Been busy, fretwork owl ornaments

[Wichman]

Two stacks of five 1/8" BB plywood. Pieces of BB pinned with 1/2" pins at the corners from each direction, no tape. The blanks held together well, no shifting, no problems.

FD Polar #1 blades for the interior cuts, #3 for the outside. This took a little longer than normal because of the short stroke on the Hegner, but I really like the control I get using it. The instructions called for 2/0 blades but the #1's worked just fine. Pattern from SSWC #80 Fall 2020.

[barb.j.enders]

That is some very nice,clean cutting.

I see you cut in from the edge.  Interesting.  When I do a stack I will make an entry hole, in the waste area, then cut in.  It will keep the stack together, but then I use tape.

[Wichman]

37 minutes ago, barb.j.enders said:

That is some very nice,clean cutting.

I see you cut in from the edge.  Interesting.  When I do a stack I will make an entry hole, in the waste area, then cut in.  It will keep the stack together, but then I use tape.

I forgot to drill the pilot hole on that one. I didn't want to go back and have to change drill bits and everything. The pins held the stack together nicely, but I still like the reassurance of the pilot holes.

[daveww1]

very nice

[Scrappile]

Very nice clean cutting.   I use pin nails a lot when stack cutting.  Just the way I do it.

[Gonzo]

“This took a little longer than normal because of theshort stroke on the Hegner, but I really like the control I get using using it”

question: what do you mean by the short stroke?

The owls are awesome

Edited 10 hours ago by Gonzo

[Wichman]

On newer Hegner saws, on the flywheel, there is an option to change the stroke length. The short stroke is .47" and the long stroke is .75". Recently I decided to give the short stroke a try, so far so good.

After I had the tools collected, it took about 10 minutes to change over.

[JJB]

Very good work

 

[Scrappile]

3 hours ago, Wichman said:

On newer Hegner saws, on the flywheel, there is an option to change the stroke length. The short stroke is .47" and the long stroke is .75". Recently I decided to give the short stroke a try, so far so good.

After I had the tools collected, it took about 10 minutes to change over.

Interesting.  I know about being able to change the stroke, but I have never tried it on mine.  May get brave and give it a go.  

[Denny Knappen]

That sure is mighty fine considering the size.