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  1. M

    Dustcollection

    I made my Hegner similar to yours. It is in my garage (in a freezing cold!) with the vacuum cleaner in the next room.
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    Martin is no longer able to use his Hegner

    Thanks for all your messages of support. (My wife helped me with this message)
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    Martin is no longer able to use his Hegner

    I have had a stroke last September and it has affected my speech and right hand, so I have decided to sell my Hegner. I am putting it on here first to see if anyone is interested, if not I will put it on the tools page. I am asking £275.00 for it. I will take a photo of it. Martin.
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    Scroll saw with easy and fast blade change, on budget

    Although most people wouldn't want to do it with a new saw, the rollers on the tension lever can be replaced with small bearings and it makes a big difference. Having said that, I would think the lever is stiff simply because the groove where the rollers rest probably has a sharp edge and it'll...
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    Scroll saw with easy and fast blade change, on budget

    If it's the same as the Hegner, Brian, and it looks to be, there's no reason you can't fit a foot pedal. Either fit the pedal between the NVR and the motor, or remove the NVR and just fit a foot pedal. The foot pedal pretty much works as an NVR anyway - unless you inadvertently stand on the...
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    Cheap Hegner (not mine)

    I get the RSS feed from there and bought lots of bits over the last 3 or 4 years, and given some stuff away. I'm too stupid to sell it. :D
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    Cheap Hegner (not mine)

    The saw is back on sale with a new bellows, but the price went up from 87 to 88 quid. :mrgreen: If it wasn't so far away and collection only, I'd have that for a spare.
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    Cheap Hegner (not mine)

    Just noticed this has been taken off while the owner renews the bellows.
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    Cheap Hegner (not mine)

    On homeworkshop. It's a Multicut 2 (not 2S) and the price is right, if someone hasn't already snapped it up. It's nothing to do with me, I noticed it in my RSS feed this morning.
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    Scrolling circles.

    I recently cut two 250mm circles from 18mm external ply as part of making Dobsonian mount for a telescope. I considered cutting them on the scroll saw, but I ended up using my decrepit old Burgess bandsaw with a 1/4" blade. Then I made a jig for the belt/disc sander to finish them off. Of...
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    Chippygeoff

    Very sad to read this, having missed Phil's post due to being away from scrolling, and the forum, for most of this year. I met Geoff a couple of times and swapped emails many times. Great chap, and a great loss. I have a beautiful plaque that he made for Fran and myself after I repaired one of...
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    I was bored...

    I wanted the Stevenson's Rocket at £45, so it was pretty easy to opt for the beam engine. I think I paid £24 so maybe I've had it longer than I thought. I'm looking forward to that. For some obscure reason, I was fascinated with those pumps after seeing a photo of a Texas oilfield in an old...
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    I was bored...

    Brilliant, Naz. I made the original kit 2 or 3 years back, but I prefer yours. I like it's chunkier look. That could even get me interested in the scroll saw again. I just checked to see if mine still runs, it's got a little battery powered motor, and all the Chinesium rubber bands have perished
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    Lidl vac back in store

    I've had mine 3 or 4 years and it's been flawless, though unfortunately not as quiet as the Henry. It's 1500w, has a socket so you can plug the scroll saw into it so that vac comes on at the same time. Can also be used as a blower, though I'm not sure what use that is; why would you want to blow...
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