This is a quick overview of a Harbor Freight scroll saw that I just bought and how I built a simple riser stand with blade and accessory storage to get it to a comfortable height for use.
Very nice video! That sliding organizer for saw blades is a keeper of an idea. Just as an aside, my wife took a class for science teachers and was given a huge package of plastic soda bottle blanks. They look just like test tubes but they have the soda bottle screw-on tops. They are basically indestructible. I found them online by searching for "soda bottle test tubes". They are a lot cheaper than I expected. Thanks for sharing your creativity and expertise!
Holy cow what awesome attention to detail you have. I just bought one of these scroll saws today and this gives me great ideas on many things I can do. Not only storage but reducing the vibration. Great video, thank you so much for sharing your work with us.
Thanks. I am surprised by how good that little saw works. Getting it up to a comfortable working height and having everything in one place made this project worthwhile. Thanks for watching.
Very nice!!! You put a lot of thought it seems into the making of this judging by the features that you incorporated into it. Again very nice job & thanks for sharing your project!!!!
Reading your earlier reviews, well they pretty much summed it up.. Sometimes having the right tools makes the difference, but I think the out come would have been the same even without the CNC router, good job , great idea
Thanks. Some woodworkers are very reluctant to try cnc and think it's creating. I enjoy not having to make router templates to do the same thing. Thanks for watching.
Very nice work. I’m totally jealous of your CNC router. Watching this makes me want to get one even more. The tolerances and precision it’s able to create is really amazing. Looks like you can really take things to the next level. Wish they weren’t so damn expensive!
Thanks. I built mine from some old parts that I had laying around and it has been a great timesaver for projects like this. I think in the future the price will drop and you will find them in many home shops. I see x carve makes a very light duty kit that runs on an arduino and seems affordable. Thanks for watching.
Looks great. The best I've seen on RU-vid. At 12:35 put some bees wax on the threads and they turn in easier. I'm going to build something similar. Thanks for posting this.
My bench is a little low to use it comfortably so this helps me see what I am cutting. It seems to be a pretty good saw for the price. Thanks for watching my videos.
Great job! very good I just got done building a 21 in shop built scroll saw and am getting ready to make a stand I think I might have to do the test tube thing. going to check out a few more of your videos now.
I originally was going to use those little plastic mailing tubes with rubber caps, but it was to expensive for the quantity I needed. The test tubes work good for the 5 inch blades. Thanks for watching my videos.
i like the blade tray, great idea.. you should market a smaller size, like a test tube holder almost then link the tubes/blades ect. i would buy one.. lol
This really helped to get the saw to a good working height for me. I went back later and added one of those scissor arm desk lights to put a little more light on the work area. I have many other videos like this you may want to check out. Thanks for watching.
Does that base move around at all from vibration? If so, a little strip of 1x1” wood under the front lip will allow the table to overhang that worktable (giving a chalking affect). Great job.. really thinking of building a replica.
Great job! To all the boneheads making negative reply to the use of a cnc router...... If you are complaining why not complain about all the tools used and shame him for not building it by the fire in the cave or under the bridge using only a rock and animal bones for chisels like you all seem to be? So he has better tools than you, so what, get over it.
Thanks. I am used to comments from people that don't have the same tools that I use in my videos and see no reason they couldn't make this with a router and templates. Also many say they cannot start with rough cut wood and surface it. I just tell them to buy s4s lumber. Hopefully they will just get some ideas from the video they can adapt to their tools and skills. From the comments I have seen there are 2 types of viewers. Those that want to learn something and those that want to complain. The ones that want to learn usually subscribe. Thanks for watching.
Very nice, very organized, love it. Now I have a question. I have a brand new scroll saw, my old one kicked the bucket, followed all the instructions, checked everything, but when I started cutting the wood (cedar 3/4") the wood start jumping. I make orchids mounts and I love to create different shapes. Please see if you could help me. Thanks
Great video. I have subscribed & hit the thumbs up button. I too believe that Harbor Freight's quality has come up significantly in the past few years. I really like your storage drawer for the blades and the stand. I think I will order some of those tubes off Amazon for blade storage. That is a smart idea.
I have a low bench so the stand brings it up to a comfortable work height. I think the test tubes are a great way to organize the blades and amazon has a lab rack for them if you do not want to build one. I have purchased many tools from Harbor Freight in the last couple of years and have not had any problems yet. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
I just received the package from Amazon containing the test-tubes I ordered to store my blades. Hard to beat $4.49 & free shipping. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. I'm glad I found your channel. I appreciate it. Eric
Very impressive. I'm from Canada. If I lived near you I'd be over trying to learn more stuff from you. Your design, video and your presentation were all excellent. BTW, have you uploaded anything about your c&c setup for your router? Any info would be appreciated.
I made a couple videos about building it from some scrap parts I had laying around about 2 years ago if you look back through my channel. They are great for jobs like the tray, but I get complaints from people that have no interest in them when I use it in my videos. The price of cnc is falling quickly and it is a great helper to have in a small shop. Thanks for watching.
What a great video is there any measurements or anything that you could share and how to really make this I am Limited in her own room and this would be perfect
You may want to find a channel that provides plans. I am geared towards people that can take an idea and turn it into their own project and not just copy items. I love seeing the pictures people send me of their projects and thanks for the ideas.
