Hi all, just joined up and saw this topic relating to the Titan Scroll Saw. Hopefully I can answer one or two of the points raised as I have been using it now for about 4 months.
I was lucky to pick it up for £69.99 as it compared quite nicely to some of the more expensive machines and I guess I took the plunge hoping that it would be ok.
The first one worked great!! I ran into a bit of bother when I began to use the rotary attachment though. I'm still not quite sure how but the insert (the bit that makes it spin) somehow got stuck on one end and it ended up twisting itself until it snapped. I contacted Screwfix via email and at my convenience a courier was arranged to collect the whole unit and two further days later a new one arrived. If I'm honest, that did annoy me as the unit was running brilliantly, all I needed was a new insert.
The second one.....well......within seconds of turning it on it was clear something was very wrong. The whole unit was shaking quite badly (I set it up and did everything as I did with the first) and when I began to cut it was obvious the bottom and top arms were out of line. On closer inspection the bottom bar appeared bent and no doubt was causing it to shudder and shake about. I reckon about 15 minutes into using it the whole thing came to a stop and yes I was back onto Screwfix. They were trying to offer me a similar model, (Scheppach I think) but because I only paid £69.99 and this was about £130.00, I would have had to find the difference. They did offer £10 off!!!!
I decided to take the unit back to the local store (having checked they had another in stock first) and without any trouble whatsoever, they brought me my third (and what was going to be my final) Titan Scroll Saw.
Without hesitation, I decided to strip it down. I removed the plastic safety cover (just got on my nerves), the wood chatter thingy, the cover under the table to get easy access to the bottom blade insert.......and I think that was it. No, I also removed the screws from the centre circle so I could take it out whenever I wanted. Unscrewing it to see what I was doing below would have been a pain without doing this.
Finally (sorry this post/answer was so long) I did have a further problem, this time with the plastic lever at the rear which loosens/tightens the blade. It snapped off!! Not sure if I was overzealous, tightened it too much or was just unlucky again but I managed to make another lever from hardwood which (fingers crossed) is working a treat. In fact it looks much better than the original!!! I have a template ready and waiting should this one break.
In a nutshell, a working unbroken machine is fantastic. It looks good, feels good and cuts great. Rather than going on and on (even more) if anyone has any questions it might be better I wait for them before babbling on even further. If you got this far, thanks for showing an interest. Regards, Gary
