Hello Les
Not a big fan of that saw but a couple things that maybe of help. Those type saws are notorious for vibration. You need to secure the saw to a table that is heavy and sound. Many times people put rubber mats between the saw and the table to dampen the vibration.
The speed is way to slow. Top speed or close to it is recomended. Any scroll saw will cut slow. It is the nature of the tool. Scrolling is not for the impatient.
The blade is wrong for that thick piece of wood. You would prefer a skip tooth blade. I always like to use a double skip tooth blade. That is a blade with 2 teeth and skip a space and the next 2 teeth and so on. What this does is gets rid of the saw dust better which slows the cut down and burns the wood. I also like to use reverse tooth blades but in your case not necessary. What a reverse tooth blade will do is cut on the up stroke as well as the down stroke. This does 2 things. It helps eliminate the fuzzies on the bottom of the piece and also takes out some of the vibration and helps with the pushing of the piece. I would use no smaller than a #7 blade and first timer go with a #9 blade. No bigger.
I would not use that foot. Most scrollers take them off their saws as soon as they get them. They get in the way and also transfer vibration to the table top. You learn to hold the wood and control the piece with your hands. It becaomes a touch feel thing.
One last thing, I see the flex hose from the blower is broken off. If you fix that it will help blow the dust off your work piece which helps follow the line better.
Good luck. With some practice you will become a scroller and have another hobby or one that can enhance your pens.
