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tony coleman · 11-15-2008, 06:59 PM

please help

i use a scheppach scrollsaw.this is all fine and dandy,but when it comes to changing blades or unclamping to do fretwork i have to use a alan key,hexagon key....to open the bolt clamping the blade.what i want to know is it possible to fit a tumb screw type clamp such as used on hegener scrollsaws.does any one else use the scheppach scrollsaw,or is this saw confined to eouropeen users..

pardon my spelling.
any way can anyone help.also is there anymore irish

scrollers on line.

Ramjet · 11-15-2008, 08:30 PM

I have an old sears / craftsman that has the same problem . I made up a thumb scew by finding a bolt with the same thread and welding a small washer on the end . I found there isn't enough room to get my finger's under the table to turn the screw . Perhaps you can experiment and find an easier solution . Sorry not much help , LOL . Perhaps a couple leprecauns ?
Roger

minowevie · 11-15-2008, 11:19 PM

you know what Tony, I had a old Craftsmen saw. and I was wondering the same thing, the only thing I found was to hold the screw clamp down from the top. after all it is a pin clamp. but all is needed is a hole or dent in the top to hold the clamp tight. that is what holds the clamp tight on my Hegner. that would work so good if it was passable. just a thought. your friend Evie
hear is what mine looks like on my Hegner.

Wizard · 11-16-2008, 01:18 AM

I have an older Craftsman 16" saw. I use the allen head screws also. I got a T handle allen wrench so it reaches right in with no problem. My wrench is about 8" long, I can change my blades very quick using it. I dont think there would be enough room under the table to use a thumb screw on my machine.

marshall · 11-16-2008, 01:41 AM

Tony ; If you can find your owners manual , or model no . and contract your maker of your saw { They could maybe help } . I know that my old Craftsman16" scroll saw sells replacement blade jaws that has that thumb screw , which makes for the quick release of blades . But as I remember their right around $50 dollars plus shipping , that's a little high considering the price of the saw , and how old you saw is would make you think if it's worth it or not . For this is was what I had to consider in a saw that was 10 years old , now things may have changed in the last two years since all this has happened to me Good Luck !!! Marshall

11-15-2008, 06:59 PM	#1
tony coleman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ireland Posts: 674	thumbed off. please helpi use a scheppach scrollsaw.this is all fine and dandy,but when it comes to changing blades or unclamping to do fretwork i have to use a alan key,hexagon key....to open the bolt clamping the blade.what i want to know is it possible to fit a tumb screw type clamp such as used on hegener scrollsaws.does any one else use the scheppach scrollsaw,or is this saw confined to eouropeen users..pardon my spelling. any way can anyone help.also is there anymore irishscrollers on line.

11-16-2008, 01:41 AM	#5
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR Posts: 2,106	Helps I Hope !! Tony ; If you can find your owners manual , or model no . and contract your maker of your saw { They could maybe help } . I know that my old Craftsman16" scroll saw sells replacement blade jaws that has that thumb screw , which makes for the quick release of blades . But as I remember their right around $50 dollars plus shipping , that's a little high considering the price of the saw , and how old you saw is would make you think if it's worth it or not . For this is was what I had to consider in a saw that was 10 years old , now things may have changed in the last two years since all this has happened to me Good Luck !!! Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

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11-15-2008, 08:30 PM	#2
Ramjet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,096	I have an old sears / craftsman that has the same problem . I made up a thumb scew by finding a bolt with the same thread and welding a small washer on the end . I found there isn't enough room to get my finger's under the table to turn the screw . Perhaps you can experiment and find an easier solution . Sorry not much help , LOL . Perhaps a couple leprecauns ? Roger

11-16-2008, 01:18 AM	#4
Wizard Magic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Berwick, PA Posts: 82	I have an older Craftsman 16" saw. I use the allen head screws also. I got a T handle allen wrench so it reaches right in with no problem. My wrench is about 8" long, I can change my blades very quick using it. I dont think there would be enough room under the table to use a thumb screw on my machine.