Here's a great deal on a Hegner saw in Colorado

[OCtoolguy]

A never used, brand new one for a great price.

https://westslope.craigslist.org/tls/d/grand-junction-scroll-saw/6758501277.html

Edited January 12, 2019 by octoolguy

[kmmcrafts]

On 1/12/2019 at 2:56 PM, octoolguy said:

A never used, brand new one for a great price.

https://westslope.craigslist.org/tls/d/grand-junction-scroll-saw/6758501277.html

 

I always thought many of these deals where it's a old saw but never used was a lie, but when I bought my 226 Ultra.. still boxed and the story I got about the person bought it as a Christmas gift for the spouse and the spouse had a stroke and never fully recovered... things like this do happen.. life does happen.. even for me.. I bought my air filteration system and had it for almost two years before I got it out of the box and hung it up... I always thought it was crazy that someone buy something and never use it or at least never even open the box etc....... then i have to look at myself in the mirror and think about how many things I've bought and then was too busy to use it or unbox it when it arrived.. and ended up something on the back burner for months and in some cases.. years.. LOL 

[OCtoolguy]

3 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

 

I always thought many of these deals where it's a old saw but never used was a lie, but when I bought my 226 Ultra.. still boxed and the story I got about the person bought it as a Christmas gift for the spouse and the spouse had a stroke and never fully recovered... things like this do happen.. life does happen.. even for me.. I bought my air filteration system and had it for almost two years before I got it out of the box and hung it up... I always thought it was crazy that someone buy something and never use it or at least never even open the box etc....... then i have to look at myself in the mirror and think about how many things I've bought and then was too busy to use it or unbox it when it arrived.. and ended up something on the back burner for months and in some cases.. years.. LOL 

I guess I must be weird. I buy something, bring it home and use it. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on a Hegner saw and never using it once. Just insane.

 

[Scrappile]

If I had the money..... I have another Hegner.... That certainly does not look used..

[kmmcrafts]

16 minutes ago, octoolguy said:

I guess I must be weird. I buy something, bring it home and use it. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on a Hegner saw and never using it once. Just insane.

 

I do agree with you on that kind of money. most things that I've bought and set aside was low cost things.. like my air filter system was $100... not like the $1700+ for my new Hawk.. when that comes I'll certainly be assembling it and using it.. Same with my CNC... however I have no idea how to use that.. so.. I'm sure I'll be making a lot of firewood 

[hotshot]

10 hours ago, octoolguy said:

I guess I must be weird. I buy something, bring it home and use it. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on a Hegner saw and never using it once. Just insane.

 

How did I get my Hegner MultiMax 22V (current price on this model is $1800) with less than an hour of use?  Well back in the 1980s, my mother liked the idea of my dad taking up scroll sawing/woodworking, and thought it would be a great hobby for him.  She had big plans for stuff he could make . . . . . and researched the best saw she could buy.  Of course my Dad had no knowledge of her plans, so she bought it for him without his knowledge.  Of course, this was in the 80s, and Hegner wasn't near as costly back then, but it was still pricey.  Dad didn't really embrace the whole scroll saw thing, so he only used it once to cut a piece of trim or something.  

But as a kid, I was not aware of this purchase, and didn't find out about it until much later, when I was already deep into the hobby.  I had been scrolling for several years, then one Christmas over the break, I hauled my own scroll saw back to my parents house to do some cutting over the Holiday.  Dad asked why I didn't just use the scroll saw in the Shed . . . . you can't imagine the shock of finding out my parent had a "Hegner" scroll saw all that time, and I had no knowledge of it.  I was shocked.  When I got it, it still had the original blade in it.  That is how I got a 35 year old "new Hegner".  

As a side note, very very few saws from that time are still supported today.  I guess my mom chose the right saw because  very little has changed on that model since then, and the parts for the model being made today will still fit that saw.  That is one thing that is cool about the Hegner.

---------Randy

Edited January 14, 2019 by hotshot

[OCtoolguy]

14 hours ago, hotshot said:

How did I get my Hegner MultiMax 22V (current price on this model is $1800) with less than an hour of use?  Well back in the 1980s, my mother liked the idea of my dad taking up scroll sawing/woodworking, and thought it would be a great hobby for him.  She had big plans for stuff he could make . . . . . and researched the best saw she could buy.  Of course my Dad had no knowledge of her plans, so she bought it for him without his knowledge.  Of course, this was in the 80s, and Hegner wasn't near as costly back then, but it was still pricey.  Dad didn't really embrace the whole scroll saw thing, so he only used it once to cut a piece of trim or something.  

But as a kid, I was not aware of this purchase, and didn't find out about it until much later, when I was already deep into the hobby.  I had been scrolling for several years, then one Christmas over the break, I hauled my own scroll saw back to my parents house to do some cutting over the Holiday.  Dad asked why I didn't just use the scroll saw in the Shed . . . . you can't imagine the shock of finding out my parent had a "Hegner" scroll saw all that time, and I had no knowledge of it.  I was shocked.  When I got it, it still had the original blade in it.  That is how I got a 35 year old "new Hegner".  

As a side note, very very few saws from that time are still supported today.  I guess my mom chose the right saw because  very little has changed on that model since then, and the parts for the model being made today will still fit that saw.  That is one thing that is cool about the Hegner.

---------Randy

Great story. I love hearing stuff like that. Thanks for sharing.