The old floor model Delta scroll saw cheap, and ultimately missing pieces but I have used it by the hour. I has cut out dozens of wooden puzzles,
and many many Christmas ornaments, not to mention countless little jobs that would have been painful, or dangerous on other saws.
It is shortly to be consigned to the curb and be replaced with something nice like the saw in the video. I strongly support having variable speed, my saw has two speeds, not really fast enough and too fast. Also, in ten years the blade changing technology has come a long way. Look for a saw for which blade changing in easy, pierced cuts are the bread and butter of the scroll saw.
If you want to give it a try and the cost of the video saw stalls you, check out the King Scroll saw. It is variable speed, it will not be as smooth or a quiet as the Excalibur but it may well be a good place to start. There has been tonnes of good work done with basic tools. In my experience King tools are basic, a little rough but adequate as an occasional use tool, and I have always had good results when looking for parts or warranty support
My feeling has always been, give it a go, but spend your hard earned dollars wisely. When you find that you are going to use a particular tool regularly, buy the best you can afford, if you are going to use a tool occasionally buy a basic one that works,(and live with its short comings.)
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