Hopefully this is the right forum for this question.  Local estate sale has the Dremel vari speed scroll saw for $40.  Does not look like it has had a ton of use.  Tomorrow is half price day.  Any feedback on this saw is appreciated.

 

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I have no personal experience with a Dremel scroll saw.  Any idea what the model is Don?

 

Just for reference, I found THIS.

 

Scroll down for their review of this particular model.

I'm no help either.  Haven't ever run across one of those.  Dremel is a good name brand.

I have no knowledge of anyone ever using that saw. Some dremel things I use and like and some I wouldn't use if someone gave me free.

I have 3 Dremel 3000 with the flex cables and have never had and trouble with any and since I retired in 1999 and the scroll saw is used in almost everything I make... Plus the 3000 I think is the bottom of their line of grinders!!! but is useless if the flex shaft is not being used also.

  But if you don't know if you might like running a scroll saw this would be a great chance to get the feel of running one hours at a time with little expense.. Even blades are not that expensive and if you buy them a dozen at a time they are cheaper than any place you can find around you that sells them, The Wooden Teddy Bear, Inc sell scroll saw blades and accessories . and a gross of blades at a time are cheaper per blade.

It does look like it only accepts pin end blades as the more expensive saw uses pinless blades meaning they will go through a very small hole when making inside cuts. Probably can't get in a big hurry sawing but hey you need to learn how to saw with one before spending a lot of money then finding scroll sawing in not your type of woodworking..

  My folks gave me a Sears saw back in 1946 or 47 or so and looked like this Dremel and that little machine got me to liking the smell of wood for the rest of my life.

 

I say buy it for it will probably sell for the same amount when you get tired of it.

 The little Sears saw was very safe for kids for the sales person gently put his finger against the cutting side of the blade as it was running to show us how safe it was with kids using it.

  This saw was easy to attach the blade for you just hooked the bottom in first then pushed  pushed the top of the arm down and hooked the blade in the slot.

 No dust blower but you could get a small fish tank blower to blow the dust away from the blade

 If you had been asking how I liked the Dremel bits I would say they are good for the bottom of a trash can...I even sent the company some pictures of my carving pieces and told them to s---can their bits and told them where to get some good ones so they could add them in their dremel sets but never got as reply. I brag about your grinders all the time so please add some good bits to your sets, no reply.

 I think Bosch bought the Dremel brand not long ago.

Grandpadave52.  Not sure of model, based on research it looks like the 1671.  Other than the table it looks a lot like the rockwell shop series.  Guard, arm, blade tension knob.  Hopefully I get there early enough and can double check that it runs.  I have a scroll saw, hand made with oak arm and table but its torn down for rebuild and the dremel will take up a lot less space.  Thanks everyone for the replys.

I don't know anything about the Dremel scroll saw. Mine is a Wen.

Bubba I think your Wen is about 3 time bigger than the Dremel. I do want to ask you, can you get a Wen that takes either  style of blades, pin less and pin type .

 smallpatch

Lost Oki I just now took a picture of  Dremel #571-5 and NO it is not worth anything.... for I will give you this one if you come get it or pay the freight. It only takes pin end blades . Lady gave me this one about 22 years  ago after her husband died and said she never did seen him use it. I don't think I ever checked to see if it would even run and it is too cold to try  to run it today

Well, the Dremel Scroll is a 2 speed Model 1671 and was still there, now its home.  Seems to cut about the same speed as my home made one but takes up half the space is my shop (space is a premium and home made is torn down for rebuild) Research showed they are listed at $85 to 125 used on several sights.  I got it and a table for $42.50.  Only time will tell if it was a good buy.

Congrats Don on the new addition to the "family." Love it when someone rehomes a new/old tool. Looking forward to seeing projects from it in the future.

I'm sure glad its not like the one I showed but it does look like it only take pin end blades.. But really the pinless end blade machines just can not saw small inside holes cuts for the pin model has to have a bigger hole?.

 

7 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

Bubba I think your Wen is about 3 time bigger than the Dremel. I do want to ask you, can you get a Wen that takes either  style of blades, pin less and pin type .

 smallpatch

Yes, my Wen can use pinless and pinned saw blades.

Edited January 18, 20251 yr by Bubba

Then you got a great bargain...