Hegner sawdust management system question.

[Stoney]

Has anyone either bought a new Hegner scroll saw recently or purchased the

sawdust management system? I was just wondering if they (Hegner) has

provided for preventing the bottom blade clamp from falling on the floor when a

blade breaks with their new system.

[Fretnot]

Hi Stoney. I bought a new Hegner two weeks ago today and already I have a couple of issues. I sent an e-mail to AM but they don't bother replying. My Dewalt 788 died but will be re-built by the second week of September. The dust management system works fine on mine. I have it set so that the air hose blows the dust off the line. I am rigging up a system with push fit plumbing pipes and connectors so i can use the air hose to suck the dust and of course it will be sucked from underneath the table as well at the same time. I have had a dry run and it works fine, just need to get some more fittings and it will be connected to my shop vac. Hope this helps.

[Stoney]

Hi Fretnot,

My main question is have you broken any blades and if so has Hegner fixed the

problem of the bottom blade clamp falling on the floor?

[Stoney]

Well Fretnot I think I answered my own question and the answer looks like it

is NO! I believe you will have to provide some way of catching your bottom

blade clamp when you break a blade. It appears the suction tube under the

saw is below the blade guard so the guard would have to be open on the

bottom.