Patent ID: 6854373

Claim:
A blade holder adapter for a scroll saw, said saw having an upper arm and a lower arm, at least one of said arms comprising a slot for receiving said adapter, the other arm holding a first end of a blade in a fixed position, and a table for receiving a work piece to be cut, said adapter comprising: a slider adapted to be received in said slot, said slider having an aperture, wherein said slider comprises a main body and first and second elongated tabs extending rearwardly from said main body, wherein said first and second elongated tabs are substantially parallel to each other such that a gap is defined between said tabs; a retainer on said slider for receiving a blade holder, said blade holder adapted to secure a second end of said blade such that said blade is held at an angle relative to said table; an adjuster received in said aperture of said slider and engageable with said slotted arm to move said slider in said slot and retain said slider in a fixed position; whereby when said adjuster moves said slider, the angle of said blade relative to said work piece located on said table is changed.