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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 22, 2018, 06:22:12 pm »

I blew out the foot switch and that didn't help. So after trying several different configurations, I ended up connecting the foot switch directly to the wall outlet, not to a power strip and so far I have not had any more problems with it speeding up. I actually had to move the foot switch to a different circuit than the one I have my shop vac on that I use for dust collection.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Looking for a little Advice

« on: January 19, 2018, 11:37:36 pm »

Thank you, I appreciate your input.

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The Coffee Shop / Looking for a little Advice

« on: January 19, 2018, 10:09:42 am »

My name is Dan Carmody and recently I have taken up the hobby of scroll sawing as I near retirement.  I hope to eventually sell some of my work in order to support my hobby after retirement.  I have received quite a few of Steve's free patterns that he e-mails and have made several of them so far.  If I sell something that I have made from one of Steve's free patterns, is it proper ethically to donate a portion of the sale to his website?  I have also purchased some patterns on line from other websites; do you think I need to pay a portion of those sales to the person that I bought the pattern from?   I would appreciate your input on this subject because I want to be sure that I do the right thing. I would appreciate any advice, thanks.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 19, 2018, 09:56:51 am »

No, I haven't blown out the foot switch, but I will give it a try.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 18, 2018, 07:59:36 pm »

I have it mounted on a scroll saw stand.  When I am using the foot switch I have the saw power turned on with the speed set to what I want. The saw is then plugged into a power strip that I have attached to the stand.  The power strip is then plugged into the foot switch, which I have plugged into another power strip above my work bench. But some times when I push the foot switch the saw will run at full speed, even though I have the speed nob set to 2 or 3.  Do you have any ideas on how I might fix this?  I have used it r a while with out the foot switch and I haven't have the problem then.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 17, 2018, 09:11:32 pm »

I tried blowing out the switch, but I'm still have the problem of the scroll saw speeding up and breaking the blade.

I also email Dewalt for help and this is the response I received from them.

"Hi Daniel,

Thank you for contacting us.

 I apologize for the issues that you have experienced with your DW788. Unfortunately I would not be able to diagnose the issue with your foot pedal. We do not currently offer this accessory type and have not tested the DW788 for compatibility with third party accessories. I would recommend contacting the manufacturer of the foot pedal for assistance.
 
In case this email does not fully answer your question, or you would like to contact us for any reason, simply reply to this email.

Thank you,
Nathan
DEWALT Customer Care"

Hope some may have some other idea to fix this problem.

Thanks

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 15, 2018, 02:31:45 pm »

Thanks Larry, I will give that a try and let you know if that works.  It doesn't happen all the time, intermittently.

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Ask Steve a question. / Dewalt DW788 foot pedal

« on: January 14, 2018, 06:58:55 pm »

I am currently using a Dewalt DW788 scroll-saw with an on and off foot pedal.  Sometimes when I am using it, all of a sudden it will start running at the highest speed on its own and then breaks the blade.  It does not do this if I do not use the foot pedal. Have you heard of this happening with any one else, and do you know of a fix for this?  I really like using the foot pedal!