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  1. BenCviolin

    New Hegner User

    That's a great bargain ! I have the same machine and stand, they're superb. So far I find scroll sawing quite a nervous activity, or perhaps I'm just scared of making a mistake. Is there a specific tension you have to use for the blades ? I mean....how tight ?
  2. BenCviolin

    Emco Unimat 3 - new bearings ?

    To follow up, the set of 2 bearings from Pro Machine Tools arrived. Great quality designed and finished in Austria, good price. I found it tricky to fit the new bearings since the sprung washers exert a heap of force outwards. The spindle kept moving toward the tailstock, so I used the Emco...
  3. BenCviolin

    Emco Unimat 3 - new bearings ?

    Thanks very much, great website and good prices.
  4. BenCviolin

    Emco Unimat 3 - new bearings ?

    Hi, I'd like to replace the headstock sealed bearings on my Emco Unimat 3, they are 40 years old and the casing is dented. Does anyone know exactly what size they are and where to get them ? I read this page already, but no reply from seller so far. http://unimat.homestead.com/techtip.html...
  5. BenCviolin

    Jet oscillating spindle sander...

    Well, I also have a green pattern maker's swivel vice that was made in Thailand, it was £90 but if it had been made as well as the original model in Germany I'd have paid double. The Jet sander is nice to use, I think the two larger floor standing models would have been more useful.
  6. BenCviolin

    Jet oscillating spindle sander...

    Yes re-bobbin length, of course better to go for a bigger machine, but don't have £1,200 spare to fund that. Bit disappointed with the spiral abrasive sleeves, they wear quickly sanding a 3 inch maple block. Are there better suppliers of replacement sleeves ? The 'thru the table' large dust...
  7. BenCviolin

    Jet oscillating spindle sander...

    Hi, I have a Jet bench top spindle sander on the way, and wondered if anyone knows if it's possible to extend the spindle lengths a bit ? http://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-jbos-5-o ... der-510316 Someone had mentioned using reverse thread bar on his Delta, but then I saw that Jet do a floor...
  8. BenCviolin

    sorby plane

    Paul Sellers has a Sorby plane, with a thin iron.
  9. BenCviolin

    Any forgers in the house?

    If the infill is in place and you covered it with Danish oil then UVA lights aren't gonna elp. 1. Does it REALLY matter ? If so, then I'd strip the Danish oil off with alcohol or Rustin's you know what then stain the wood with some very strong instant coffee or similar, you could try Van Dyke...
  10. BenCviolin

    ive seen a hegner on ebay

    I saw one too, Hegner Multicut SE...went for 270 quid.
  11. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    'I'd address that first. ' Actually I'd prepared the cap perfectly on diamond plate so it contacted the blade 100 % and at the correct angle. With the new design caps there's a much larger contact area which adds a lot of stability to the cutting edge when compared to the old thin cap designs.
  12. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Any ideas why they discontinued the old 8C corrugated sole version ?
  13. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Regarding 'clogging', sometimes bits of dust etc get lodged between blade and blade iron, which is a pain. I think the thinner iron cap on normal Stanley / Record planes is less rigid than the newer Stanley S.W. Even if the iron cap fits the iron perfectly it's not gonna be as good a fit as...
  14. BenCviolin

    Blade for very thin spruce ?

    Yes that's right and the knife work is the critical bit. Usually for f holes I use a fret saw and very fine jeweller's blade (you can't see the teeth...) so perhaps the Hegner will be best suited to just getting outlines and scrolls done. Thanks.
  15. BenCviolin

    Blade for very thin spruce ?

    Hello, Considering using a Hegner Multicut SE later in the year for cutting f holes on violins, and Cellos. Not particularly challenging to do by hand but perhaps better by Hegner. I'm new to scroll sawing, don't know what speeds best suit the various materials. So what sort of blade is...
  16. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Nice old planes, Vann. Some of the new bedrock planes also have adjustable mouths, perhaps they chatter less lol.
  17. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Yes, the Bailey will take tissue shavings and it works quite well generally. It's an 80's chrome lever cap, got mine in Newark market 20 years ago, it works well enough for what it is. The new Chinese ones are made to finer tolerances and the modern blades apparently better steel than...
  18. BenCviolin

    Plane Question

    The 5 1/2 is a great plane for flattening boards. Unless you're preparing joints / surfaces for gluing then boards and edges don't need to be perfectly straight and flat. Some of the charm in old cabinet making is the unflatness of stuff. If your plane sole near enough flat then you should be...
  19. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Thanks for the photo memzey, looks like a nice one but not many of those in rural S.W. Ireland and postage is a killer. Actually I wanted a new one partly because the thicker blade but mainly to get a flat sole. I have a Bailey 7 which 'sort of works' and yes I've flattened it. :-) Likely...
  20. BenCviolin

    Jointer plane, new Chinese ones...

    Hi, Looking at the new Chinese size 7 jointers...is there a consensus on which is 'best' ? Can't afford a Clifton or LN, prefer bedrock to bailey. I see one has a brass frog, another has a nice brushed stainless lever cap. 7 or 8 would do the job but want to choose the right one...quality...
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