Proxxon37088 Scroll Saw DS 115/E, Colors may Vary , Green

Just what I was looking for. Relatively small footprint, precision blades, and smooth cuts. A bit pricey, but ultimately worth it.

I'm a hobbyist and bought this for woodworking. Maybe it's me but after spending several hours trying to follow the absolutely horrible instructions and searching youtube on how to place the serrated blade into the saw I gave up. Do not purchase this. It's a total waste of money.

Perfect for small crafting. Excellent saw, easy to use. Excellent value for the money. Great for newbies (like me)!

The Proxxon scroll saw is a wonderful tool for detailed work on jewelry and other physically small projects. I use it to initially shape wax forms to be cast. It does a great job. With the blade cut to the shortest length, it can be precisely controlled.I agree with a previous reviewer that cited the extremely poor instructions.Blade changing is a bit unorthodox but with practice it's passable. It's very important to install the blade so that it makes contact with roller guide. Also, as recommended in the instructions, cutting the blade to shortest possible length greatly improves accuracy. The blades are easily cut to size with normal medium-duty wire cutters.I was surprised to find that the unit included crosscut and rip guides. These have proven to be very useful assets.The saw is very well made for a relatively inexpensive item. If you are doing model level work, I highly recommend this saw. However, if you are into large-scale projects, it's not the tool for you.

Great little scroll saw for around $150. I have a larger scroll saw (Dewalt 788, another excellent saw) but I wanted something to handle small parts and for my kids to use. For the price and application this machine is perfect. Don't expect it to cut thick pieces like a larger scroll saw could. This is for modeling and small detail work. In this regard it is perfect for the price. The quality is good and it is accurate enough for my purposes. If you need to cut thick pieces and don't want to spend $400-500 for a decent machine (like the Dewalt 788), there are other FULL SIZE but cheap machines out there.Some reviewers mentioned that blade changes were difficult. I didn't find this to be the case at all. In fact, it's no more difficult than changing blades on my venerable Dewalt 788 full size scroll saw. I guess it depends on your level of experience with shop tools. This tool was no more difficult nor easier than what I've experienced.

I needed a micro scroll saw for cutting thin overlays, doing inlay work. Bad: instruction manual requires magnification to read. WHAT THIS MAY REALLY MEAN: The manual is packed with safety CYA for their lawyers, but if it's too small to read by other than a high myope with thick glasses, the buyer HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED, and the manufacturer should not be protected. The "Installation" section is unillustrated, vague. To attach the saw yellow bow to the body needed a very long screwdriver because the screws are way in there obstructing the handle by the bow, and a cordless won't fit. No help from the manual either. And, one of the screw holes was badly tapped so the screw required huge energy to drive. My arthritis wasn't happy. The most frustrating is the blade change, very difficult because the standard blades are too long for the space, had to shorten a blade instead of moving three screws on the top guide assembly. Really felt like returning it. Good: the speed control works well, reduced vibration on thin stock, yet cutting speed was adequate with the new blade. The little dust blower did its job. So I'm keeping it. Antediluvian engineering. Where are the fachleute of yesteryear?

I really like this little saw!! I have a larger scroll saw but wanted something smaller and more useful to me in my model building activities. The Proxxon DS115/E fits the bill nicely. Be aware if you want to slice through 1 inch thick hardwood this isn't the saw for you. But, if you want to use it within the capabilities recommended by Proxxon it really shines. I've cut balsa up to 1/2" thick, 1/8" thick walnut and basswood, 1/16" various plastics and, with a jewelers saw blade, have cut templates from 1/16" aluminum. The capability of using shortened blades is a real plus. It is a bit slower in cutting than a larger saw (one that has more HP and stroke length) but that allows for the precision I wanted. Proxxon recommends mounting it to another board or the bench but I haven't found that necessary thus far. No scroll saw is great at ripping long parallel pieces and the Proxxon is no different (owners manual mentions this) - most don't have a rip fence even though the Proxxon does. When used within its capabilities this is a great little saw.

I was very excited to get this for my dollhouse crafting, but it seems no matter what I try I can't get the blade tension correct or installed correctly because my cuts invariably wander off the straight line I'm trying to cut. I have done furniture building as a hobbyist over the years and am very familiar with normal sized tools and how one manages to cut a straight line.I thought perhaps I was using too hard of wood that was causing me to push too hard and bend the blade, and went only with balsa wood. But the blade still gets "pushed" or bent off track.It's just frustrating, and I'm about to give up trying to work with this thing.