Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - 24" scroll saw, variable speed 1/4 hp motor

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Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jig or Scroll Saw
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	William Thomas

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	24" scroll saw, variable speed 1/4 hp motor
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	47-3362
Last Updated	9/9/2010 11:06:10 PM

Comments:

This is the first of my two 24" Delta scroll saws. A friend of mine had this twenty years ago, and I told him that if he ever got sick of looking at it to let me know. A few weeks later he called me up and said that he was looking for a ten inch table saw, and if I found him one I could have the scroll saw. I found him a Craftsman table saw for maybe fifty bucks, and we traded. This saw did not have a base, so I built a quickie stand for it.

Various comments on the owwm discussion group lead me to believe that scroll saws, and The Delta in particular, are under appreciated. In reality these saws are sleepers. They are very well thought out, extremely versatile and built like tanks. Delta produced several very useful accesories for them which made them ideal for doing everything from cutting out paper doilies to ripping two inch lumber. The blade holders can swivel 90 degrees so that you can cut work longer than 24", and the entire table can also pivot the same in case you need to tilt the table in line with the cut. I have had instances where every other saw in the shop was tied up and I just needed to cut something, where I ground the ends of a piece of broken band saw blade to fit the blade holders and ripped 8/4 lumber. Another really nice feature is the air pump which blows the sawdust off the cut line just ahead of the blade. You don't appreciate this until it stops working. On long cuts you can hyperventilate keeping the dust clear. This is the variable speed model, which comes in handy on occasion.

This particular saw is mostly used for cutting inlays. I have installed the single point guide and the blade holders that Delta designed to hold jeweler's blades, and have used it to produce many examples of fine inlay, cutting single sheets of veneer, or multiple layer stacks. It is the saw for the job, bar none.

This one has a serial number tag. I'm not sure if the prefix 47 means that it was made in 1947, but that seems about right. It has an old GE 1/4 hp motor which looks about the same age.

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Comments: my first Delta scroll saw
Source: Bill Thomas

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Comments: Set up for cutting inlays
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Comments: the type of work I do with this saw
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