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Hi Gerwyn, sorry to be late for the 'party' only just seen your question. I have three Fret-machines, A cheap Taiwan made one which I was given, a British made Diamond and a Hegner. The cheap saw is branded Wickes and is available under a huge number of brand names, they are available in a...

Just an update on my Cascamite woes. I have had some nice reaction with the technical director of Polyvine who make Cascamite and although they confirm the batch I have has been thoroughly tested and should not give any problems they are going to send me another tub plus a container of their...

Agree 100% with what the others said. Hegner is a top quality machine built to standards of quality not found in many products nowadays. With a machine that works so reliably and smoothly you will always get joy and satisfaction in using it whereas with a cheaper machine you will most likely...

I have in my thread started on Monday Cascamite. Is it my incompetence or the product duff? I did not wish to bore people again with the same details, It was merely a reply to Bignose2.

Afraid that my experience with this glue is different to yours, I used it for the first time yesterday to glue up some boards and the fell apart today! I now have to do the whole lot again and I shall be using the tried and tested PVA rather than the Cascamite they say I can trust.

Well that was a total waste of time! After spending all of yesterday afternoon preparing the boards and gluing with the "glue you can trust"and clamping and leaving for 19 hours, this morning I opened up the workshop to check the work. all looked well as I pushed the first board through the...

Oh I see, It looked white in the receptacle but when spread out on the work it looked clear, if that makes any sense. :)

I do prefer to have a catalogue even though use the website via my PC (I hate using mobiles) however I often can't find what I am looking for online and normally I can find it in the printed catalogue. Personally I think it's a backward step after all the paper used can be recycled over an over...

Not sure yet as soon as I finished the job it was time for dinner and getting cols and dark so I locked up the workshop for the night. The 'mix' did look more like adhesive than the concoction I 'brewed' up yesterday and did at least appear to be sticky. Is it meant to be a fairly thin...

Thought I would give it another try today. I managed to get it mixed up this time but it did not turn out as I expected. If I remember correctly the last time I use Cascamite was when I was working as an apprentice boat builder at Salters in Oxford over 50 years ago. I don't remember what the...

Thanks for the swift replies folks, much appreciated. I did read somewhere about problems with Cascamite but I assumed that it had been sorted out by the time I bought mine earlier this year, the date of manufacture stamped on the base is 2021, I shall certainly be contacting cascamite to...

For the last 40 years I have used PVA especially when gluing up panels to use, however many years ago I used to use Cascamite and thought I might give it a try. I followed the instructions on the tub and opened a packet of powder which I added to the water and proceeded to stir but all I could...

I am a bit late here but as has already been stated if you want speed control on a Hegner saw you have to buy one which is equipped with that feature, you cannot add an external speed control to them as they use induction motors. The only way that I know of having your model fitted with speed...

For that type of timber the thickest blade you have would be best so yes a number 9 is better than any smaller size blade. Thanks for having a look at my vidoes by the way :)

The person who told me metal stands reduced vibration was Roger Buse who was in charge of Hegner UK at the time I bought my Hegner machine so I think he knew a bit about the subject. However I have always found a sturdy wooden stand totally satisfactory and I find it is handy for storage too.

I don't think I would dare to try cutting 2" thick Iroko with a scroll saw TBH :)

I have never used a factory stand as they cost money and being a tight woodworker I always make my own. Having said that I was once advised by an expert that metal stands reduced vibration a lot better than a wooden stand, I don't remember the exact science behind this theory or even if it is...

Forty years ago, I bought a pack of 12 spiral blades and I still have them, I have never broken one simply because when I tried them I went back to 'proper' blades after a few minutes. :)

Peter you have received some superb advice from the experts here and there is not much I can add, cutting a perfect circle out on a scrollsaw is not the easiest of tasks and I now always do the job freehand so to speak. I have tried using jigs as you mention and experienced the same issue as you...