James E. Welch Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Well, I did it. I bought a hegner 22. I just placed the order this morning. I've got a king 16 and I love it but I really wanted a hegner too. Maybe that's crazy , maybe I didn't need it but I just wanted it. Hopefully I'll enjoy it. I'm thinking I'll keep both. We'll see what I like each one for as time goes on. Maybe one for delicate work and one for more aggressive stuff or something. jollyred, MarieC, crupiea and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Welcome to the the HEGNER world. Be patient, if you have any questions do not hesitate to call Advance Machinery and ask. I had problems when I first bought mine, Breaking blade, They did not give up on helping me. Truthfully, I was ready to give up on mine but one day it all fell into place. I have owned Craftsman saws, TheDewalt, Exvalibur, and Seyco. All but the craftsman were great saw, but the Hegner is "my saw". fits me right. I will not part with it as long as I can scroll.. I may buy a second saw, but I will not part with my Hegner. And Congratulations. Great choice. danny, OCtoolguy and James E. Welch 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Definitely 2 different saws. I'm still not totally comfortable with my Hegner, but learning. MarieC and James E. Welch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Great saw!! They are awesome saws once you get the blade tensioning down.. That is probably the most complicated part of the Hawk and Hegners.. My first was a Hawk and I was ready to throw it into a trash can at one point, LOL But as Paul said, then something clicked and I haven't looked back.. I love my Hawks.. I Like the Hegner but my biggest issue with the Hegner is the small table, and yes you can fab a larger top but since I have two of the biggest Hawks with nice tables I just use those for the larger works and the Hegner gets used for smaller pieces. I didn't have any issues with blades breaking but most of my tensioning skills came from learning it on the Hawks. They are way more fussy with tension than the Excaliburs and like saws.. I like using my Excalibur too for certain projects.. guess I could get by with just a Hawk but it is nice to be reassured of how nice of a saw it is when I go to trying to cut on the Excalibur, LOL.. You forget how nice it is to have a spring loaded upper arm instead of having to "lift it up" etc.. Same thing when I went from DeWalt to Excalibur.. the DW has to have something to hold the arm up once raise... great saws too but just not the Cadillac saw like the Hawks and Hegners are.. OCtoolguy and James E. Welch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 Congrads on the new toy, RJ OCtoolguy, James E. Welch and danny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodrush Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 9:11 PM, James E. Welch said: Well, I did it. I bought a hegner 22. I just placed the order this morning. I've got a king 16 and I love it but I really wanted a hegner too. Maybe that's crazy , maybe I didn't need it but I just wanted it. Hopefully I'll enjoy it. I'm thinking I'll keep both. We'll see what I like each one for as time goes on. Maybe one for delicate work and one for more aggressive stuff or something. I have a 21 excelsior and an rbi. Prefer the king for fret work, but the rbi eats hardwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James E. Welch Posted July 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Woodrush said: I have a 21 excelsior and an rbi. Prefer the king for fret work, but the rbi eats hardwood I'm experiencing the opposite effect. The king is far more aggressive even though I rotated the motor and tuned it down as much as possible in the back to front motion. My king rips through hardwood like it's hot butter. With the same blade and same work piece my hegner slowly moves through. Not terribly slow but noticeably slower. I'm telling myself the hegner will be more accurate to make up for this slower speed.   I will say though that the hegner seems to race through hardwood when I tension it really tightly. I broke so many blades when I first got it that I'm afraid I'm a little gun shy now. I'm slowly getting the tension figured our and hopefully once I have mastered the hegner it will be satisfactory. I do like how quiet and smooth it is. danny, OCtoolguy and Dave Monk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Congrats on the new saw! I agree, they are very quiet and smooth. Iâve broken a few blades on my Hegner, and it scares the living crap out of me when they do break. I will take the blade clamping system on the Hegner over any other on the market, as I have yet to have blade slippage and tensioning can be almost exact. Is it the fastest system? Hell no, but when Iâm scrolling, time gets thrown out the window. A question for you James, Did you buy the lighted magnifier?  I did, I like the light, but the jury is still out on the magnifier. Enjoy your new saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rash_powder Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 I have found 1/2 to 3/4 turn on my 22vs is adequate for the way I cut. Hope it helps you get going.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 James, you are not crazy. I bought my Pegas almost 2 years ago, had a 1997 RBI which was just fine. I didn't need a new one, just wanted one. I enjoy by saw and and know you will be happy with your Hegner. Congratulations. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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