I Want To Keep Both Hands On My Work!

[Bigmallly]

It's a shame what seemed to be the perfect solution is turning out to be very awkward. Maybe you with all your inventive talents could devise a way of operating the original switch on the machine with some form on lever which could be made foot operated?

That's what I thought the foot pedal would do Bill.

[Bill HH]

That's what I thought the foot pedal would do Bill.

I understand that but your talents lean toward the mechanical.
If you can make a device to feed fish in your tv tanks I think you could make something up.
If your saw has a plug and you plug it into an extension lead (The type with a strip of switched sockets)all you need is some way to operate the power to the extension. Hell you could do it with your little toe!

[Bigmallly]

I'm beginning to think the machines switch/s are the issue. There isn't a definite click on off, mearly a push, the buttons don't stay in.

[Bigmallly]

BB, did you see the tech spec for that pedal? I think they are used for guitars etc. Not sure it would be suitable for a scroll saw.

Technical Specification Maximum operating voltage: 30 V Maximum operating current: 0.2 A

[bearded bloke]

Cheers BB, it sounds like the ideal solution but although I have all the equipment to do it, I don't have the knowledge or confidence to covert the machines switch which is currently like this one to a Jack:

Leave the switch in bud, identify the live feed from the switch to the motor, disconnect it from the switch & solder it to one of the tags on the jack socket, now solder a lead from the other jack socket tag back to the switch where you disconnected the original wire from.
That ^^ is the best description I can give without knowing what (if any) test gear you have, it may be the case that when the pedal is fitted you may need to reverse the wires on the tags.

The operation sequence will then be, push the original ON button, then press the pedal to operate, to stop either push the original STOP button or press the foot pedal again (to unlatch)

[bearded bloke]

BB, did you see the tech spec for that pedal? I think they are used for guitars etc. Not sure it would be suitable for a scroll saw.

Technical Specification Maximum operating voltage: 30 V Maximum operating current: 0.2 A

Bugger, didn't see a spec sheet What is the motor spec on your saw bud ? I'll have a dig about

[Bigmallly]

This is all I can find BB:

Watts 85W
Table Tilt (°)0-45 Variable
Speeds 1450
Blade Length 133 mm
Volts 230V
Throat Size 408 mm


Clarke CSS400B 16" Scroll Saw - Power Tools, Saws, Scroll

[skeggijon]

The foot switch I have is a latching type - tap to switch on, again to switch off. I wouldn't personally start tampering with switches on a new device since it invalidates the guarantee - but that's just me

[Bigmallly]

Cheers Jon, I'm unsure of the type of switch on the saw as it it 2 separate buttons.