Abstract: A table insert blade positioner for insertion into a work table of a scroll saw having a scroll saw blade with a cutting edge and a non-cutting edge including a plate having a blade slot to permit a scroll saw blade to travel therethrough said plate insertable into the work table of the scroll saw, the plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a blade support structure attached to the lower surface of the plate for limiting the longitudinal motion of the scroll saw blade, wherein the blade support structure is positioned to make contact with the non-cutting edge of the scroll saw blade when sufficient pressure is exerted on the scroll saw blade in the longitudinal direction.