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 Friday at 12:21 PM 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.

[Gonzo]

On 1/17/2025 at 7:04 AM, 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.

I have a newer Hegner. Two questions for you. What would be the advantages of having the short stroke?

and how is it done?

[Wichman]

The advantage of the short stroke is control, the cutting is less aggressive so ... control.

The procedure is in the manual, but here you go

Gather the tools, my new saw came with them all. 9 mm wrench, 4 mm Allen wrench, short steel rod ( I couldn't find the original so I used a cheap metal tent peg ).

Remove the access panel on the left side of the saw ( 4 mm Allen wrench )

Locate the hole in the larger section of the flywheel ( front of saw ). Insert the metal rod into the hole. This prevents the flywheel from moving.  The original rod is just long enough to brace itself against the stand, but if you have to use a longer rod, you may need to hold it.

At the left side of the saw, using the 9 mm wrench, unscrew the bolt on the flywheel. Move the bolt to the alternate hole and tighten. 

Remove rod from flywheel. Replace side panel.

Done.

 

[Scrappile]

Got to try that one of these days.