Einhell TH-SS 405E 120W Scroll Saw

dashcamdanny

Hello. I am getting tools together for a new project. Making a clock out of wood. I need a scroll saw to cut the gear wheels.

McQuillian stock the Einhell for 120 euro. Seen a few reviews but im not sure how useful they are as the reviewers have little or no experience.

Has any of you guys bought one? If so, are they any good? Its right in my price range..

http://www.mcquillantools.ie/einhell-th-ss-405-e-scroll-saw/

recipio

Einhell are bargain basement Chinese tools with a German name. I think you are choosing the wrong tool. Its very difficult to make gear wheels out of wood with any kind of accuracy on a fret saw.( I made one attempt to make a wooden clock once ) Its far better to make some kind of router jig on a lathe with an indexing plate. I suspect they are available anyway from specialist suppliers.
If you do have your heart set on a fretsaw, the German company Hegner make the best. I see www.axminster.co.uk sell their 'trade' version which is a Hegner painted white , for £429 stg. Joe McKenna in Limerick sells them starting around 1200 euro.
As with most tools its better to buy a quality item second hand than brand new junk.

magicbastarder

i'll stick an oar in in favour of einhell; i have several of their tools, and they're aimed at the domestic user; they've held up fine for me. in that price bracket, you're not going to get pro level stuff; the OP asked about a €120 tool, so one costing five times that (at a minimum) will probably be way out of their price range.

dashcamdanny

There are a couple of Hegner's on ebay which may go to 150 pounds plus 20 post to the north. The thing that is putting me off is the single speed.

As I dont have any experience with scroll saws, I dont know how important this is to making gears.

I do have my heart set on a saw. But still need to save for a pillar bench drill as well. It seems I have to spend at least 200 on one of those as the bargain ones are not accurate.

Any advise would be great.


I am also swaying toward this from German amazon. Working out about 190 euro delivered. Reviews seem very positive. and has 2 speeds.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proxxon-Micromot-DSH-2-Speed-Scroll/dp/B0017V817A

recipio

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'll stick an oar in in favour of einhell; i have several of their tools, and they're aimed at the domestic user; they've held up fine for me. in that price bracket, you're not going to get pro level stuff; the OP asked about a €120 tool, so one costing five times that (at a minimum) will probably be way out of their price range.

I might have been a bit hard on the OP - I know what it is like to be starting out in this hobby with limited funds. However, we don't deserve to be ripped off all the time and I included the Hegner pricing as an example.
I believe in buying tools to last a lifetime and that often means saving a little more , even for second hand items.

dashcamdanny

After hunting around I decided to go more towards the middle of the road with regards quality. Thanks for the advise on avoiding the cheapest.

The second hand Hegners on ebay where too heavy and big for private sellers to ship apparently. And there was mechanical issues with the people who wanted to ship. Shipping was coming in at 35+ for P&P on top of price.

And to be honest, I wanted a new saw with a warranty.

I went for the this. Seems to be a quality tool and will resell here in Ireland without much depreciation if I want to upgrade.
Proxxon seem to be fairly well respected in the model and precision machining circles. Sure if its no good you will see it on adverts soon enough!


Going to see a secondhand engineering grade pillar drill tomorrow. Hope its drills straight.

recipio

Proxxon are good quality but for hobby use only. Hold out for variable speed + more power. PM sent.

dashcamdanny

I discovered The Carpentry Store in Naas today. Should have been my first port of call.

What a show room shop!

Has a range of both axminster and Proxxon to name just a few.

recipio

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I discovered The Carpentry Store in Naas today. Should have been my first port of call.

What a show room shop!

Has a range of both axminster and Proxxon to name just a few.

I think they are the only retailers of Axminster stuff in the ROI. Any fretsaws ?

dashcamdanny

Yes they had a few Axminsters and a couple of Proxxon's . A number of pillar drills, band saws and a full showroom full of lathes . It was quite impressive . The whole shop is geared towards the the hobbyist it seems. They do sell quite a bit of quality ply and exotic timbers also as well as several wall displays of hand tools and machine cutting bits.


Worth a peek inside , but leave your credit cards at home. Unless of course you have a very understanding wife.

dashcamdanny

Got the Proxxon today. Smaller than I was expecting.

Very quiet. More difficult to use than I thought it was going to be. The little blade can go wandering off along the grain.

Lots more practice needed before I tackle wooden clock gears.

Very happy indeed.