Hegner Owners Do You?

[Bryan Bennett]

Earlier this week the machine sounded slightly different and I wondered why.Then it stopped working and the motor was still working.I was a little worried what the problem was. knowing the price of Hegner spares.I have had the Multicut 1 was a good number of years and taken the machine for granted.It has never let me down,until the problem this week.Relief was an understatement when I found out that the allen screw that attaches the bottom arm to the motor had come loose.I must admit that I have NEVER checked the screw for tightness all the time that I have had the machine.There is a small collar that had dropped down on to the table that the saw is mounted on. I was lucky to have a exploded view of the machine to show where the collar was located.I am pleased to say that it is working as good as ever and I will check the screw on a regular basis in future. :roll:


Bryan

 

[Chippygeoff]

I will check mine Bryan. Thanks for sharing that with us.

 

[boysie39]

Bryan, glad it was not a serious problem , always check for loose screws .

Mine have been loose for a long time now :lol: but people have got used to it and just look at me and smile

Take care Bryan and God Bless.

 

[mac1012]

thanks for sharing bryan I have the m1 and never checked mine , I get a bit paranoid with my machine as I notice every slight alteration

I have recently noticed a very slight sound as the machine turns of and the arms are on the last few rotations (when there is no motor noise ) like a small knocking I wondered if it could be the pivot bearings but there dosent seem any play in the arms and I have oiled regularly it does it more when machine is warm but the machine works fine and cuts as good as new maybe its me (hammer)

any chance you could post some photos of where you mean and how to get to it ?

mark

 

[Bryan Bennett]

Hi Mark look at the machine from the front,underneath the table look and see the motor to your right.On the left side of the motor it is fastened to link plate and the other end is fastened to the bottom arm.On the end of the motor is a flywheel with a threaded hole that is off center and that gives you the up and down action of the machine.I hope that you can identify the allen screw that I mean.

Bryan

 

[ChrisR]

Thanks Bryan.

Will be out with the Allen keys tomorrow and have a good check around.

I suppose you could say this is a problem with Hegners in a good way, they just go on and on, so apart from a drop of oil on the arm pivots each day, and an occasional clean, no other checks are done. :roll:

Take care.

Chris R.