Scroll Saw

I've gotten tired of always having to use a hand hacksaw to cut material and I thought about getting a little scroll saw to cut small stuff. This little machine was on sale and I thought it would make a good little christmas present for only $70. It can cut up to 2 inch thick material, variable speed, and the table tilts up to 45° for angled cuts.

I'm thinking about making a guide/miter gauge setup so that I can keep cuts square when I need to. I've been thinking about ways to do this easily at minimal cost and materials thats still accurate as well as how to mount it to the machine.

End Mills

Went exploring the Harbor Freight store in Sacramento and saw these spiral bits hanging on the wall. They were only $6 for a 3-pack so I thought I'd give them a try and see how they work. Probably wont get around to using them until my new machine is up and running but that's okay. I'm working on modeling the new build in Solidworks and I think I'll post some pictures on here when I finish working on it. The plan for the new machine is 1.5" square steel tubing with a cutting area of 2' x 3' again using the angle iron and skate bearings for linear motion. It will have a moving gantry to maximize cutting area as well as a redesigned z-axis.