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I have a Hegner foot-switch currently used on a modern single speed Hegner. I have just acquired an Axminster AT460SS (Hegner clone) which has a variable speed control. Would anyone know whether the Hegner foot-switch would be compatible with the Axi AT460SS..........

I am VERY interested.................................

Martin, If your kind offer of the hand fret saw still stands I would like to take it up. The machine has now been stripped and re-built back to virtually as new condition, but the threads on the blade clamp mechanisms are suspect and your offer of the hand saw with the blade clamps would go a...

In the past I have used Oak and Ash for the areas you have described and Iroko for bilge and keel runners underwater on several similar but larger Day Boats. Ash does not really need a varnish, best to let it breath and age to a natural grey, but several oil finished are recommended, look at the...

Thanks for the "Heads-up" re the belt. Do you have any idea how the table tilts laterally to line up at 90 degrees to the blade? I will source a suitable metal plate but the method of mounting to get the adjustment escapes me at the moment..... David P

Martin, Many thanks for the kind offer, if I cannot get the blade clamps back to a workable condition I will make contact again. I presume it is a hand-held saw you have............. The replies that I have had to my posts have all been very helpful and are contributing to building up my...

The blade holders will be submerged in some (or various) de-rusting fluids over the next few days to see how well they clean up and whether they are useable. I will update as I go along. The aim of this project is to get a viable working saw, in a good clean cosmetic condition that I can put...

Thank you for the above image, a picture is worth a thousand words - I have got the wooden cutting arms off and dismantled and am now looking to get the various bits and pieces de-rusted to see how they clean up. David P

Thank you for the info on Citric Acid powder, I will have a look at that. Plus Gas "A" has freed of some of the smaller fittings and I will move on to the spindle, flywheel and pulley assembly over the next few days, at the moment they appear solid. There appears to be two bearings on the...

Thank you Scrimper, I had not previously managed to find your website.... One questioned answered in respect of the cutting table, any other info gratefully received. David )

Thanks for your thoughts/comments............ David P

I acquired a Hobbies "Triumph" treadle saw yesterday with the intention of restoring it to a running condition, and after a quick inspection, can anyone help with the initial following questions: What are the fixings thread type - would they be Whitworth? The paintwork appears to have a type...