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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: old73 on March 05, 2021, 05:29:19 pm

Title: scroll saw set screw
Post by: old73 on March 05, 2021, 05:29:19 pm

how to remove the blade holder set screw on a poeter cable scroll saw ? the screw will not move!,tryed wd40. afread of

 brake the blader holder

Title: Re: scroll saw set screw
Post by: justlarry on March 06, 2021, 09:41:53 am

The set screw probably has Locktite on it.  It will take extra pressure to get it to loosen.  Maybe some heat (hair dryer maybe) will help to loosen it.  Try to hold the blade holder firmly when you apply pressure to the set screw.  Maybe remove the holder from the saw so you can get a better grip on it.  I use a medium strength locktite.

Larry

Title: Re: scroll saw set screw
Post by: Bucko on March 06, 2021, 07:54:47 pm

Not on removing the screw as asked but an early gun smith trick on small screws that held an optics scope on was to use finger nail polish on the threads. Would dry as mild lock tight but the screw could be removed without a fight.