The indexed handles are for screwing into the blade clamps and give more leverage to tighten the clamp onto pinless blades, i have them on my scrollsaw and they are a great help due to hand injury probs.
When it arrives make sure you have something solid to stand it on and if you cannot bolt it down then use some sort of G clamp this will help with vibration, when you fit a blade make sure it is square to the table and correctly tensioned (i just go by ear now and tighten until it rings) the standard blades are usually crap so try and get some Pegas/Niqua or FD blades as they do make a big difference.
Fingers crossed you will get a decent one and you can get scrolling..... must warn you though its very addictive and you start looking at your furniture and wondering if they will notice six inch off the legs lol
Cheers
Brian
When it arrives make sure you have something solid to stand it on and if you cannot bolt it down then use some sort of G clamp this will help with vibration, when you fit a blade make sure it is square to the table and correctly tensioned (i just go by ear now and tighten until it rings) the standard blades are usually crap so try and get some Pegas/Niqua or FD blades as they do make a big difference.
Fingers crossed you will get a decent one and you can get scrolling..... must warn you though its very addictive and you start looking at your furniture and wondering if they will notice six inch off the legs lol
Cheers
Brian
Hi guys thanks for the advice,well it arrived yesterday and I have had a wee play and so far it seems to be fine the blade seems to track ok with no side movement and is at 90* to the table when the table is on its stop.As for vibration very little without being bolted down it just sits there up to around 1500 then all hell breaks loose so I think stay under 1500 and all will be fine.I understand you can get Bristol locking handles for these any idea where ?. I got a load of Pegas blades so now to learn what blade is for what. 
