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Thread: A scroll saw from Sweden - Ejca
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15th September 2014, 05:37 PM #1Member
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A scroll saw from Sweden - Ejca
I owned a Hegner Multicut 1 for a while and although a lovely saw, It lacked the table size for many projects I wanted to undertake. Since I live in Scandinavia now, I figured I would start scouring the local market and see what is available. Anyway, I came across this beauty:
ejca scroller.jpg
It has a 3 phase motor (not sure of the power but at a glance it looks like at least a half HP) and a cast iron table, frame and arm. These machines were built in Sweden's industrial heyday and like everything else of decent quality, have gone the way of the wooly mammoth.
I am struggling for room at the moment but have plans on extending the garage next summer. For $500 it seems like a decent purchase - even if I have to mothball it until I have the space.
I thought you guys might enjoy seeing a machine from across the pond.
Paul.
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15th September 2014, 07:58 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looks like a great tool, thanks for showing, but how exactly does it work, the top arm looks solid and Fixed? How does it articulate ?
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ArronApologies for unnoticed autocomplete errors.
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15th September 2014, 10:33 PM #3Member
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Hello Arron,
my guess is that there is a spring in the blade fixture assembly of the top arm. This provides tension on the blade and the motion is provided by a wheel under the table to which the lower blade fixture is attached and pivots from. Here is a picture of a similar machine minus the cover and motor:
scroll saw.jpg
This would likely result in less vibration as the heavy arm does not have to reciprocate. This also means that speed changes can be accomplished via pulleys and belts (although I would like to use a VFD). It seems like a different design approach to the same problem where the Swedes took a "Wenkel engine" design and the Germans went with a conventional "piston engine" route.
Paul.
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