Thread: Hyco scroll saw restoration - help needed

Coming together nicely Stew��

That's looking great Stew ! What are you going to do with the motor? What colour?

Graham.

Originally Posted by Oldbikerider

That's looking great Stew ! What are you going to do with the motor? What colour?

Graham.

Hammered silver finish I feel like I have failed to pick the right colour. [emoji45] what you see is the finished result.

Cheers stew

Mmmmmm. Vintage MEM switchgear! I like it .

Cheers, Vann.

Originally Posted by Vann

Mmmmmm. Vintage MEM switchgear! I like it .

Cheers, Vann.

Vann

I was lucky to get four new old stock, mem switches, in their original boxes! You will see them being installed on my other machines when I get around to restoring them.

Cheers stew

For Vann

Team

Basically finished! Just need to tidy the electrical cables, get a new v belt and paint the hyco brand red and I’m done!

My question for the readers with a hyco /woodfast scroll saw is what tension do you use on the blade? Also does anyone have an original badge on their saw? If so can you please take a good quality photo directly perpendicular ? I reckon I could make a decal and transfer it onto brass and make it look like an enamel badge. The type of badge I’m after looks like this.



Note this Photo isn’t good enough quality for reproduction...... I will share the decals if other need one.


Thanks in advance for any assistance

Cheers stew

Team

I forgot to point out mike’s amazing blade holders! Thanks @localele for your time and effort I really do appreciate it!

Cheers stew

I'm running mine around 15 on the scale.
It's a bit hard to tell from the photo but take the time to adjust the arm/head to get the blade perpendicular.
If you haven't already got it the only oil I could find of the correct/recommended viscosity was motor bike gear oil. SAE 50 from Lucas

Originally Posted by NCArcher

I'm running mine around 15 on the scale.
It's a bit hard to tell from the photo but take the time to adjust the arm/head to get the blade perpendicular.
If you haven't already got it the only oil I could find of the correct/recommended viscosity was motor bike gear oil. SAE 50 from Lucas

Thanks I got the sae 50 oil from repco. I have adjusted arm/head of the scrollsaw after the photo was taken.

You didn’t happen to have an original badge on your saw?

Cheers stew

Mine's a Woodfast

Its a shame that one on the Gold Coast fell through as it had a good badge on it. Were they just a decal or an etched brass badge? I have been wondering if someone with a CNC type engraver could reproduce those etched badges if some good vector art could be produced. I am dropping into my Trophy guys this afternoon and will ask the question.
Does anyone know how they were originally made?

Originally Posted by Gaza58

Its a shame that one on the Gold Coast fell through as it had a good badge on it. Were they just a decal or an etched brass badge? I have been wondering if someone with a CNC type engraver could reproduce those etched badges if some good vector art could be produced. I am dropping into my Trophy guys this afternoon and will ask the question.
Does anyone know how they were originally made?

Gaza

They are definitely etched.

Cheers stew

Originally Posted by bunya pine

Gaza

They are definitely etched.

Cheers stew

Was thinking that would have been the case but wasn't sure. Was thinking of making some badges for the switch box on the jointer but wasn't sure how they were made or if anyone still did that sort of thing.
Gary