Making a scroll saw

**Garage workshop** · Sep 10, 2015, 02:19 PM

Build video:

In this project I make a scroll saw from scratch. The saw was built using fairly common tools and it has a steel frame which is a bit of an overkill.

I used a motor from an electric lawn mover to power the saw. The motor is very fast and I'm estimating it to be around 3500rpm and I'm guessing it's around 3/4 HP.

I felt that this was a pretty complex build so I added the voice - over. English isn't my native language so this takes quite some time.

I decided to leave all of my mistakes or things that I had to change so you could see my thought process on building the scroll saw.

I don't have any plans for this nor have I used any plans when building it. I basically freestyled and made decisions on fly which is why I had to change so many things.

The saw can use regular scroll saw blade, hacksaw blades, bandsaw blades... I'm planning on making an attachment to hold files so I can use it as a die filer or a filling machine.

I still need to design motor and mechanism covers as the saw dust can get to them.

**kbalch** · Sep 10, 2015, 04:45 PM

Thanks Garage workshop! I've added your Scroll Saw to our Woodworking categories, as well as to your builder page: Garage workshop's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Scroll Saw by Garage workshop

tags: scroll saw, motor

**DIYer** · Sep 11, 2015, 09:38 PM

Great post. Doesn't look too difficult or expensive to replicate. My kind of tool!

**Garage workshop** · Sep 12, 2015, 12:31 PM

Exactly. Once you break it down, it's actually a pretty simple tool to build.

**Paul Jones** · Sep 13, 2015, 12:55 PM

Excellent step-by-step details for building from scratch. I like how you moved on from one idea to the next and now have a great shop tool addition. Thank you for posting this on YouTube and sharing here at Homemade Tools. Looking forward to seeing your next project. Regards, Paul Jones