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I suppose you could cut a square out of the center of them but otherwise, I don't see much use. But, that's just me.

Very nice!

Just about anywhere in the world would be cheaper. Even if you could afford the price of the house, the taxes would eat you alive. Starting at just over 1% of selling price. Then a 2% increase on that amount each and every year. Or more.

Yeah, I got in hot water a couple of years back for talking about California's problems. Maybe it is ok in Coffee Shop. Not sure. But whatever you've heard is probably true.

I had problems also until I was informed that the font wont show up in the font list until you restart your computer.

I'm not allowed to talk politics here James.

Thanks RJ. That works. Now I won't have to do it every time I start a new project.

Thanks for all the pics. Those steel framed tables are nice.

Yeah, I agree Denny. I'm thinking something in the saw is disintegrating. Bearings?

I found a short video on youtube that shows how to set "document properties" default settings. I tried it but it wouldn't work for my latest version of Inkscape. Inkscape is frustrating but I keep trying to learn it. Little by little it's starting to be useable for the little that I need.

I'm no expert by any means but I think the setting is in "document properties" in the file menu line. If I recall, it's there. Edit: Ok, I just went there and under "display" there is a color chart and the setting you want is "page". Yours is probably set all the way to black. Just slide the slider all the way to the right and it should turn it white.

I'd certainly opt for bolting it to the new bench and as mentioned, use some rubber cushion between the saw and the stand. Don't over-tighten the bolts so the cushion can do its job. I like you bench. Nice work.

Maybe a pic would help.

I'd like to see more pics of your shop. Different angles. It looks to be very organized.

It looks like your saw is missing part #64 and what you have was put in place of it. It makes no sense. If your Dad bought the saw new, something is very strange. What does the lower arm look like? The upper and lower arms should both have #64 as their driving source. I've got 2 Excaliburs and neither of mine have parts like yours.

Might be time to call Ray Seymore at Seyco.

Yes, by all means, give us a pic or two. We have a lot of folks here who can help but we need more info. And pics.

Mine is the same. They are all the same. I'm talking about where the sawbolts to the stand.

Paul, my experience with 3 different Hegner saws was that they all liked sitting unbolted on the H/F foam floor mats. I also found that the order in which the 3 bolts that hold it to the stand are tightened made a difference. If I recall, tightening the two rear bolts first and the the single front bolt made a big difference. I'd tighten the two rears a little at a time until tight. Then the front one. I have no experience with bolting the stand to the floor. I don't have concrete floors. On a side note, you mentioned selling your home. We bought our last house in 92 for $250k. We sold it in 07 for $640k. It just sold again for $1.5 mil. A simple tract home of 1900 sq ft and a 3 car garage that sold new in 65 for $25k. Things are nuts here. Property taxes on it for the new buyers will start at $15k/yr.

I think you might be reading the instructions wrong. When I had my Hawk, I'd mount the blade in the clamp, put it under the table and feed the blade tip up through the table. Once in that position it's just a matter of pulling down a bit on the holder retaining spring and moving the blade clamp into it's position. Then go to the top and insert it into the upper clamp. The Hegners are almost exactly the same but have a slot in the table. There are many videos on youtube. Beautiful work. Very unique.

I think it needs a darker background. For contrast. Nice cutting.

I don't have them but if you do a google search for that name you should find them. Sorry.

If you only purchased your Makita that recently it's probably got lithium batteries. Those work great. I'm referring to the old Makitas. I was selling tools when Makita first appeared on the scene. They were orange and used a 7.2 volt NiCad battery. I bought one of the first ones. It served me well. I had to buy a couple of batteries over the years. About mid to late 80's I bought a new model 12 volt Makita that had the "newer, better" NiMh batteries. The first 2 lasted about 2 years. I took them to the main Makita service center and had them tested. They failed so I bought 2 new ones. After another 2 years they were dead. So I bought a Panasonic 12 drill that came with 2 batteries. It did well but finally those batteries gave up. Ok, I've had it with high dollar drills. By this time lithium batteries had been out for a while and I ran across a deal on B & D 20 drill kit. $29.95. I bought it. It is still serving me well after 12 years. I bought a second one to use as a screwdriver. I've got 4 batteries and 2 chargers. All tolled, under $100. I also bought a Harbor Freight 20-volt Bauer drill kit because it came with 2 attachments for trimming shrubbery. Very well-made and very powerful. $59.95. I recently picked up the matching 1/4" driver unit so now I have 2 batteries & chargers.

Regarding the issue of battery types, yesterday I had something interesting happen. I was using one of our 5 cordless phones that we purchased in 2010. They all have nickel metal hydride batteries in them. A pair of AAA in each phone. They've never been replaced. Not once. Yesterday, for the first time, one of the phones gave me a warning that it was out of juice and it went dead. As of this morning, it appears to be back to fully charged. It makes me wonder why/how these batteries have lasted for 13 years and never needed replacing. All the same type batteries on my Makita drill went bad within 2 years of purchase. I'd love to hear why. Anybody?

You didn't mention the age of your 214. Are they even still made? It might help if we knew what you have.