could i use these blades

[stevebuk]

just looking around the internet and i came upon some blades used on a veneers site, using pinless blades from a handheld piercing and fret saws.
Personally i cant see why not, but you lot are the experts.
many thanks

[BobD (Archive)]

ADMIN ACTION: I moved this thread to the "Tools and Blades" forum because it fit in better there.

Hi Steve,
It really depends on how long the blades are; Hand fretsaws are usually designed to use the same pinless blades a scroll saw uses, but there are some exceptions. Most standard scroll saw blades are somewhere around 5-inches long...so as long as they are close to that, you should be able to use them.

Bob

[stevebuk]

sorry bob, should have thought about where to post first.
Thanks for the reply, i will measure them. Just in case they are too long, can i cut them down??

[BobD (Archive)]

In most cases you can cut them down; but I'd try them in the saw first...you may be able to get away with using them as is. The only word of caution I have is that you may need to adjust the position of them in the blade holders to take advantage of any reverse teeth on the bottom...

Bob

[CanadianScroller]

I have found some jewelers blades can be quite brittle and will snap easier than a wood blade, this might be due to the tempering I am not sure.
I know I had to be extremely vigil when cutting with them.