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So sad to read, the enthusiasm is there along with the desire to produce something nice. I get so annoyed when people like record have the audacity to call a heap of crap a scroll saw knowing full well that it is not going to last five minutes. I know Hegner make the best scroll saws but at one...

Yes. It will work. The pinned blades are the same length as the pinless ones. They will keep you going till you get a stock of pinless blades.

Over many years of scroll saw work I have cut most materials and have tried most of the blades available. I wanted to try all the various blades and at the time made notes. Overall I found a reverse toothed blade to be about the best. When cutting thin material like 6mm ply or MDF basically any...

Although I do not cut MDF anymore I used to cut loads of it at one time. I use the flying dutchman ultra reverse blades and you will find numver 5s and 7s will be good for what you want. They will leave very smooth sides and very little fuzzy's on the underside. I use the 7s to cut out the main...

John 70. You have taken my post right out of context. I have never ever slagged off American pattern makers. I did say some cant really be scrollers because if they were they would make the lines of the pattern more acceptable by making them thinner. Having said that it is just 2 private...

The hole in the bellows is at the rear and at the bottom. The tube should be a nice snug fit, if forsomereason its tad loose use a piece of masking tape. I don't use the dust extraction point underneath. I have a pipe close to the table that collects the dust as it is made and its connected to a...

I sent the guy that was selling it an e-mail asking a couple of questions, I told him I was very interested and I even contacted the courier I use if they would collect it. The guy never got back to me. I also swear that saw was made by Hegner. Well done Midge, you had a once in a liftime...

I am on a few scrollsaw forums in America and Australia and I often look up the pattern section on the forums but also recieve patterns via e-mail from several sources. I don't know about you but I find that most of the American patterns just do not fit in to the Uk scene, especially if you are...

Lovely job Martin. When I first saw the plan I could not make out how it all went together, now I see the light and will make one tomorrow.

There are two main reasons blades break, one is pushing the wood to hard against the blade and the second is clamping the blade wrong. Let the saw do the work with just gentle pressure on the work piece and when you put a new blade in the clamp just bring it back a tad so its not touching the...

I don't know what tools you have but it is possible to do the whole thing on the scroll saw. The only problem I see is the curved sides, especially on the long side. It would be no problem for me to make you a pattern but it sounds a very simple design and could be done by marking the lines on...

We get a regulat flow of newbies and they tend to ask the same questions, which in understandable so I think you have hit on a winner there Steve. If you need any extra imput don't hesitate to ask. Its a brilliant idea.

Hi AES. There will always be problems with this sort of gimmick with various applications. If anyone has cut out a worktop to take a sink with a jig saw they will know exactly what I mean when I stated you will get a chamfer on a bend and it would be the same with that tool when cutting wood. I...

In America this type of tool is quite popular and there are several to choose from. I have not seen this type of tool on sale here in the UK and having watched the video I see very limited use for the scroll saw artist. It would not be capable of fine detail work and on thicker wood you would...

I always cut the holes for clock inserts on the scroll saw, never had a problem.

That is just one brilliant machine, look at the thickness of the cast iron table. I shall defo keep an eye on that.

I have looked at the Peugeot saw and as the cheaper saws go the spec is not to bad. However. It states using pinned blades makes blade changing easy, just release the tension and the blade just pops out. With pinned blades you are severely limited with blade choice as to size and type etc. If...

I make lots of candle holders and I also see candle holders others have made at the craft fairs and many make the mistake of not using a glass holder to hold the tea light and I feel this is important as the tee light generates a lot of heat. I have found the best size of forstner bit is...

The three things that give you some concern are very valid points. Firstly, vibration is difficult to control on the cheaper saws, even bolting them down they can still vibrate. The way to get the best from a scroll saw is to have a solid platform for it to sit on. My bench is made up of 2...

I bought a dewalt compound mitre saw last year and is one of the best investments I ever made, I sold my bandsaw, put a bit more money towards it and bought the saw. It takes just a minute to cut a plank into blanks all the same size for a run of a particular item like plaques but I still have...