I have a tradesman scroll saw that my kids gave me on retirement about 5 years ago. it was stored in my garage and never used. i finally opened it and it does not run. i am trying to find a place to ger it serviced.

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On 10/02/2023 12:32 PM, msds30 wrote:
> I have a tradesman scroll saw that my kids gave me on retirement about 5
> years ago. it was stored in my garage and never used.   i finally opened
> it and it does not run. i am trying to find a place to ger it serviced.
>
If you can not get it to run yourself, probably the cost of the labor to
have someone service it will be equal to the cost of a new unit.
If it has never been used and sat for 5 years, something is probably
dried out and stuck.
When I have unexpected problem, many times I find that the power inter
ups in the circuit have tripped. Once I find the box with the reset
button every thing works.
If it were mine, the first thing I would do is make sure there is no
insect nest in a vital area of the unit, and check that electricity is
getting to the motor. Next I would make sure the motor will turn
manually. The check to ensure all pulleys are free turning, and there
is nothing binding.
I have a corded electric drill that has been faithful 20 years. The
last time I used it there was white smoke coming from the unit. I took
it a part, made sure the motor worked out of the drill, and all parts
moved freely. I put it back together and it still did not run. It looks
like a new drill.