Sunday, August 23, 2020

Scroll Saw Blade Hack

There are times when doing intricate scroll saw work, you need a very small pilot hole for the scroll saw blade. This can be problematic with pin-end blades. But, here's a quick and easy work-around.


How to Hack a Pin-end Scroll Saw Blade

  1. Using the Proxxon MICRO Press MP 120, select and mount the 5/16" (8mm) punch.
  2. Center the punch over the smallest hole in the base.
  3. Position the blade pin over the hole.
  4. Lower the punch, and punch out the blade pin.
  5. Use a common safety pin to replace the removed pin.
Now you need a much smaller pilot hole to accommodate the hacked blade. 


Carole

2 comments:

Carol Wulf said...

Whoa.. wow, what a great tip. I hate making big holes especially when im cutting out something small. Thank you so much. I will surely use this tip!

Colleen King Colaizzi said...

Great tip!!!