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General Category => Introduce Yourself. => Topic started by: MC73 on November 10, 2014, 06:35:48 pm

Title: New guy on the block
Post by: MC73 on November 10, 2014, 06:35:48 pm

Howdy from Elmwood Park IL.

I am looking to buy a scroll saw and I just found a Delta Q3 for 130.00
What do you think. Is this a good saw for a beginner? Price wise is in my budget.
Also looking for something under 300. Any ideas?

Thank you
Michael

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: wombatie on November 11, 2014, 12:19:09 am

Hi Michael welcome to the site.  I'm Marg from Australia, so sorry I can't help you with the saw, hopefully someone else will.

Marg

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: julief on November 11, 2014, 06:41:17 am

Hi Michael and welcome to the forum.  I'm Julie from Texas.  I have never used that saw, but the price is right and if it runs well, get it.  I have seen the most amazing work on the worst saws.  We all start somewhere, but you need a saw to start.

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: Russ C on November 11, 2014, 07:10:06 am

Glad you found us Michael. Hi I'm Russ from Florida your local moderator. Welcome to the Scrollsaw Forum.  :)

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: pierre62 on November 11, 2014, 07:29:56 am

Welcome to the forum Michael.
I am Pierre from Qu?bec, Canada.

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: jbrowder on November 11, 2014, 01:39:37 pm

Welcome to the site. I'm Jim from Montana. I don't have any personal experience with that saw, but I looked at the pictures and it seemed like it would be satisfactory to use. The price looks good too.

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: pddesertrat on November 11, 2014, 01:56:36 pm

Welcome to the forum.  Glad you are here.  I don't know about that saw but here is a review of it:

http://www.scrollsaws.com/SawReviews/Q3.html

The main complaint I have read about Delta products is the availability of replacement parts.  I am not speaking from experience, only what I have read about Delta in general.  If you have the model number you can check a place like ereplacementparts.com and see what parts are available for it.

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: Rover2 on November 11, 2014, 08:13:58 pm

Welcome to the forum.  I'm Al from south TN. 

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: daveo on November 12, 2014, 04:26:33 am

welcome to the forum

Now the Q3 is a very good machine, at 2000 spm I think it was the fastest machine that delta made, the only thing to be careful of is It is a C arm machine and can be quite aggressive compared to others, so you will need to be careful when doing delicate fretwork and the likes.

Dave

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: MC73 on November 14, 2014, 11:26:24 am

Thank you all for the welcome and advice on the Delta Q3.

I would like to ask another question.
What will be better for a beginner, an old Delta Q3 or a new Shop Fox.
Q3 is 130.00, Shop Fox is about 160.00

Thank you all.

Title: Re: New guy on the block
Post by: daveo on November 14, 2014, 12:05:44 pm

regardless of being a beginner If you got hold of a Q3 I would keep hold of it and buy a second saw for the finer work
Dave