I did something last evening that I know is not going to be excepted here. I don't ask for forgiveness, I'm not proud of it but it had to be done, for now at least. I removed my Pegas clamps from my Seyco saw and went back to the old original clamps!!!!! I know, I know, I may be banned from here but I ask for your understanding. Here is why:
I started cutting a picture that is my kind of fun scrolling. Detailed. I have to use Flying Dutchman 3/0 New Spiral Blades to accomplish it. I could not clamp the 3/0 Spiral in the Pegas clamp without getting the "Hockey Stick" bend in each end. I tried every trick I have learned in my years of scrolling to prevent it, but no matter, best I could do was get 3 or so clampings and it would happen. I am convinced it has something to do with the fact there are more exposed threads in the back of the Pegas clamp where you put the blade. The back of the original clamps has a very small area that has exposed threads and they are not as deep. That is the only difference I could see. I suspect the twist of that thin spiral is catching in a thread. I had it happen more often with a 2/0 pegas spiral also than I did with the original clamps. That is my second go to spiral blade.
Anyway, I am back to the old clamps, at least when using the 3/0 spiral. Don't know is it is worth changing back to the Pegas clamp when not, I have to think on that..... maybe get a third scroll saw... several nice older Excaliburs for sale with in a couple hundred miles of me.........