Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 I just acquired another Hegner this evening. A Maxicut 18. It was advertised on "Letgo." A friend pointed it out to me Sunday. The seller said to see him on Monday after 5PM. I texted him for an address but never received an answer.Tuesday evening I texted him again and asked, "If still available I'm still interested." He returned the text and said he would be home this evening. I found him in a mobile home park. Very nice park but his back yard looked like Sanford and son. I walk with a cane and I had a terrible time getting into the back yard. I was expecting a rust bucket but was pleasantly surprised. Everything is in great shape except the exposed steel parts. I can take care of that tomorrow. Great buy at $300. stoney, jollyred, meflick and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Niiiiice! So, you are now a 3 saw kinda guy. Rockytime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Yah, but one has to go. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Looks like a good buy! Congrats! OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Another great looking saw and deal.. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Put a Quick Clamp on it and it will be perfect! Nice find. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, GrampaJim said: Put a Quick Clamp on it and it will be perfect! Nice find. I have one. Thanks. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdennis Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 I'm Jealous. Nice find. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrowning Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Nice find Les. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Rockytime said: Yah, but one has to go. So, what one's going? I'm curious. Rockytime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, octoolguy said: So, what one's going? I'm curious. That's a dilemma Ray. The 18" Hegner has turned out to be in literal perfect condition. The rust was only very light surface rust. Brass bristles on the Dremel removed all of it. The only thing missing was the table insert which I ordered last night. The Hegner is such a nice heavy machine and the Hawk is set up just perfectly for me and is smooth. I think the 14" will have to go. Hard to do since it works so great. The Hawk has the nice big table and the Hegner works so well too. danny, Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Rockytime said: That's a dilemma Ray. The 18" Hegner has turned out to be in literal perfect condition. The rust was only very light surface rust. Brass bristles on the Dremel removed all of it. The only thing missing was the table insert which I ordered last night. The Hegner is such a nice heavy machine and the Hawk is set up just perfectly for me and is smooth. I think the 14" will have to go. Hard to do since it works so great. The Hawk has the nice big table and the Hegner works so well too. If it were me, I'd take the little Hegner off the stand, put it under a bench somewhere and keep it. Once you get used to the Hegners, you might think about offing the Hawk. But, for the time being, I'd keep them all. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Looks like a great buy Les. What is the year it was built? I'm Just curious. OCtoolguy and Rockytime 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 The 14" Hegner is a terrific little saw. However, cosmetically it is pretty scratched up. The 18" is in beautiful condition just missing the table insert which I ordered last night. I don't have room for three saws so I'll have to think about this. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, stoney said: Looks like a great buy Les. What is the year it was built? I'm Just curious. 1998. Looks like it had just been setting a long time. OCtoolguy and stoney 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Great buy you will have fun with this one. I am like Ray I would keep them all until I am sure which ones I want. Rockytime and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 2 hours ago, scrollingforsanity said: Great buy you will have fun with this one. I am like Ray I would keep them all until I am sure which ones I want. I've tried that method now for several years.. I had a DeWalt.. then with it getting worn and wanting a higher end saw I thought I'd buy either another main saw and use the DW as a back-up or buy a back-up for the DW.. Bought the first Hawk 220vS.. figured $100 I'd at least get a feel for the Hawk saws.. Then i liked it so well that when I seen a deal on the still boxed 1998 226 Hawk ultra for $400 well I had to go get it.. with intentions of selling the older Hawk or the DW.. Then I found a still in box Excalibur for $350.. bought it with intention of selling the DW.. Somehow I talked myself into a brand new Hawk with intentions of selling all the saws but the Hawk Ultra.. out of all that mess.. I only sold the DW,.. I find I like all these saws for certain types of cutting.. I still may sell that older Hawk 220VS before winter.. scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 Where do you find these boxed items at ? RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 59 minutes ago, rjweb said: Where do you find these boxed items at ? RJ The Hawk was on Facebook marketplace.. guy ordered it back in 1998 and then had a stroke and could no longer saw.. The saw sat in a climate controlled shop from 1998 - when I bought it in 2017.. The Excalibur was on craigslist and the young man that sold it to me won it in a raffle from his work Christmas party.. He had no interest in it.. Both saws was still sealed in the box.. The Hawk was about 15 miles away but the Excalibur was out of state.. however the guy with the Excalibur was right near the state line and had family here.. so we met half way.. which was about 40 miles.. jbrowning and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 22 hours ago, scrollingforsanity said: Great buy you will have fun with this one. I am like Ray I would keep them all until I am sure which ones I want. One saw has to go and I'm considering selling the Hawk. The Hegners cut so well and the Hawk stand takes an inordinate amount of space. The Hegner stand are triangular and just slip into a small corner. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 I understand the space issue. The Hegner does fit in smaller areas. My Seyco stand is rather large I think. I tried mounting it to my bench but the rails to put it on the table were not made correctly and it vibrated like crazy. By the time Ray sent me a new set of rails I had it on the stand and had modified my benches. It runs smooth just takes up a lot of space and I can't stretch my legs out under the stand like I could my bench. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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