I have never been a "scroll sawyer" but like many here find there are cuts that only they can do well, so I owned an old Delta. I got caught looking at the DeWalt after going to a
woodworking show that they have here in the Dayton area. It's mostly carvers, turners, sawyers, but has examples of all types of woodworking. The year I was looking they had 9 persons there with a scroller doing work. They were from all over the country, and I stopped to talk to them all. A little about their display, but mostly about their saws, they why didja buy stuff.
Of the 9, 7 had the DeWalt, and all of them loved it.. Most of them had owned Hegner, Excaliber, and a few I had never heard of. All of them felt the DeWalt was superior in at least one major way, and a few felt they were in all ways. Blade change, was probably the most frequent yes about the DeWalt, these folks were changing blades often, and really much quicker than I knew a blade could be changed.
After the show I studied the DeWalt much closer at WoodCraft, and was pretty sure I was buying the next time they had a sale. Then a woodworker in Ky who went to a forum across the way found out he liked photography better, and listed all of his tools. Fred and I went down, he bought the guys MM bandsaw, and I bought his DeWalt Scroller, stand, and light for far less than the sale price of just the saw up here.
I found that the saw is much much better than my old Delta, I couldn't compare to another saw, as I only had the 2 to choose between. I also discovered that blades are a much larger part of the equation, than I had earlier believed. I started using Pegas blades, and feel I can do any cut that can be done. Probably just not as quick as a full time scroller.
I couldn't be happier with my DeWalt scroller.
That said there is one change to it I made. It comes with so so wing nut tighteners on the blade clamping mechanism. Cheesy is the best description. I saw reference to a metal knurled knob to replace them, and hunted them down from asking about them at a scroll forum. Very nice Man in Ga, makes them, sends them to you for your approval, then you send payment. I don't remember exactly the amount I paid, it wasn't much, and these are worth triple the price they are so much better than the originals. Actually replace isn't correct, you sand down the nubs of the plastic, and they fit over them. They make for a very snug, easy to hold surface that allows you to tighten in seconds to the proper amount.
If you end up with the DeWalt,
and want to swap the knobs that is the link I found.