bcdennis

Very nice work.

Very nicely done.

It's 15 x 10. I am going to make the next one a little bit larger.

Took some time off after my last winter Crafts Fair. This past weekend I jumped back on the saw and got these done. The Butterfly Cross is a Sue Mey pattern. I'm not sure who designed the 2nd one. I will have to look it up.

Love it.

My main reason would be more stability for the tight cuts and fret work.

Very nice work. Love the John Wayne Portrait.

I work with 1/4 Walnut for ornaments and such and it works great. No problems at all.

Had a great season even though we had one show cancel at the last minute. We did 4 Crafts Fairs and brought in a little over five thousand for the season. Our best yet even being one short. Still working on some special order but soon I will be able to take a break and then back to work for next year.

The new Hegner was delivered yesterday. It was easy to set up and get going. My first impressions are that it's table is a little smaller than I would like but I can get use to it. The foot pedal is tiny. I'm getting better at the quick release clamp and getting the blade in to it's holders. The release knob is tearing my hand up as the surface is very rough but nothing a glove didn't fix. I tried it out on one of my largest projects and it handled it with ease. Just took longer than usual but that will be fixed when the muscle memory kicks in. The only problem is that the center insert does not line up with the blade and the blade is rubbing/cutting into the right side of it. I cannot for the life of me figure out anyway to adjust the blade back more towards the center. Am I missing something? Otherwise I am very impressed and look forward to cutting more projects out with it.

Very nice set up. I have similar Display panels and I know they can be a pain to haul around. Good job.

Sounds like you have your Hands full. Welcome back Joe.

Nice to have you here Steve. Post lots of pictures.

I finally had to break down and get another saw. My EX21 completely died. It had broke the Motor Cam twice and I honestly feel that there was a problem In the Manufacturing. My Jet also is having some issues but still is working at this time. Going to keep it as a back up. I put numerous hours on these machines and I cut mostly 1/4 inch hardwood to 3/4 inch wood. I don't use plywood so it takes it toll. Most weeks I put 20 to 40 hours on the machines but at this time of year when my sales are way up I'm putting 40 to 60 hrs on it a week. Murphy's Law always kicks in too. If something breaks it is usually right after the Warranty expires right? Anyway I convinced the wife that I needed something substantial so she conceded and the Hegner 22 is on its way. It has a 7 year warranty so hopefully I can count on it to last. I didn't get all the bells and whistles just the quick release blade holder and foot pedal but that's really all I need. I have the light/Mag lamp already plus my dust control system. Won't get here in time to make a difference in my Holiday Sales, delivery date is after the 11th and my last show is the 14th. Looking forward to playing with the new toy.