Thread: Triton Scroll Saw Blade Suport

Originally Posted by Geoff123

Hi all,
I have a Triton Scroll saw, which I have to say am very happy with. But, I am perplexed about the roller blade suppot mechanism. It is a little roller and is adjustable and it sits just above the work piece. But, I have not seen such support on other machines.
It is potentially a high wear item, as it can not be lubricated. If I move it away from the blade, controlling the cut becomes a problem. Can any one advise?
Thanks Geoff.

Geoff,can you put a pic up.I cant place a roller behind the blade.
The only thing I can think of is you maybe have a handheld jigsaw
First is a jigsaw. Second pic is a scroll saw
Jigsaw has a roller to keep blade from wondering and set angle for different materials etc.Instructions should be in book

Hi Aussie, thanks for your reply. It is the 'scroll saw'. And you are right, I just had a closer look at my jig saw to confirm, they both have a guide roller.
My problem is that the guide roller on the scroll saw gets a lot of wear. It infact it failed after not too much use and I had to get a replacemnt, which I am concerned that will be difficult to do again in the future to get another one.
Here are a couple of pics .
Thanks Geoff.

I am stumped.The only thing I can think of is Modify it so the roller can be removed from bracket,then head to a bearing place and get a bearing with a circlip groove in it.
At least the thing could be replaced when worn then.

unusual setup but gmc were know for odd stuff. 1 reason scrollsaw blades will wander is if they doesn't have enough tension on the blade. Maybe try to tension it up as hard as you can and see if that helps. Most scrollsaws don't have the roller and work well
Cheers
Pete

Thanks for your ideas Aussie and fxst. I suspect that the first roller failed becaue it was of softer metal than that of the blade. May have been a problem with heat treating the roller and hope the replacement one is harder and lasts longer. If not I am sure the hardness of a small roller bearing would be greater than a blade. I'll do the tension thing too, and that will reduce the contact time between the roller and blade as well.
Thanks Geoff.

Once you follow fxst's advise on the tension, I would try removing the blade guide and see how it goes. I have never seen it on any other saw and cant see what benefit it would have on the Triton. It's like the hold down clamp some boffin saw fit to put on most scrollsaws, that most owners remove right away.

Thanks for the thought oges,
I'll give that a try. The whole mechanism is a 3 in 1, it is a dust blower, holddown and roller support all in one. I get what you say about the hold down. Since I got the saw and used it, I couldn't see the need for it at all. Cheers Geoff.