Doug (HockeymanVT):
Your 1st post seems to have been lost in the shuffle. Anyway Welcome to the forum site. I hope your visits are enjoyable.
About your post, you seem to be well on the way to solving your saw's problems. However, should your problems continue with the blade popping out of the chuck, I recommend you start a new thread on your problem rather that continue to add to this thread.
Also, posting your saw's maker and the model just might help the members focus on the causes of your blades chuck problems. For example, Rick H. even has a video on how to make a homemade blade chuck tool at his web site for the RBI saws. (
http://www.scrollsaws.com/ and then on the left hand side, look for Scrollsaw tips video.)
Go ahead, start a new thread, it don't hurt. Well maybe the first 100 or 200 times anyway. After that, it's between you and your shop dog (cat) as time on the computer vs shop time.
Phil