I have a lot of affection for this scroll saw. In my grandpa's furniture factory, he owned 5 machines that were used to produce fine quality marquetry in Alexandria,Egypt. They were operated almost 10 hours nonstop everyday to supply the veneer technicians in the factory with fretwork and inlays. Now I am in Montreal and I own only one and after trying many others. I still think that this machine, if properly adjusted (tension of spring and squaring of the upper cylinder relative to the table), yields excellent results despite the drawback of the old technology of fixed arm scroll saws. Its main advantages are: Extreme reliability, sturdiness, great longevity, almost no maintenance.
Unfortunately it is no longer made and its parts are hard to find just like America no longer produces its tools and machinery. Instead we rely on made in China garbage tools and machinery. It is very sad to see her become an extinct species of American know-how. I hope somebody will help me find an accessory for it to increase its precision namely the guides for specific blades.
Re: Delta Rockwell 40-440 Scrollsaw very nice old delta, lots of fans and info for those machines on owwm and vintage as hutch said, a 75 buck starter and free saw!! What are your plans for it? Im starting a rebuild on a beaver scrollie this weekend and will be running a thread on the details as i go.
The Catalog kit number: 40-202 I would appreciate any input about where I could find those guides. This is the most heavy duty piece of equipment made when America used to build tools. I used this same scroll saw in Junior High School. It was the most fun tool I used. Now I own one.
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I am looking forward to many years of enjoyment with it. The sad part is that Delta stopped making parts for these old work horses and there is such a demand for parts for them. I think delta needs to put some people back to work and make parts for there old equipment. You can not kill them, they are built like a tank! When you look at the replacement model it can't compare with the old heavy duty models.
Factory Literature for Delta 24' Scroll Saw 24' SCROLL SAW 1962 manual and parts list GIFs from my scans 1978 manual in process 1985 parts list in process 1995 parts list in process 1948 Delta Milwaukee Production Machine Tools catalog, pgs 16-17 GIFs converted from 1943-Catalog.pdf, posted on 1943-Catalog.pdf is misidentified as a 1943 catalog; it is actually a 1948 catalog. 1951 Delta Milwaukee Industrial Machine Tools catalog, pgs 66-67 GIFs converted from 1951-IndustrialMachines.pdf, posted on 1956 Delta Rockwell Industrial Power Tools catalog, pgs 74-75 GIFs converted from 1956-66-67.pdf, posted on 1957 Delta Rockwell Industrial Power Tools catalog, pgs 56-57 GIFs converted from 1957-AD-1019.pdf, posted on DeltaCraft Publication 4573, Getting the Most Out of Your Bandsaw and Scroll Saw 3rd ed (copyright 1937 and 1950), FC, pg 1, pgs 42-63 GIFs converted from 4573.pdf, posted on Back to Updated: December 8, 2004.