Scroll saw fret slot cutting - I need a thicker blade - help a sister out please

Hey y'all, so when I started fretting I went with a StewMac fretsaw which does a fantastic job. But I have chronic hand/wrist issues, and the labor of hand cutting the slots leaves me hurting. I watched a bunch of videos a while back and saw one on cutting fret slots with a scroll saw with the blade flipped to the back. I've tried that with my scroll saw (Craftsman), and it does work. Yay! But my scroll saw blades are actually too narrow! I have to pound the living crap out of the frets to get the tang in or actually go back over the slots by hand with my StewMac fretsaw to widen them a bit. Boo! I want to get a thicker blade for the scroll saw, but I'm really confused in looking at the blades online. I don't know what to get. The StewMac fretsaw is 0.023" thick. I've looked for scroll saw blades that are 0.020 to 0.022" thick, and I'm having trouble finding one. 

Can anyone share a product number for a scroll saw blade that works for you for cutting fret slots? Pretty please??

It's funny - when I tried cutting fret slots with my scroll saw I thought surely it would cut the slot too wide, or crooked, or too deep, or something. I never expected it to make beautiful, straight slots at a great depth but too narrow to seat a medium fret! Now I'm all confused trying to understand the designations on the scroll saw blade dimensions to find one the right thickness. 

I don't have a table saw and I don't have one in my near future, so getting the StewMac table saw fret blade isn't an option for reducing my hand labor. Those are really sweet (and pricey)! Just not in my cards. 

Here's the video that inspired me. It does work with my scroll saw (really nice, clean slots), but I need help finding a thicker blade. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Not sure if I should have posted this question in a specific topic area?

Thank you!

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Agreed! I just got an arbor press/fret press set up a couple weeks ago. I haven't been able to try it yet. Hopefully I've got the scroll saw blade situation sorted now too. This combo should greatly reduce my hand pain.

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