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I just acquired another 10ER to restore and it came with a Jig Saw. My question is does anybody have experience using it and how do you like it. I'm thinking of dedicating this 3rd 10ER that I'm restoring for just the Jig Saw. That way I can keep my Band Saw mounted on my 520. How does the 10ER Jig Saw compare with the one on my 520. You know, the one that leaks oil all over the place:D I'm planing on trying out my 2nd ER as a dedicated pen turner. I'm planning on cutting both down into shorties so I can fit them into my half of the garage along with my dedicated drill press ER and 520. Of course I have to move my wife's car out so I can move everything around to work.

fredsheldon wrote:I just acquired another 10ER to restore and it came with a Jig Saw. My question is does anybody have experience using it and how do you like it. I'm thinking of dedicating this 3rd 10ER that I'm restoring for just the Jig Saw. That way I can keep my Band Saw mounted on my 520. How does the 10ER Jig Saw compare with the one on my 520. You know, the one that leaks oil all over the place:D I'm planing on trying out my 2nd ER as a dedicated pen turner. I'm planning on cutting both down into shorties so I can fit them into my half of the garage along with my dedicated drill press ER and 520. Of course I have to move my wife's car out so I can move everything around to work.

PLEASE do not do that to 10 er tubes!:eek: Get some M5/V tubes and cut them.

They are too $%^& scarce to do that. JMHO!

I don't care what they look like, so are there some aftermarket tubes/pipes that I can use instead of the ss tubes. And the headstock won't be moving that often if at all so they don't have to be real slick.

Mark V tubes can usually be found in good condition on E-Bay for ~$40 for a set of four (two Way tubes and two Bench tubes). I think last time I bought a set the shipping was only something like $20 and they were in good, clean, rust-free condition. I'm not sure of any potential diameter differences, so you'll want to look into that but I agree that cutting those would be much prefered to cutting 10E/ER tubes. PLus, you'll only need two of the four tubes that normally would come in a MV set...

fredsheldon wrote:I don't care what they look like, so are there some aftermarket tubes/pipes that I can use instead of the ss tubes. And the headstock won't be moving that often if at all so they don't have to be real slick.

1 1/2" emt(THIN WALL CONDUIT) will 'work', but is not very 'stiff'.

1 1/4" wrought iron pipe is close"(1.660) but is typically rough.(and $$$)

They are on e-bay often - current listings are too high!

I just hate to see 1/4" wall tubes get cut.

P.S. the greenies and early goldies had 1 7/8" bench tubes.

Regarding the jigsaw, nearly 4 years after getting and refurbing mine, I finally got a flexible connector so I could actually attach it to the ER and use it! I've only done so very briefly, but seems to be adequate. I've just done a couple test cuts using a scroll saw blade I had in the tool box of mmiscellaneous junk.

Oh, and I agree with the others - don't cut the ER tubes!

fredsheldon wrote:I just acquired another 10ER to restore and it came with a Jig Saw. My question is does anybody have experience using it and how do you like it.

I don't have any experience with the later model jigsaw (leaky kind).

I have been using my 10ER and jigsaw a lot since last summer and have been pleased with the way it works. First we renovated the main floor of our house and I used it for coping the baseboards, then in the fall my wife took a one day course on carving Welsh love spoons at our local Lee Valley store and I use it to cut out the blanks that she carves.

With good quality blades It gives a very smooth cut (of the blades I have tried I like these the best OlsonPGT® Double-Reverse Blades 9RG)

Placing the blade to do inside cuts is a more involved process than with the newer scroll saws but you will get faster with practice.

This is a spoon blank cut out


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and this is the finished spoon

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Ron,

Nice work. I'm going to begin restoring the Jigsaw tonight to see what condition it's in. I hope it's in good shape so I can give it a workout on my 10ER when I finish with it.

Fred

Well the Jigsaw looks like it is in working condition. Took it all apart and coated it with paint remover. Will prime it tomorrow and then apply the final finish the day after that. Once my Evapo-rust arrives from Amazon I finish up the 2 new 10ERs. There is no rust on the units or tubes but the base legs and wheels need attention. #2 ER has all new bearings and fresh paint. It's all put back together ready for mounting on a stand. The 3rd ER has a fresh set of bearings as well and is now coated with paint stripper. Should have both new units up and running in a week or so. Need to figure out what to do about the tubes. It is suggested that I do NOT cut them I think I will just cut the base in half like I did with my dedicated drill press with # 1 ER and let the tubes stick out beyond the end. It's floor space I need to store all these units together. I can raise them to the vertical when putting them up for the night. So far it's only cost me $350 to acquire and refurbish these 3 units.

fredsheldon wrote:Well the Jigsaw looks like it is in working condition. Took it all apart and coated it with paint remover. Will prime it tomorrow and then apply the final finish the day after that. Once my Evapo-rust arrives from Amazon I finish up the 2 new 10ERs. There is no rust on the units or tubes but the base legs and wheels need attention. #2 ER has all new bearings and fresh paint. It's all put back together ready for mounting on a stand. The 3rd ER has a fresh set of bearings as well and is now coated with paint stripper. Should have both new units up and running in a week or so. Need to figure out what to do about the tubes. It is suggested that I do NOT cut them I think I will just cut the base in half like I did with my dedicated drill press with # 1 ER and let the tubes stick out beyond the end. It's floor space I need to store all these units together. I can raise them to the vertical when putting them up for the night. So far it's only cost me $350 to acquire and refurbish these 3 units.

Atta boy!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):)