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Lol I think you have been watching my videos, I coined the phrase "the work of the devil"

Very good work and nice to see pictures of other members workshops, you can see my workshop in my youtube videos.

Never heard of this on a Hegner, mine is very smooth running and vibration free and I assumed others were all the same? My Diamond fretsaw does vibrate and it has a counterbalance weight fitted to the counter-shaft to try to mitigate vibration. On the advice of the man who invented the diamond...

As AES says above a huge number of Treadle fretsaws were made and sold from the 1880's up until the 1960's. Hobbies in the UK made 100's of thousands of fret-machines during this period which they exported all over the world, the most popular being the A1 and Gem models. I have zero knowledge of...

Your question has been answered extensively and expertly by other members here and I endorse everything they have said but I will just add a few of my opinions. You ask about whether a decent Hegner machine will make a difference over your cheap saw and of course it will for the reason that it...

I am most interested in your mention of quick blade tension levers on the diamond saw as it's the one thing that puts me off using my Diamond for intricate fretwork. Is it possible for you to show some pictures of your machine or the levers? :)

You could do a lot worse than taking a look at my videos on the diamond saw. One is here

I would like to have seen this info but unfortunately I could not get it from any of the three links. the last link to Google drive just said the file is with the author and no access was given? :)

I found Roger Buse very helpful, when I bought my Hegner in 1999 he sent me his video on Scrollsawing. unfortunately I can't share it as it is on a VHS tape and I have no means of converting it.

When I bought my Hegner back in 1999 the company then HegnerUK was run by a very approachable man called Roger Buse but I understand he retired 12 years ago and the company was taken over by TSL. Roger was always very knowledgeable about the machines and scroll-sawing in general and always...

The price they are charging for that speed control module is utterly ridiculous and the only way they can get away with such a ludicrous high price is because it is bespoke to them and there is no alternative. The problem is that Hegner saws don't sell in the huge quantities like electrical...

I have owned a Hegner for over 20 years and have done a couple of videos on their use etc. the only thing that went wrong with mine so far is that cheaply made little on off switch which Hegner wanted to charge £24 for but which is a bog standard switch widely available for around £1. Now I...

Hegner advise that you lock the quick clamp in the top arm which does place a limit on a true parallel action, the head of the quick clamp has a countersink which the holding screw fits in, what I do is screw it down then release it so that the clamp is held in place but still allows it to move...

I bought my Hegner 2S variable brand new back in 1999 and I was very impressed at just how smooth, quiet and vibration free it was as it still is now in spite of over 20 years of heavy use. When I first bought it I tried it on the bench without bolting down and it was still quiet and vibration...

I am a scrimper so go for the cheapest option. In the past I always used the good old fashioned Gloy Paste or Gum which you can't seem to get now. so instead I use the cheap Glue (paste) pens that you can get in the £1 shops (4 to a pack) I then sand the pattern off, sometimes I slightly dampen...

For my opinion you can watch my Video here- AES is 100% correct about expensive parts, however the saws are very reliable and in my case in 23 years of owning one I have spent £20.00 for a new bellows and fitted a new switch (Cost me nowt I used a switch from an old hairdryer it's a standard...

A man after my own heart. That looks like a very good job you have made of that quick clamp and I reckon your floating jaw does a better job than the original and over-priced Hegner version. (Hegner charge £28.80 plus delivery) You could make and sell those to Hegner owners who don't have the...

Just seen this, I don't know what all the 'lingo' is Lol. But it looks like the original question refers to scrimpers patterns. This is the position. I have lot's of very old fretwork designs many of which were in poor condition with parts missing etc. I am restoring these. I also recreate...

Here are a few sample pages from the New scroll saw handbook.

Yes I can recommend an excellent book. It is called The Scroll saw Handbook by Patrick Spielman. I have been doing scrolling for well over 50 years but I learnt more from this book than any other. In my opinion it is the Scroll saw bible. I bought my copy when it came out in 1986 but all the...