Thread: Carbatec 400mm scroll saw pinless blade question

Hi all, I've been looking at the Carbatec 400mm scroll saw. Watching a few videos I came across this one by Wood Knight where he talks about the blade clamps that come with the saw being crap for pinless blades. However, I've watched it a few times and I don't get it. Hoping someone can help.

Basically he suggests that a pinless blade HAS to be setup using the little guides on top of the saw. But it looks like it might be possible to still just set it up the same way he does with the replacement blade clamps he demos. The key difference is that the replacement clamps are bolted to the saw, whereas the standard ones just "hang on the hooks" and so might be too fiddly to keep them in place will screwing in the blade?

The short answer would be just get the upgraded blade clamps. But they only seem to be available overseas and shipping is insane, not to mention Im reading that they tend to fail relatively quickly.

Anyway, looking for some clarity on if this carbatec saw is really a pain to use pinless blades on? If I did get the saw and wanted to use pinless blades, would I end up hating it if using the out of the box blade clamps?

Thanks