Hawk

I've had the saw for a while now and for me it's a rock solid performer. Out of the box, after a good look over I put in a blade and to my surprise is was vibration free. I did the ever famous nickle test and it past throughout the entire speed range. When checking the blade for being square to the table I found it off by a bit. A quick adjustment to the gauge under the table squared everything up. There are little stops built into the gauge for finding 90 degrees along with a couple of other angles. One interesting note, there is a lock for the upper arm, when lifting it, it will "lock" into the up position. There's a little pin at the back with a small ring to pull when you want to lower the saw. But here's the issue, that pin is 32 3/4 inches form the front of the table, quite a stretch for most people. I rigged up a dowel so I can disengage the pin from the front of the saw. I've seen others come up with some pretty interesting ways to do the same. The other issue, when first starting the saw, either by foot pedal or switch theres quite a "clunk" when power is applied. To date it really isn't an issue once you're aware of it. How it plays out going down the road months, years an so on time will tell. For me I put a few coats of wax on the table (I like my projects to slid around easily) and did test cuts on a wide range of woods, thick, thin and throughout the speed range. I used a Flying Dutchman #5 Polar and a Pegas #5 MGT and the saw did a wonderful job on everything with both blades. I've pretty much settled on a medium/low speed as that is where I'm most comfortable cutting. And like I said, vibration free! So, overall if you're getting into scrolling for the first time, looking for a backup saw or just upgrading from pinned/single speed saws, I would highly recommend this saw. For the price and what you get, to me is a winner. I've had mine close to a year now and other than the "clunk" at power on there have been no issues. The clicking in the video is he foot pedal I'm currently using on the saw. Chris 20250604_093706.mp4

First off, nice job on the key chains. Second, thanks for the info on Steve's site. Been there hundreds of times but so focused on the patterns I forget there's a ton of other info there. Thanks for opening my eyes! Chris

Congrats Barb, well deserved I'm sure!

Excellent work as always! Love the osage orange. Will that hold it's color over time with the finish?

gotta admit, Gnomes bring a smile to your face!!!

I also agree 100%, I've thought about doing craft shows but never really could wrap my head around doing it. I would much rather give things away!

First off, they look great!!! As for cutting thick wood, for me, I kept breaking blades when trying to turn corners, so I have to rethink the corners. What worked for me was to cut in on one side, back up, cut thru waste to the other side, then cut to the corner. Did this regardless of how tight or relaxed the corner was. Seemed to be easier on the blades. But like I said, that worked for me, your results may vary (lol). Still, all in all I think the fish plaque is great!. Chris

Go Big!!!!! (LOL) Chris

I gotta say I really can't pick. Looks like to me it'd be a great set to do and hang them both on the wall!

Nice!!!!

I'll add my mug to the post. Here I am at my Hawk, My Number 1 scrollsaw. Happens to be my profile pic too!!

What an awesome surprise, both at the door and in the shop!!!

Welcome and I can honestly say you've landed at the right place, especially as someone who's just starting out. There are some real talented folks here and the best part is all of them are more than willing to help folks out, regardless of how long you've been scrolling or how "dumb" you may consider the question, you'll get an honest straight forward answer, in most cases more than one (lol) but all of them will be helpful!!! I've certainly have asked my fair share over the years.! So what saw are you waiting on? Regardless of brand I'm positive they will be folks who can help you improve the performance of it! So, again...Welcome!!! Chris

I can think of better ways to make that hotdog. If I was on that crane it wouldn't have look anything close to that and the guy at the end would be running for cover (LOL). Nice video, thanks for sharing.