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  1. jim_mex
    04-15-2013 07:06 PM - permalink
    jim_mex
    Hi Randy - sorry if i'm late on coming back to you. I only just spotted your message today. I'll reply again by pm in a few moments
    Cheers
    Jim
  2. trelli
    08-04-2011 06:30 PM - permalink
    trelli
    Hey hotshot!!! saw a post that you are from Murfreesboro. I used to live there but have moved to Shelbyville to save a little money. I would love to start a local scrolling group. Let me know what you think???
  3. joleet
    05-14-2011 02:56 AM - permalink
    joleet
    Hi Randy. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for my major program, then I usually run it thru Inkscape for a smooth finish. Thanks for the kind words, I do this for fun and enjoy helping other members....Ron
  4. CanadianScroller
    11-27-2010 09:51 PM - permalink
    CanadianScroller
    I did make and try out the blade guide on an old saw I had. I used an axle peg and drilled a hole through the center. Then I threaded a spiral blade through it.
    The concept worked, I did find though that there was quite a lot of flex in the blade which caused the guide to wear out from the inside.
    I think if other materials were used for the guide it would still work.
    I don't think it is practical for production work though
  5. oily
    09-13-2010 12:02 AM - permalink
    oily
    Hotshot, You can build a jig to hold them but the easiest method is super glue.
    Just use a scrap of 1/4" luan or whatever and make a big puddle of super glue (no gaps) and glue the coin to the wood. A small rigid stick (popcicle) so you can apply pressure right at the blade and cut at a reasonably slow speed. Let things cool regularly. Fingernail polish remover will release the pieces from the wood and clean the glue from the metal when you're done. Jewelers #4 and even #2or #2/0 wood blades will cut coins. Nickles are a bitch. Go slow

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Posted 08-12-2011 at 03:44 AM by hotshot Comments 1
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Not long after that first Hegner review, I inherited that same Hegner I reviewed, and my life pattern changed such that the Hegner was the only saw I had access to during my work week. I changed from reviewer to user, and in doing so, hours of use and experience have changed some of my perceptions and weighing of the characteristics of the Hegner in terms of strengths and weaknesses. In several areas, my opinion of the saw has improved.
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Posted 01-02-2011 at 01:51 AM by hotshot Comments 8
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The Hegner Experience

Christmas Surprise
This Christmas break I got enough days off to travel to Oklahoma to see my folks. I didn’t want haul my EX all that way, so I elected to pack up the $70 Tradesman and off to Oklahoma we went.

When I got to my parents’ house and let them know that I needed a place to set up the saw, I got the surprise of my life. As it turns out, my...

Posted 11-16-2010 at 12:43 AM by hotshot Comments 2
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Here in middle TN, there are a few of us that scroll, but this is not a bastion of scroll saw activity to say the least. To discover that Sloans Woodshop was just a half hour drive from my Murfreesboro house was an exciting discovery indeed. So, I started looking for an opportunity to make that run, and make that run I did.

As I drive down a narrow back road, the GPS notifies me that I’m getting close. As I look around, I don’t see any stores, just a lot of beautiful TN country. I...

Posted 11-15-2010 at 11:07 PM by hotshot Comments 0
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My whole introduction to scroll sawing began with the purchase of a Rexon Scroll Saw branded as a Hitachi CW-40. That specific saw felt solid/heavy, ran smooth and cut well. I loved that saw, but had to give it up (it's complicated), and in it’s place I bought the Porter Cable pcb370ss, a very close cousin, to replace it. I do like it, but the Hitachi was a better saw.

As I started to dig for information on my saw, I discovered that Rexon Industrial Corp was the true manufacturer of...

Posted 07-16-2010 at 04:59 AM by hotshot Comments 0
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I guess to a child, the noise of a saw and the "danger" of the dancing blade and flying wood seems like a thrill. (Kind to think of it, that sort of appeals to me too.)

Wanting to share the joy of this hobby with my children, I printed out a few practice patterns and set out to give the youngest 3 an opportunity to dive in and cut some wood.



I start all the children out on patterns from...
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