John
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I picked up a GMC scroll saw at my local hardware emporium for $49.95.
(How do they make these things so cheap. It must cost that much to freight it from China)
Decided it was just what I needed to cut small parts from brass and aluminium. Only problem was that I could get repacement wood cutting blades but no metal saw blades that would fit. Manufacturers say it's not designed for metal-so there goes the warranty!
The answer is to modify 'Eclipse' junior hacksaw blades to fit.
Here's how to do it. Use a pair of pliers to pull one of the end pins out of a new hacksaw blade. Just wriggle it a bit and out it comes. Carefully set it aside. Use a wood blade as a measure to mark where the pin should go to fit the saw. Drill a hole for the pin, making it a little undersize so the pin is a push fit. Fit the pin and cut off the excess blade. Fit the blade in the saw just like the wood blade and away you go.
Here is a picture of a wood blade, modified blade and new hacksaw blade
Does it cut metal ? Here I've just gone through a 1 1/2 inch diameter piece of brass stock in about 2 minutes.
Good cutting!
John
(How do they make these things so cheap. It must cost that much to freight it from China)
Decided it was just what I needed to cut small parts from brass and aluminium. Only problem was that I could get repacement wood cutting blades but no metal saw blades that would fit. Manufacturers say it's not designed for metal-so there goes the warranty!
The answer is to modify 'Eclipse' junior hacksaw blades to fit.
Here's how to do it. Use a pair of pliers to pull one of the end pins out of a new hacksaw blade. Just wriggle it a bit and out it comes. Carefully set it aside. Use a wood blade as a measure to mark where the pin should go to fit the saw. Drill a hole for the pin, making it a little undersize so the pin is a push fit. Fit the pin and cut off the excess blade. Fit the blade in the saw just like the wood blade and away you go.
Here is a picture of a wood blade, modified blade and new hacksaw blade
Does it cut metal ? Here I've just gone through a 1 1/2 inch diameter piece of brass stock in about 2 minutes.
Good cutting!
John