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I know you didn't mention that you have any but would a two-part epoxy work the best.?

I bought that same mask but I found that it is too small for my fat face. I have a nice new one if anybody wants it.

So sorry for your misfortune. I hope you are able to save it.

You are a wise man. And you won't be sorry. Starting out with an inferior product of any kind is enough to frustrate you into not enjoying what you are doing and you might up and quit. You won't regret buying either the Delta or the Dewalt. Money well spent.

Dave, I'm going to be driving about as far tomorrow to buy a Hegner and in California traffic. That saw looks like a great one but I think the price might be a bit high. I bought my 21 for $300 and it came with a foot switch and a whole bunch of blades. A lot of them were the pricey ones from PS Woods too. I'd try to dicker the price a bit before driving all that way. And to answer your original question, yes you can top or bottom feed that saw because of it's arm height when raised.

I probably won't ask for one. I'll just cruise the aisles and see if one jumps out. Maybe I'll look for one on C/L too. Well, up jumped the devil. Here is a link to a youtube video and there are many.

My wife sent me to the dollar store for a package of them.

I bought this mask on Amazon and these two filters. I use it whenever I am cutting but I'm going to start wearing it when sanding also. It makes a very big difference in my breathing through my nose afterward. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF7RCU6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00328IAO0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Great advice Brad. Here where I live, everything that is recyclable gets recycled so finding scraps of anything is nye impossible.

Brad, I might be way off base but I think Les was pulling your leg on that "welding" comment. That's all I meant. If I'm wrong, I most humbly apologize. Sometimes we all say things here in print that doesn't come off the way they are intended. I'm terribly bad at doing that. I too have a weird sense of humor.

JT, you humble me. Great work. And all the subjects will find a home somewhere I'm sure. Really nice work.

It seems to me that a degree of jocularity has been issued and missed here guys. I don't know Les personally but I have come to recognize his sense of humor.

Ok, I am trying to do all the things that have already been mentioned. I was thinking of buying a few sizes of very small dowel wood and use pieces of those with sandpaper wrapped around them. Another idea has found it's way into my thick skull. Have any of you ever paid any attention to the rechargeable toothbrushes that are out there? I was brushing my teeth a while back and the idea struck me that if you were to take an old one and fashion the brush end somewhat to hold an abrasive medium to it, it might be just the ticket to getting into nooks and crannies with a gentle approach. I'm in the process right now of making something that has a lot of twists and turns that need to been cleaned up so I have been thinking on the solution. I'm going to start hitting the Goodwill/thrift stores and see if I can find a used toothbrush.

I was too Rob. I am praying this one hasn't got the same issue. It was probably something that could have been solved by either a new controller or motor. Neither of which was in my budget. If this one has the same problem, I will have to chalk it out to my problem and not the saw. I will find out tomorrow.

Crow is best serviced with red wine.

There are at least 6 Hawks for sale near me right now. And probably the same number or more Dewalts. There are 2 Excaliburs but they bring more money. I know I live in a much more high volume area when it comes to used stuff. Good luck. You'll find something. I have no idea what a saw like yours sells for but I'll bet you can find a Dewalt for about the same or a bit more.

Well, if it were me, I'd take it back before it gets worse. How many Lowe's are near you? Just the one? Maybe take it back and head over to Home Depot and see what they have. You can order online and have it shipped to the store. Have you checked for used saws on Craigslist? I have bought 3 top end saws off of C/L and haven't paid over $300 for any of them. I'm going to pick up another one Monday and it's a Hegner for $150 with stand. Don't be in a hurry and good things come your way. Too bad you're so far away. I have a great Dewalt that I'm going to sell once I get the Hegner home. I would take that saw back though.

Just for the sake of narrowing down where the squeak is coming from, You might spray some silicon spray on the blade holder joints while the saw is running in slow speed to see if the noise goes away. I'm not sure of the design of your saw but if it's anything like the Dewalt or other similar saws, there are many joints/brgs. that need to be lubed from time to time. That's where I'd start.

Very nice job of scrolling and painting. I like them. Did you buy the pattern or was it a freebie?

Ooops! My bad! I didn't see that. So sorry. Doesn't have to be red. I just did it that way to stand out from the rest of the post.

Not too much to improve or change on them JT. As you said. I'm really hoping that the one I'm picking up Monday doesn't have the same speed issue that the last one had. I'll be very happy to find one that is a keeper. I really want saws with entirely different operating systems.

But, can you pass the nickel test at full speed? That's the real question.

First off, I hate calling you Foxfold. You must have a regular name so somewhere along the line, post it, please. Put it in your signature at the bottom as you can see mine. Now, with that said, as to your tension problem, your saw is very similar to a Hegner if I am not mistaken so you should only have to set your tension once at the back of the saw. If I recall on my Hegner, I would tighten the knob in the rear, with the blade in place, to a point where all the slack was out of it. Meaning the knob/bolt in the rear. Once that is done, you pull the lever at the front of the saw nearest to you. That is what actually is applying the tension to the blade. You can make fine adjustments at the rear with the knob but once that's done, you shouldn't have to mess with it again until you change blades and possibly not even then. I'm going by memory on that. I'm going to give you a link to download/read the manual for the Hegner saw on Advanced Machinery website. I take it you don't have the manual for yours. If you do have it, it should tell you how to apply tension in the correct steps. So, here is the link..... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1188/6562/files/Hegner_Scroll_Saw_manual.pdf?3248921969229599006 And here is a breakdown of the parts if you are interested......... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1188/6562/files/Hegner_Multimax_18_DIAGRAM.pdf?3248921969229599006 There are other models of Hegners besides the one I gave you the links for so here is the link to Advanced Machinery. You can look around there and see what saw matches yours. https://advanced-machinery.myshopify.com/pages/hegner-home I hope this helps a bit.

That's truly weird. I had an open dozen blades from a batch that I had purchased from Bear Woods. I was at the end of them and opened up the new gross batch that I got from DnD. That's when I noticed that one end of all of them had that little weird end on them. I "assumed" that they were in the process of marking their blades as to which end was up like F/D does with the little dimple. Anyway, I put the first one in with that end up and started cutting. I notice right away that it was cutting ok but leaving a ragged edge on the pattern paper on top. It was getting hard to follow the line. Then the light bulb went on and I looked to see if the blade was in correctly. I found that it was upside down. That's when I posted about joining the club. So, I've got an entire gross of blades with the bottom end marked, not the top. None of my blades has that squared notch like you show in your pictures. So, it looks to me as though the sharpened wire was going through the cutting machine and getting cut at the wrong spot or something of that nature. I did contact DnD and told them about my blades. They wrote back and asked if I was having any trouble with breakage. I wrote back that I wasn't. They wrote back and told me to let them know if I did have any problems and they would swap out my blades with new ones and that I would have to send them the old blades. I will keep an eye on them but I don't see that there will be any breakage. At least from what I have been cutting. I was cutting red oak, stacked 4 high, 1/4 inch each ply for a total of one inch. Cut just fine once I figured out which end to use. Time will tell.

I'd like a copy also.