ImaginationUnincorporated Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) Was looking at the blade holders, holder wrenches and so on. My calipers say the square bolt head for my HegnerMultimax-18 M4 stock hold down screw is a 5mm creature. I did a bit of searching and found radiator bleeding keys on E-Bay for four for five bucks and shipping. They look like the roller skate keys some of us knew, back in the day. SIDE NOTE: I couldn't find a specific tips, accessories or jigs section, so I'll give this a test drive. I'm playing around, if only to avoid things that need to be done. Edited August 17, 2019 by ImaginationUnincorporated OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 I use clock winding keys. That's because I've been repairing clocks for over 40 years. If you the videos on the Hegner web site they show using clock keys also. I use a #14 key. However different key makers #14 are not always the same. One should find a key at most any clock shop. Just take your blade holder along to be sure it fits. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImaginationUnincorporated Posted August 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Rockytime said: I use clock winding keys. That's because I've been repairing clocks for over 40 years. If you the videos on the Hegner web site they show using clock keys also. I use a #14 key. However different key makers #14 are not always the same. One should find a key at most any clock shop. Just take your blade holder along to be sure it fits. That was one of the "key" I was missing, the number 14 (maybe), as part of the puzzel. Thanks. I saw #3 in searches, but never that number. As such. I just poked around clock key sites for 5mm, but not with a lot of luck. Edited August 17, 2019 by ImaginationUnincorporated OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) Just out of curiosity why not buy one from Hegner and be done with it. Or Here. https://www.cwsonline.com.au/shop/category/-hegner-clamps https://advanced-machinery.myshopify.com/collections/types?q=Scroll Saw Accessories Edited August 17, 2019 by JTTHECLOCKMAN OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 I don't know Hegner saws very well.. but I'm wondering why not just get a threaded wing nut like all the other saws use? Seems like a pain in the behind to have to use a tool to change a blade.. I know if I had to use a tool to change the blade on my Hawk I'd never get anything done.. as of late.. with my kids working on bikes and cars etc... my tools seem to keep walking off and end up in my son's car or my other sons room where he works on taking computers apart.. Now that they've picked up an interest in taking things apart so I can put them back together we gotta sit down as a family and talk about tool usage.. Put it back where you got it.. Other day while changing spark plugs in the tractor my youngest son thought since I had the tools out.. it'd be a good time to check his spark plug in his scooter.. while I had the tool sitting on the tractor to go to my tool box to get the plug gap tool and came back to the tractor my spark plug socket walked off.. I looked high and low for that thing.. I miss place my own tools bad enough.. I don't need help from the kids too.... While searching everywhere and about to start using some language my son comes walking in and ask.. dad hows this plug look.. holding my tool in the other hand, OCtoolguy and GrampaJim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 they do have a screw with a star shape knob available. https://www.advmachinery.com/products/blade-clamp-wing-nut Personally I like using the tool more. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 I had a Hegner for a short time and I purchased the round knurled knob from Hegner. Worked great. It was not that cheap though when you add shipping costs. grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, kmmcrafts said: I don't know Hegner saws very well.. but I'm wondering why not just get a threaded wing nut like all the other saws use? Seems like a pain in the behind to have to use a tool to change a blade.. I know if I had to use a tool to change the blade on my Hawk I'd never get anything done.. as of late.. with my kids working on bikes and cars etc... my tools seem to keep walking off and end up in my son's car or my other sons room where he works on taking computers apart.. Now that they've picked up an interest in taking things apart so I can put them back together we gotta sit down as a family and talk about tool usage.. Put it back where you got it.. Other day while changing spark plugs in the tractor my youngest son thought since I had the tools out.. it'd be a good time to check his spark plug in his scooter.. while I had the tool sitting on the tractor to go to my tool box to get the plug gap tool and came back to the tractor my spark plug socket walked off.. I looked high and low for that thing.. I miss place my own tools bad enough.. I don't need help from the kids too.... While searching everywhere and about to start using some language my son comes walking in and ask.. dad hows this plug look.. holding my tool in the other hand, It really is not that bad because how often do you change a blade in one sitting when you think about it. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 When I had my Hegner, I bought the factory wrench. It has a big comfortable handle. I recommend it. Dave Monk and Jim Finn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Sorry misread the post, you were talking about the bottom clamp. Mine did not have a wrench either. I just used a small crescent wrench for the short while I had it. I can go through several blades in one sitting if I am in the cutting mode. And it depends on the wood you are cutting. grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImaginationUnincorporated Posted August 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 On the saw I gave a friend, I swapped the screw for a thumb screw from my significant collection of bought and captured thumb screws saved for jigs. Plan on the same for mine, but have no more M4's among the fifty ones I have and it's an hour to the civilized world. As I posted elsewhere, it looks like the difference between the QuickClamp and the stock one is, the screw of the stock one acts as a back for the blade, where the QuickClamp pinches the blade. As such, there is no reason a swamp to 3/4" M4 shouldn't do the same job. I just posted about the radiator keys because of the difficulty in locating clock keys and such that work for those on a budget, which many are, if only because they have to chose between a light and a key or something else. Looking at bring this saw up to my specs, it's real easy to see buying storage tubs, a work light, key, and what have you can add up quick, and cost me that other toy, uh, tool I wanted. Did I mention proprietary approaches to simple things that complicate things annoys me? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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