With the garden work done (last four days) and ready for council collection next week it’s good to get back in the workshop to continue the scroll saw build- yay

Decided to switch from plain to the pinned type of blade. The plain type (no pin) just keeps coming loose no matter how tight I do up the clamp screws. Things are more secure now and I can even wind up the saw speed a bit more.

Version 2.0 of the blade holder is a simple setup compared to Version 1.0. The metal arm that holds the blade is just a straight bracket (from ALDI bracket set) with the end turned over in a vice and a hacksaw cut slot for the pinned blade to slide into – and pivot.

One big advantage now is a quick blade release to do inside cuts !!! More to come on this..

I’ll continue with more refinements to the top blade holder tomorrow. To finish this session I cut a hole in the left side to access the pendulum selector lever.

Clean up tomorrow.