New (old) Hawk

[orangeman]

Bought a 1999 model Hawk for $100 several months ago for a spare machine. looks like new.

Took my DeWalt in for repairs yesterday and just set up the Hawk.

So far so good. Just have to get used to the air blower on the right side and my dust collection on the left.

Waxed the table and aligned the blade/table. Cuts 3/4" hardwood puzzles nicely with Pegas Modified Geometry blades.

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[kmmcrafts]

43 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Bought a 1999 model Hawk for $100 several months ago for a spare machine. looks like new.

Took my DeWalt in for repairs yesterday and just set up the Hawk.

So far so good. Just have to get used to the air blower on the right side and my dust collection on the left.

Waxed the table and aligned the blade/table. Cuts 3/4" hardwood puzzles nicely with Pegas Modified Geometry blades.

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That's awesome! I also bought a new one (still boxed ) 1998 back in May this year.. Took me some time to get used to the clamps and getting the correct tension etc.. You did better than I did as I gave $400 for mine.. Gave $100 for my older model (1993) used lightly.. that one works OK but the motor doesn't give the faster 1700 spm... you wouldn't think that extra 200 spm would be that big of a deal but it does for me anyway..

 

[stevan]

I paid $350 for my 20+ year old Hawk.  It was the original owner and he said that it might have 5 hours of use on it in that 20+ years.