Hello Everyone - I just joined the Scrollsaw Workshop Community forum and figured I needed to introduce myself. I live in NW Oklahoma - Alva. I'm a minister of music and enjoy woodworking as a hobby. We are currently in phase 3 of our house remodel. We purchased our home in 2009 and totally gutted the bathroom, 2 bedrooms and a closet before we moved in and turned it into a very nice, large bathroom and 1 bedroom and closet. After we moved in, phase 2 was tearing out the carpet in the kitchen and dining room and installing ceramic tile. Phase 3 is tearing out built-ins in upstairs bedrooms and totally redoing floor, walls ceiling, lights and ceiling fans.
I've been scroll sawing for 20+ years. I started out with a very inexpensive Penn State saw, then in the early 90's I upgraded to a variable speed Delta. It has been a great saw, but I'm ready to step up again to a smoother running, finer cutting saw. I'm currently comparing the Excalibur and the new Delta/Dewalt saw and would love to hear your experiences and opinions about these 2. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might share.
P.S. I have a budget of up to $1K to spend on a scroll saw so if another brand is at the top of your list in that price range, feel free to chime in. ;-)
