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Made by the late Peter Gee of Dereham for the new Hobbies company and offered in their catalogues in the 1980's. Peter Gee made them...

Blade tension is the one drawback with the Diamond Andy, I bought my Diamond in 1988 but it was the convoluted way of setting the blade...

Andy. have you watched my video on the issue of belts for the Diamond saw? In case not the link is below. There is some added info on...

I presume this is the one you obtained from Sam (he contacted me via my website). The Diamond controller is very simple and uses 'bog'...

When Roger Buse ran HegnerUK they were brilliant to deal with. You could phone up and chat with Roger who would offer good honest advice...

Hello Samm, Thanks making your comment on my Diamond video and contacting me via my website - would be nice if someone wants you saw...

Everything that Hegner sells is at ridiculous prices, the little rocker switch (cheap - not usual Hegner quality) went open circuit on...

Do you not have the quick clamp? I never use anything else than the quick clamp I find it indispensable. :)

You can buy a third party bellows for the Hegner - I fitted one to my machine £19.50 ATM. I have also done a video of it being fitted...

Very nicely cut. Why not use a dark stain on your backing piece. Would look more natural than paint?

Without knowing about the project it's difficult to say but have you considered using different coloured woods? For example a light wood...

Cutting along the grain is always a problem more so in softwood whether than using a scrollsaw or a band saw the only way to avoid...

Scrimper, I have boxes of old Hobbies magazines with the original plans. Must find the time to sort them! Many years ago...

Scrimper, thanks for that link. I downloaded and then converted a Steve PDF to PNG, 8 page file of which 5 pages are the plan. To save...