Old Dunlop Scroll Saw
By Sean O'Hara
I’ve been cleaning up all the tools for the ShopSmith, and it’s an uphill battle — however, the process got a little more interesting when I got to the scroll saw and found out it’s the only attachment that’s not SS-branded. It was obviously made to work with the ShopSmith since it sports the telltale driveshaft that hooks into the headstock, but this is the first time I’ve run across a Dunlop brand power tool.
It’s still got oil in it, though as you can see from the pictures, some has leaked out over the years. Other than some rust it still looks good, too, and it’ll look better after a good cleaning. My Dremel scroll saw has a deeper throat by almost a foot, so it’ll see most of the action in the shop. But I’ll give the Dunlop a go or two, for no other reason than it’s old and interesting.
Does anyone know anything about these old units, like when they were made and what other products were in the line? Let us know in comments.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Sure it’s not a Dunlap? Looks like a retrofit. Replaced the original pulley with the ShopSmith driveshaft, perhaps. The Old Woodworking Machines list has a few that look quite like this, model number range: 103-2179x
Here’s one example http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=7073
May 21st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I have a Dunlap scroll saw that looks just like the one in your picture except with a pulley at the end of the shaft. This was a low end Craftsman, similar to what Companion is being marketed as now at the sears stores. Sears sold a line of 3 or 4 scroll saws back in the 50’s/60’s. The smallest was under the Dunlap brand. The larger ones were Craftsman. This particular piece was made for Sears by King Seeley, the casting division of GM. As said above, most likely customized to work with a SS.
September 14th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I have one of these in running condition and still in use. I would like to find a manual for this saw. Any ideas?
Thanks for the information provided. It’s great to see some of the old tools still bring used.