Scheppach Decoflex scroll saw

[cowboy682]

hi all this is my first post l am thinking of buying the Scheppach Decoflex scroll saw,
Technical data;

* Cutting height 50mm
* Cutting depth/throat 405mm
* 90w induction motor
* Variable speed 550-1650rpm
* Tilts 0-45 degrees
* Blade length 133mm
* Weight 15kg
* 2 year warranty
any info

 

[M P Hales]

From my personal experience the decoflex is a cheap entry level machine.

Bought one in November and used for about 3-4 weeks then bit the bullet and bought a Hegner

Problems with Deco include bad vibration,fairly noisy,and time consuming on blade change.

If you are going to do a lot of internal cuts then you will find the time taken to detach and re-attach the blade takes longer than cutting the material.

Check out the rest of the forum for opinions but you REALLY are better off waiting and saving up for a better quality machine

M

 

[cowboy682]

thanks for the reply it seems also the record would be of the same as the Decoflex then?

 

[Dodge]

Well I may throw a spanner in the works here, but I have a decoflex and actually find it pretty reasonable but only use it with pin end blades for thicker stock when cutting frets for chair backs and sections for clocks etc.

Yes I agree if you want to use finer pinless blades then the change can be a bit of a fiddle, and it isnt going to complete with the likes of the Hegner and Axminster prof range scroll saws but then it is an entry level machine costing significantly less.

Mine easily handles inch thick oak when used with good quality blades.

HTH

Rog

 

[misterfish]

My late father-in-law was a keen scrollsawer and used (to my knowledge) four different scrollsaws. He found both the Delta and the Hegner good to work with and he liked the fact the Delta could work with larger material. He tried a version of the Record (same design as the Decoflex) and couldn't get on with it - Record had the machine back for testing and could find no fault. It may be that these saws need a different technique to work successfully. His last saw was a small modelmakers Proxxon which he also used successfully though that needed a while to get used to.

Misterfish