How difficult can it be?!