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How would they know until trying them? I'm surprised they sell anything with that attitude.

Buy a can of compressed air and try blowing out the whole controller unit. It might be a cheap fix.

I sold my first Hegner because of that.

It does make you wonder if maybe an EX or Pegas motor might fit. I wonder if Ray at Seyco might know. Maybe give them a call. Sure seems strange that you are having this problem. Have you checked your power source to make sure you aren't on an overloaded circuit? Low voltage might be the culprit. Or a bad extension cord if using one. Check everything that is in the circuit. Good luck.

The short answer to your original question is the controller should be repairable by a competent person with a multimeter and the knowledge of how to use it. The controller is just made up of pieces and parts that are all replaceable. The problem will come in if the motor is the culprit. The average person probably won't be able to fix it without the proper equipment and knowledge. Hegner saws have a "slow start" feature that also muddies the water. Best of luck and be careful.

With proper maintenance, it probably will outlast you. Best of luck.

Very nicely done.

Too bad you're so far away Paul. There is a like-new Hegner 14 with stand near me for $100. I kid you not. I would never be out of the dog house if I went and bought it. But, I'm so tempted.

I switched to Elmer's spray adhesive. I like it better than the 3M. And it seems that the tip stays cleaner.

I took that off my saw. I don't mount any light to my saws. I have all lights attached to wall studs. I'm going to try cutting that stop off and drill/tap below it for a stop with a rubber bumper on it. I'm also going to make a larger table top out of 1/4" hard board with some stops glued around the undersides that will just fit the edges of the table with some twist knobs.

Kevin, I found the post that I was referring to. It wasn't CharleyL, it was Stoney. Check this out.

My first scroll saw was a used Dewalt 788 type 1. I brought it home and messed around with it and it did a pretty good job. After watching the videos on servicing all the bearings, I did the job and it became a great saw. I put a set of the Pegas clamps on it and it was even better. I ended up finding a used Excalibur 21 so I sold the Dewalt.

Keven, check with CharleyE about how to fix that arm problem. It entails cutting off the stop. I forget just how he did it. I checked with CharleyL and he said it wasn't him. Not sure who it was now.

Never.

Check out John Nelsons. This is one of my first baskets. Oops! Sorry for the double post. I just realized this was from 6 years ago.

It sounds like too much glue to me. I try to use a very light mist and let it get almost dry before applying the pattern to the wood. Almost like using contact cement.

Gotcha! Thanks.

Dan, what do you mean by " line pattern"? How would it differ?

On 7/4/2017 at 9:58 PM, SCROLLSAW703 said: there's another factor that comes into play with blade speed. Accuracy. How do YOU want your project to look in the end? Do you want a project with raggy cuts & out of round curves, etc.? OR, do you want a project that's presentable? Evenly cut lines, nice rounded curves, etc.? I've been scrolling over 25 years, & have never had a reason to get above 5 on speed. Take into consideration the type & thickness of wood you're cutting. The softer & thinner the wood, the less aggressive blade you need. The thicker & harder the wood, the more aggressive the blade needs to be. Caution needs to taken w/wood like pine. The blade will have a tendency to follow the grain of the wood. My advice would be to get yourself a sample pack of blades from wooden teddy bear, try the different blades @different speeds in your poplar, see what works best for you. That's the only way to really find out what works & what doesn't. Remember, as has been mentioned, the speed of the saw is just the blade speed. The rest of the speed comes from you. You can only push so fast, & still be accurate. I miss you, Brad. You were a great friend and inspired me. Gone too soon.

Look for a good used Dewalt. You won't be sorry. They are a workhorse and can be bought for $200-300.

Looking good. Love the high boy.

What's the rush? You got a bus to catch? It's a hobby. A "pass-time".

Welcome back. Clear skies ahead!

You might try going up to the file menu and scroll down to recent. That should give you a list of files recently opened. Either that or start over and import that file again and make your changes. Then click on "save as" and give it a name and a location to put it. I use desktop so it's easy to find. In fact you might check the desktop and see if there is a new Inkscape file that showed up there. If so, click on it and Inkscape should open it. I'm not any sort of expert but have head scars to prove my ineptitude.

It's Wednesday. I never do Inkscape on a Wednesday. Just sayin....