Pike Blades

[Rockytime]

Thought I'd start a new thread on small blades. Lots of good opinions. I have had these Pike blades for a long time used for cutting brass and steel. I ran accross them last night and tried them on the scroll saw today. Cutting 1/4" BB with no backer. They cut beautifully and are controllable at medium speeds. They are #2, not 2/0 but just #2 with 44 tpi. hey also seem to be a bit cheaper. I saw #2 at $22 per gross. The jeweler's blade sizes are designated differently than scrolling blades. They go from 8/0 with 84 tpi to #8 with 28 tpi. That's all I know about them. If anyone else has experience with these types of blades, join in.

[kmmcrafts]

I've seen them mentioned several times over the years.. I've never tried them myself.. not even sure where to get them.. I've seen them on some site in the past but don't recall where that was..

[Rockytime]

Every jewelry supply company sells them.

[LarryEA]

Interesting info. Thanks Rocky

[crupiea]

I use the 2/0 ones of these for 1/8" bb almost exclusively.

They cut super tight areas but do leave a mess on the back because no reverse teeth.  No big deal as most of my stuff has a backer. I just sand the pieces which I would have done anyway. 

Cant beat the price. 

[OCtoolguy]

I just did a google on them and Amazon came up with a #3/0 for $17.85 a gross. I might have to give them a try.

 

[Rockytime]

1 hour ago, crupiea said:

I use the 2/0 ones of these for 1/8" bb almost exclusively.

They cut super tight areas but do leave a mess on the back because no reverse teeth.  No big deal as most of my stuff has a backer. I just sand the pieces which I would have done anyway. 

Cant beat the price. 

They do cut fine detail well. The price can't be beat and fuzzies are removed quickly with a flame. Don't know why these are not sold to the scrolling community as still another option. I still love my Pegas blades. 

[OCtoolguy]

26 minutes ago, Rockytime said:

They do cut fine detail well. The price can't be beat and fuzzies are removed quickly with a flame. Don't know why these are not sold to the scrolling community as still another option. I still love my Pegas blades. 

I also noticed that the name "Grobet" was on them. That's who makes the Pegas brand.

 

[kmmcrafts]

I knew they've been mentioned many times.. I did a quick search for "Pike" on the general forum section and found a few topics about them.. I was certain Randy ( @hotshot ) used this brand.. and this topic seemed to have quite a lot of discussion about them so here is some reading..