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Don't worry about thread drift especially if the subject drifted to is about Hobbies Fretsaws! I am now even more envious now I hear you have a collection of Treadle machines including a Victory, I have never seen a Victory in the flesh but it looks to be a really sturdy machine, any chance of...

Could it have been a Hobbies motor conversion kit? Hobbies Ltd did actually market a proper motor conversion kit for the A1 machine for several years.

Lol I was just going to suggest that, denture cleaning tablets come in plastic tubes with lids that are just perfect for the blades, I made a wooden stand (like a sort of drill stand) with holes for the tubes to fit in snugly but also remain removable for convenience, I printed some paper...

Well this thread is about the Axminster AWFS18 saw but like all threads is susceptible to thread drift (not complaining any input is interesting) Excalibur owners are fully entitled and welcome to join in the chat, after all we are all fretworkers whatever machine we use. :)

I am very envious of that saw, the Royal was first introduced in 1899 about the same time as the first A1 machine (my particular A1 dates from the 1920's) How did you come by the Royal machine? (my A1 originally belonged to my grandfather)

Put it this way, once you have used a decent motor powered fretsaw you would not wish to go back to a treadle machine! I have a Hobbies A1 treadle machine and although in it's day it was a revelation after using a hand-frame a motor powered saw is supremely better in terms of power, speed of...

That is a kind offer you are making to members Toesy. Top marks to you. :) For any who have not tried Niqua blades, I can tell you they are very good, I have been using them for many years.

That is good to hear and I would have done like you and removed both those annoying items. What you really need to do though is buy yourself a Hegner then you could do a full in depth appraisal of the 2 saws alongside each other! (lol only joking about buying a Hegner) :) I would love to see...

I do so wish for that! If only the once great Record company of Sheffield were still manufacturing in the UK I bet they would be making a decent fretsaw by now, they dabbled with an RBI made quality saw before they were taken over but then ditched it in favour of cheap far eastern made junk saw...

Is it possible that the patent has expired? Is it correct that Patents only last for 20 years? Hegner started making the now famous saw in the mid 1970's I know they patented their unique knife edge blade suspension system in 1974. I know the Chinese have zero respect for patents but if Hegner...

It was a genuine question, :) I have seen this Axminster saw mentioned and looking it up it does (IMHO) look to be a copy or clone of a Hegner saw apart from the speed control and colour. I was interested to know how good or bad the saw was because IMHO Hegners are overpriced and if the...

I do a lot of repairs to external woodwork, windows doors etc and find that the 2 part fillers are brilliant, the one I normally use is this one from Toolstation http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Paintin ... 169/p55454, the main advantage is that if you are doing a job and want to get on with it...

That sample video made cutting dovetails look easy, I was impressed by the speed that the dovetail/tenon saw cut through the timber, but visiting the website selling the saws I was shocked at the prices! I don't ever see myself paying £225 for a tenon saw TBH! Do people here actually shell out...

Reference the Axminster AWFS 18, this saw looks like a carbon copy of a Hegner saw, does any one here have one? Does anyone have any experience of this saw? How does it compare to a Hegner? I am not buying one but I was just interested about it as I already have a Hegner but this saw looks...

I have never seen anything like that before, truly amazing! :)

There are at least three Hegner saws on ebay at the moment you could watch, however they do sometimes go for silly prices. :)

There is a thread about the titan here -: titan-ttb54ssw-457mm-scroll-saw-t77408.html Don't be fooled by the Record name! Record used to be known for quality Sheffield made tools and machines until they were taken over, their scroll saws are now just cheapo saws with a Record badge stuck on...

When you say it makes a warring sound do you mean the motor is actually running but no action is taking place or is the motor humming and trying to go but won't rotate? If the saw uses an induction type motor (no brushes) and uses a capacitor to start a faulty capacitor can make it hum and not...

Err! There are lot's of sites where e books can be downloaded without paying anything but they are not legal! Downloading ebooks (pdf or otherwise) is viewed as piracy the same as downloading films and music. I am not saying I am lily white as I download stuff myself but be aware that it is not...

Sometimes it gets confusing between the term Fretwork/Fretworking and Scrollsaws/Scrollsawing whereas they are exactly the same thing, As far back as the 1890's in Britain this type of work was always referred to as Fretwork whilst in the US they called it Scrollsawing and this term has been...