Bought an old scroll saw, need info.

[jlh92]

I've been wanting to get into woodworking for a while now and have been browsing Craigslist on and off looking for various pieces of equipment. Long story short I decided that my first purchase was to be a scroll saw. Found this beauty a few hours away and fell in love. She needs a little love but runs smooth. Best part is I only paid $65!

I could use some help in finding out what I'm missing and figuring out how old it is.

Excuse the poor quality pictures, my phone doesn't do well without a lot of light.

I know it's missing the hold down, but I've managed to find one on eBay, just not sure if I want to spend almost as much on it as I bought the saw for.
Blade Guide Hold Down-Ebay

Was there ever a place for a light on these, or is that going to have to be a custom thing?

How does the blade tensioner work? Neither knob on the top part seem to do anything.

Any idea how old this setup is? I googled the model number and found a patent year of 1937, but can't find a year for the motor.

Should each speed have a different belt or will it still be tensioned the same on a faster speed? The motor doesn't move at all.

What weight of oil should I use in it? Straight 30?

 

[Hawk]

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=1707

The pulley on your motor needs to have a stepped pulley. Looks like someone turned your saw into a single speed.

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=1707

 

[Hawk]

No light was standard as well as no blower attachment. I do not know the oil, but hopefully the manual that I first posted will tell you.

 

[lilredex]

A dust blower is integral to the gearbox, the tubing is normally threaded through the arm for a neater look. A light was an option...an 882.

I use a light gear oil in my scroll saw gear boxes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Delta-or-Ro...ump-NSS-207-/301729749570?hash=item46407e9a42

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/classifieds/detail.aspx?id=2731

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-Delt...w-Work-Lamp-/331656792388?hash=item4d38490944

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=2152

 

[jlh92]

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=1707
The pulley on your motor needs to have a stepped pulley. Looks like someone turned your saw into a single speed.

No light was standard as well as no blower attachment. I do not know the oil, but hopefully the manual that I first posted will tell you.

Thanks! I guess I'll add a stepped pulley to the list. "light winter-grade automotive oil or Finol", not sure what Finol is, but it doesn't seem to be very picky.

A dust blower is integral to the gearbox, the tubing is normally threaded through the arm for a neater look. A light was an option...an 882.

I use a light gear oil in my scroll saw gear boxes.

It looks like the dust blower tube is meant to route up to the blade guide, simple enough. I really like the look of that light but at those prices I may hold off a while.