Well done video. Good sound & picture in focus along with great suggestions on shop ideas for less money. Most of us don't have a CNC machine ( wish I had one ) any suggestions on cutting the drawer opening without one. I assume maybe with a router/trimmer or drill and chisel. Great idea on storing saw blades, I may try to modify my roll around work bench to allow similar slide in trays. Kreg tool is something I use also. Any chance you could furnish some dimensions of the project. I have a WEN 16" scroll saw and I think I might try to do a similar stand. Keep up the good work! How expensive is it to get into CNC?
Without the cnc I would just make a template of one slot and use my plunge router with a guide bushing. Then index it for each pocket and make a second template for the bigger pocket. I dont give dimensions because each saw is different and the test tube size will change according to blade lenght, tools, and tube manufacturer differences. It should be easy to position everything you will store on a piece of cardboard and make some cutouts with an exacto knife to get the best configuration for you. The height will also vary according to your bench height. Just sharing ideas that others may be able to adapt to their machines. I built my cnc router from scrap so it did not cost much. To buy one with software the price is very dependent on size and accuracy. A higher end hoby 2' × 4' Laguna is about 6.5 k and there are others that cost less.Thanks for watching.
Can i suggest you chamfer the openings of the rails where you store your saw blades, will make putting them back in much easyer, could just use a file or some such
I put the little pads in there to keep the tubes tight so they would not rattle with the saw running. This is just the idea that I used, but it could be easily modified to fit your needs. Thanks for watching.
That probably would help some. The biggest issue is starting them in the same slot side to side so they all fit and sit level. Thanks again for watching my videos.
What did you do before you retired, if you don't mind me asking. You seem to be very knowledgeable as far as tools go. I wouldn't even know the half of how to operate those types of machines. Thanks for sharing.
I was a mechanical design engineer that was replaced by H-1B visa workers and laid off over 10 years ago. I decided to leave the work force because of that and learn to live a simple life in the country.
I made it from things I had laying around. only lasted about 400 hours till the old bearings gave out. Building a new one with many new parts now that I an hooked. Thanks for watching,.
Try calling the support number in ith instructions. If they can't help you it should be easy to make one from a piece of plastic. Sometimes you can find parts on eBay also. Thanks for watching.
I actually skip when i saw the computerized machine. I hope you turn the scroll saw on so that we can see if the vibration are lessen. thank for the idea!
The saw still has some vibration. The added mass of the stand has helped, but there are certain speeds that cause more vibration then others. It is shown being used in other videos. The idea could easily be made by hand using a router and template without CNC but many woodworkers use CNC equipment these days. Thanks for watching.
I am watching every video you made so far and I really like the quality of your work, but I predict that one day your hair will be pulled into one of your tools. Atb from Belgium.
They are 17mm x 150mm test tubes. I got them from Amazon.www.amazon.com/17x150mm-Polystyrene-Test-Tubes-Caps/dp/B006OG5ZVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485266823&sr=8-1&keywords=17+x+150+plastic+test+tubes Looks like the price has gone up now.
I use Sheetcam from my CNC plasma table. It is only 2d so it is not the best program to use for routing. Someday I hope to upgrade to V Carve. Thanks for watching.
It is one I built from some old parts that were laying around. A very simple belt drive with x & y servos. I have posted several videos about the build. Thanks for watching my video.
There is a difference between taking a picture or drawing it by hand . Drawing it by hand reflects the talents of the artist . Taking a picture is an exact copy . If you think using a cnc machine equates to being a "WOODWORKER". You have issues .
You have issues not accepting the outcome and ideas. Step into the future. I have been woodworking for years and there is no difference in the final outcome, just a lot quicker. Most of my videos contain cnc routing, plasma cutting, and printing so you may want to find a different channel without cnc machinery to watch.
You are an idiot and stop spreading hate. The base was of his artistic thought right? He built and assembled it by hand right? What difference does it make that he used a CNC router? You and all the other haters are just jelous that this " Artist" has better tools than you! I watched the video and he took WOOD and WORKED it with the tools and skills he has which in conjunction equals WOODWORKER.
Xxstarted watching your video. Gave it up when you used a computer operated CNC machine. If I want to watch computer manufacturing I'll watch an episode of "How it's Made."
You can also just use a hand router and template or just cut it with a scroll saw and glue on a bottom if you do not have a cnc router. I am just sharing the idea and it can be adapted to the tools you have. Many of my videos have home built cnc equipment in them so my channel may not be for you.
I prefer to do things without a cnc but I dont see your issue. What about it bothers you? I mean you got to understand this is not 1970 home cnc is just another tool. It is easy to see that you can make the parts without a cnc but times have changed and new tech makes possibilties endless. If this was 75 years ago and you was making things with hand tools and someone broke out a router would you not watch or use that either? Power tools make the job faster than hand tools and the same goes for cnc. at somepoint you have to get out of the bubble and come into the real world where computer controled tools exist. If you don't know much of them most the time if just making one part the drawings and tool path set up takes longer than just doing by hand. I say this because it takes a tallent to make a part on a cnc its not like you snap your fingers and it made but thats what you see because you don't know better. If you don't like what you see change the station but don't be a dick and make comments just because you don't want to keep up with the times. I think he is very talented and mad a wonderful stand that worth more than the tool. Grow up and stop bitching about nothing as nobody wants to hear it. You probably don't have the tools or skills to make a flat board square your just another troll!
