could i use these blades - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

stevebuk · 03-22-2007, 09:11 PM

just looking around the internet and i came upon some blades used on a veneers site, using pinless blades from a handheld piercing and fret saws.
Personally i cant see why not, but you lot are the experts.
many thanks

BobD · 03-22-2007, 09:17 PM

ADMIN ACTION: I moved this thread to the "Tools and Blades" forum because it fit in better there.

Hi Steve,
It really depends on how long the blades are; Hand fretsaws are usually designed to use the same pinless blades a scroll saw uses, but there are some exceptions. Most standard scroll saw blades are somewhere around 5-inches long...so as long as they are close to that, you should be able to use them.

Bob

stevebuk · 03-22-2007, 10:41 PM

sorry bob, should have thought about where to post first.
Thanks for the reply, i will measure them. Just in case they are too long, can i cut them down??

BobD · 03-22-2007, 10:43 PM

In most cases you can cut them down; but I'd try them in the saw first...you may be able to get away with using them as is. The only word of caution I have is that you may need to adjust the position of them in the blade holders to take advantage of any reverse teeth on the bottom...

Bob

CanadianScroller · 03-22-2007, 11:37 PM

I have found some jewelers blades can be quite brittle and will snap easier than a wood blade, this might be due to the tempering I am not sure.
I know I had to be extremely vigil when cutting with them.

03-22-2007, 09:11 PM	#1
stevebuk Wanabe scrollsawer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottm Posts: 612	could i use these blades just looking around the internet and i came upon some blades used on a veneers site, using pinless blades from a handheld piercing and fret saws. Personally i cant see why not, but you lot are the experts. many thanks __________________ http://www.cabincraft.co.uk

03-22-2007, 09:17 PM	#2
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	ADMIN ACTION: I moved this thread to the "Tools and Blades" forum because it fit in better there. Hi Steve, It really depends on how long the blades are; Hand fretsaws are usually designed to use the same pinless blades a scroll saw uses, but there are some exceptions. Most standard scroll saw blades are somewhere around 5-inches long...so as long as they are close to that, you should be able to use them. Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

03-22-2007, 10:41 PM	#3
stevebuk Wanabe scrollsawer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottm Posts: 612	sorry bob, should have thought about where to post first. Thanks for the reply, i will measure them. Just in case they are too long, can i cut them down?? __________________ http://www.cabincraft.co.uk

03-22-2007, 10:43 PM	#4
BobD Technical Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lebanon, Pa Posts: 3,051 Blog Entries: 2	In most cases you can cut them down; but I'd try them in the saw first...you may be able to get away with using them as is. The only word of caution I have is that you may need to adjust the position of them in the blade holders to take advantage of any reverse teeth on the bottom... Bob __________________ www.WoodCarvingIllustrated.com www.FoxChapelPublishing.com www.ScrollSawer.com Shopsmith, Hawk G4

03-22-2007, 11:37 PM	#5
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,937 Blog Entries: 12	I have found some jewelers blades can be quite brittle and will snap easier than a wood blade, this might be due to the tempering I am not sure. I know I had to be extremely vigil when cutting with them. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

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