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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Woodtek MS-26 scroll saw chuck/blade holding issue

« on: March 10, 2017, 03:01:41 pm »

Hi sawdust703,
Thanks for the feedback. The way I understand this blade holder, the screw is not a set screw. The screw doesn't make contact with the blade to pin the blade in place. The screw squeezes the two sides of the blade holder together, and that squeezing holds the blade in place.
The screw hole only has threading on one side, and the screw goes in from the other side. I don't see how the blade could be centered, because the screw takes up the center of the blade holder. Here are a few more images that should explain this better than I can. Maybe I'm not using the blade holder properly?
Thank you for any input anyone has.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Woodtek MS-26 scroll saw chuck/blade holding issue

« on: March 07, 2017, 01:43:58 pm »

Hi,
I have a Woodtek MS-26 scroll saw. From what I've read online, saws labelled MS-26 were made for many manufacturers including National Brand & Woodtek. I manage a couple shops at a college and this saw was here when I started working so I don't know it's history. I tried loading Olson Plain End and Ryobi Pinned 5" blades, both work at the slow speed but tear out of the chuck out at the high speed (saw has 2 speeds). To get each end of the pinned blades to fit in the whole on the chuck  I had to grind off a little bit of the flat part of the blade that extends past the pin.  I am looking for input about how to load the blades securely in the chuck, what type of blade fits properly in the chuck, or whether I should get a new chuck/blade holding system. The saw itself seems in great shape. I have an 8 page pdf manual that has assembly diagrams and a parts list but not a lot of other info. I left a voicemail at Woodtek tech support but no reply yet. 3 images attached.

Thank you.