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Afraid it does not change my view on the quality of your saw. When Record first offered a scroll saw they were made by RBI, their machine was named as a Hawk and was very good quality, the Record version was green rather than red but as you can see from the image below it has no resemblance to...

Providing you did not pay much for it then it will be fine as long as you don't want to do any intricate designs with lots of internal cuts. As AES says this is a cheap Chinese made machine sold under a plethora of guises. I tell you what annoys me is that Record was once a 'grade one'...

It depends on what you are doing but for following delicate lines on intricate designs they are very difficult to control although I have to say there are a few people who do fantastic work with spirals and I take my hat off to them.

My advice would be don't use spiral blades unless you want to go insane, IMHO they are the work of the devil and would put a beginner off the hobby for life! A spiral blade is just an ordinary blade that has been twisted to cut in all directions, selection of size is practically the same as with...

It does look like it's been modified, from your picture it looks like it has a wooden table whereas the original would have been metal. Here is a bit more about the IDL machine from 1931.

Hi Annie, welcome to UKworkshop. I have done quite a few videos related to fretworking, you will find them on my Youtube channel. Here is a screenshot from my fretworking website than mentions the Hobbies IDL machine. (I am not sure but I think you have to post several message before you can...

In the Hegner thread Colin (eribamotters) very helpfully mentioned that you can obtain a blower bellows for the Hegner from a third party (i.e. non genuine part) at a lower cost than the expensive genuine part and gave the details of where to obtain one. I subsequently ordered one via ebay and...

I am honoured that you have watched my videos and enjoyed them, thank you. This is a cheap copy of a decent saw as mentioned by others, however it is a lot better than most of the new cheap machines on the market today some costing £150 plus. You had a real bargain in my opinion and what have...

I have to agree that at first glance this does look a little like the Record 20 scrollsaw (made by RBI/Hawk) as others have said it is a cheap copy as you can see from looking at the picture of the Record version below. Having said the above at £25 you had to buy it and I think I would have...

I do agree and and myself always try to give credit where I can even if it is just a thank you. It's the same on Youtube, I spend hours making videos yet very few people bother to comment on them (in fairness they are a bit boring!) one recent video has 2600 views but just 42 comments and that...

My take on the subject of newbie posts. I agree with the points made here. It is very annoying when someone comes along and asks a question and people here take the time to give their valuable advice but then hear nothing more from the original questioner leaving one to feel that their input...

If you have watched any of my videos you will know how much I have extolled the Hegner quick clamp and the quick tension release, I would not want to be without either but I do think the price is way too much for what it is. I have heard other reports of the so called pivot part but even though...

Moondog have you considered trying to make your own quick clamp adapting one of the normal clamps? Surely worth a go considering the price and supply issues. :)

Amazing that Hegner can charge almost £30 for that small part isn't it. It also amazes me that they are out of stock, you would think that if they can get folk to pay that amount they would have plenty in stock. I think Hegner machines are excellent and well built but spares prices are 'totally...

Have you not got a little corner you could hide it away in, one day you may regret getting rid of it. There is an old saying that "if you throw something away you will need it next week" that saying is 100% true, it's happened to me many times. In a recent video I made (Copying stand) from old...

Please don't throw it away, I hate the fact that over the years many old historic machines have been scrapped. Somewhere there is someone who would be glad of having this machine even in the state it is in, even if they wanted it as spares. Looking at your pictures it appears that most of the...

Thanks to AES for making me aware of this post. Mort, as you are probably aware it is a Hobbies A1 treadle fret machine. The A1 was introduced in 1899 and was in production until around 1967. Your machine is a later model I am sure because it is blue, most of the early ones were Black. It is...

Also uploaded recently a new video entitled, "Scroll saw hints and tips" Again this is aimed at people new to the hobby rather than experienced members here. Scroll-saw hints and tips

I recently uploaded my new video to YouTube entitled Hegner Scroll saw Full review & guide. It is probably of little interest to seasoned users here but may be of use to any new members thinking of buying a saw. The video is here Hegner review

So glad you found the videos of interest and if they helped you that is a bonus for me. :)