New Hawk has arrived

[Mark SW]

I ordered a BM-20 Hawk October 1st and I received it Friday November 12th.

I was told it would be 6 to 8 weeks and it was. It was very well packaged. Setup only took about an 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

I made a few cuts and was pleasantly surprised by the smooth cuts, and low vibration. I still need to learn all the new adjustments to fine tune.

[Scrappile]

Sweeeet!  Congrats!

[OCtoolguy]

Congratulations on your NEW toy. I suggest you get in touch with Kevin and have him lead you through the set up of the stand. I know he has it wired and the stand is the main source of vibration on the Hawks. If you do it right, you will eliminate 99% of the shakes. He is the Hawk expert around here. @kmmcrafts

[lawson56]

Down Right Awesome looking saw. I know your gonna have loads of fun with that.

[kmmcrafts]

Congrats on getting the new saw.. Did you buy that stool from them too? It looks like it matches the color of the saw.

[rjweb]

Congratulations on the new saw, is that your guard dog to protect the saw, RJ 

[Dak0ta52]

Early Christmas. Congratulations!

[daveww1]

enjoy your new saw

[Foxfold]

Nice saw, enjoy. Love your little Merle. 

[Mark SW]

14 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

Did you buy that stool from them too? It looks like it matches the color of the saw

Kevin

I bought the stool  from Woodcraft in 2017 for then $27.97

[Mark SW]

11 hours ago, rjweb said:

is that your guard dog to protect the saw, RJ 

That's him my tuff little Aussie

41 minutes ago, Foxfold said:

Love your little Merle. 

Red Merle to match our saw

[cwright]

[stevan]

Nice. I had a 20+ year old Hawk and was very pleased with the performance. Im sure a brand new one will be awesome!

Edited November 18, 2021 by stevan

[Norm Fengstad]

I am trying not to be envious

[old sarge]

Congrats on the new saw.  Any ideas on the maiden project?

[Mark SW]

16 hours ago, old sarge said:

Any ideas on the maiden project?

I am not sure. My wife has not made up my mind yet.

[OCtoolguy]

4 hours ago, Mark SW said:

I am not sure. My wife has not made up my mind yet.

I feel your pain Brother!

[Scrappile]

Ahhh come on,,,,!! you need your wife's approval.... pardon me a minute, she is in the room..  Okay never mind... I rule my castle....

[Rolf]

On 11/14/2021 at 5:27 PM, OCtoolguy said:

Congratulations on your NEW toy. I suggest you get in touch with Kevin and have him lead you through the set up of the stand. I know he has it wired and the stand is the main source of vibration on the Hawks. If you do it right, you will eliminate 99% of the shakes. He is the Hawk expert around here. @kmmcrafts

Congratulations on the new saw!  Ray The only thing you need to do with the Hawk legs is kick them out until the saw settles in. . 

I am so glad they went back to the billet aluminum machined parts. I love my G4 but was never crazy about the rough cast steel frame. 

Edited November 19, 2021 by Rolf

[Scrappile]

@Rolf Glad for your response .. Always look forward to your in put on Hawk saws..getting pretty old but maybe someday I will get to own one.

[old sarge]

8 hours ago, Mark SW said:

I am not sure. My wife has not made up my mind yet.

I'm still trying, after 47 years, to figure out how those marriage vows worked their way into smoking (BBQ), woodworking, and my 1 PBR per night when I return home after work. It is a poser for sure.

[OCtoolguy]

2 hours ago, old sarge said:

I'm still trying, after 47 years, to figure out how those marriage vows worked their way into smoking (BBQ), woodworking, and my 1 PBR per night when I return home after work. It is a poser for sure.

I guess that's the "for better or worse" part. We shoulda asked more questions.

[old sarge]

1 hour ago, OCtoolguy said:

I guess that's the "for better or worse" part. We shoulda asked more questions.

So true but happy to report the better has far outweighed the worse. I cannot imagine life without her. 

[Rolf]

I know this is off subject. But my wife bought me my first good Scroll saw The Delta SS350 at our clubs annual show for my birthday back in 2004. A year later I bought the Hawk G4 26 because of all the great new design features. Top feeding, adjustable front/back stroke. The Hawk has made a lot of money for me and even more priceless joy.

My wife does all of the inventory, painting and boxing. She has also bought me some really exceptional tools and the occasional bottle of Grand Marnier.

Edited November 22, 2021 by Rolf

[OCtoolguy]

3 hours ago, Rolf said:

I know this is off subject. But my wife bought me my first good Scroll saw The Delta SS350 at our clubs annual show for my birthday back in 2004. A year later I bought the Hawk G4 26 because of all the great new design features. Top feeding, adjustable front/back stroke. The Hawk has made a lot of money for me and even more priceless joy.

My wife does all of the inventory painting and inventory. She has also bought me some really exceptional tools and the occasional bottle of Grand Marnier.

You're very lucky.