Shop Fox and straight pins - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Rainman02769 · 07-06-2012, 08:00 PM

I have just started using the Shop Fox and find it to be a great little Scroll saw, for doing most work. What I am having a problem with is some fine fret work and trying to use the optional straight blades because the pinned blades need a larger pilot hole. Has anyone had success with the straight blades on the Shop Fox? If so give me some hints.

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Bill Wilson · 07-06-2012, 10:32 PM

What kind of problems are you having with the plain end blades? 99.9% of scrolling is more readily accomplished with plain end blades. Pin end blades are OK for some things, but plain end blades are available in a much wider variety of sizes and tooth configurations that give you a lot more flexibility and produce much smoother, finer cuts.

JimSawyer · 07-06-2012, 10:58 PM

Go check out Mike for Flying Dutchman blades.
They are, in my honest opinion, the best available.
I'm not affiliated with Mike, but he is a great guy to do business with..

Rainman02769 · 07-07-2012, 03:00 AM

Actually the problem is not with straight blades it is with the adapter that comes with the Shop Fox. When I finish one small section of fretwork and have to remove the blade from the top adapter, to reposition the blade in a new hole, the bottom part of the adapter seems to always fall out and it is difficult to reset the entire thing. Maybe I am doing it wrong. If any of you Shop Fox users out there are using a straight blade with that adapter, let me know if it is a problem with the adapter, or my lack of patience.

evilbadger · 07-07-2012, 03:03 AM

Try this Scroll Saw Retrofit Items He might have some decent adapters to fit your saw.

07-06-2012, 08:00 PM	#1
Rainman02769 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Shop Fox and straight pins I have just started using the Shop Fox and find it to be a great little Scroll saw, for doing most work. What I am having a problem with is some fine fret work and trying to use the optional straight blades because the pinned blades need a larger pilot hole. Has anyone had success with the straight blades on the Shop Fox? If so give me some hints. *I moved your thread to a more appropriate forum to maximize traffic and get you more responses to your post/request/question.* Last edited by wood-n-things; 07-06-2012 at 10:35 PM.

07-06-2012, 10:32 PM	#2
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 1,889 Thanks: 2 Thanked 82 Times in 69 Posts	What kind of problems are you having with the plain end blades? 99.9% of scrolling is more readily accomplished with plain end blades. Pin end blades are OK for some things, but plain end blades are available in a much wider variety of sizes and tooth configurations that give you a lot more flexibility and produce much smoother, finer cuts. __________________ Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter. Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

07-06-2012, 10:58 PM	#3
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Go check out Mike for Flying Dutchman blades. They are, in my honest opinion, the best available. I'm not affiliated with Mike, but he is a great guy to do business with.. __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Gallery My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

07-07-2012, 03:03 AM	#5
evilbadger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,055 Thanks: 12 Thanked 59 Times in 58 Posts	Try this Scroll Saw Retrofit Items He might have some decent adapters to fit your saw. __________________ Tim In God we trust, all others must pay cash! I don't want no bargains, they always cost me more money.

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07-07-2012, 03:00 AM	#4
Rainman02769 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Actually the problem is not with straight blades it is with the adapter that comes with the Shop Fox. When I finish one small section of fretwork and have to remove the blade from the top adapter, to reposition the blade in a new hole, the bottom part of the adapter seems to always fall out and it is difficult to reset the entire thing. Maybe I am doing it wrong. If any of you Shop Fox users out there are using a straight blade with that adapter, let me know if it is a problem with the adapter, or my lack of patience.

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