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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: coachgrd on September 04, 2020, 06:54:08 am

Title: Snip off pins?
Post by: coachgrd on September 04, 2020, 06:54:08 am

Hi everyone.  I decided after a month with the WEN, to return it.  The quality is just not there...this was apparent to me even being a newbie.  I decided to bump up to a Delta 40-694.  But, this leaves me with a fresh package of pinned blades.  Can anyone tell me if I can just snip the pinned portion of the blade off and use them in the Delta?

Thanks in advance.
~Gary

Title: Re: Snip off pins?
Post by: Jimm on September 04, 2020, 08:26:10 am

Easier to just punch them out. I have done several of them and it worked fine.

Title: Re: Snip off pins?
Post by: coachgrd on September 04, 2020, 10:22:29 am

Jimm...Can you elaborate how you did this without damaging the blade?
Thanks!
~Gary

Title: Re: Snip off pins?
Post by: Jimm on September 05, 2020, 10:16:17 am

I set them flat on my vice jaws and tapped lightly with a small hammer they came right out. Had both sides supported by the vice.

Title: Re: Snip off pins?
Post by: Norm Fengstad on September 05, 2020, 01:34:58 pm

one could also take a piece of scrap drill a small hole lay the blade flat with the pin in the hole, gently tap the pin out

Title: Re: Snip off pins?
Post by: SLIM on September 08, 2020, 12:57:59 pm

this is some great information. i was trying to figure the best way to accomplish the same thing, i was thinking grinding them off but punching out sounds like a better option.
thanks guys.