Comment by whartung

Back in the day, I had a Mattel Power Shop. https://corporate.mattel.com/brand-portfolio/power-shop

It had was a combined jig saw, lathe, drill press, and disc sander.

Now, I don’t know much about modern scroll saws, but the “blade” on this thing was more like a thin, round file. Perfectly adequate for something like popsicle stick thick wood. It more ground it’s way through wood than actually cutting it.

I think it would take some pressure to really hurt a finger. I can say there was no real bloodletting on my projects.

The drill bits were pointed, flat pieces of metal. It was all designed for really soft wood.