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I typically use the Hegner for Puzzleboxes, but, the Hawk BM series claims to go 2.5", and have a longer stroke, so I thought I would give the Hawk a try and max it out. Here I use Padauk glued to Maple, and am using the Pegas #3 from a batch Hawkeye graciously let me have to try out. The kerf on the Pegas is pretty freaking tight for staying true at 2.5", so this is a very very good test. I did have to switch out "Thumb Screws" to find one that wasn't oriented in the down position when tightened (or I wouldn't have had clearance). I love making these puzzle boxes, I'll post the completed box if I don't mess it up. ------Randy

Here is my first stab at a video showing the entire cutting of an animal puzzle. I'll need to work on lighting to create a better example, but if you're bored, take a look.

Hi, I make this clock. The pattern is of a vinyl clock.

Jan finished painting the mermaids, maybe over painted. She is giving these to our Doctor's two nurses. Jeff

Thanks Marg. Pretty well everything I cut comes from the recycling centre and luckily I usually find some rimu. I did find some oak once but usually it is just rimu, aka Rob Is Mostly Using.... Actually I remember I did find some mahogany too which I must get around to using at some point. Rob

I've been able all these years to enlarge patterns and words but for the life of me i can't enlarge some words to fit in a space 10.5" x11' ="Live happy healthy and free".The letters need to be horizontal instead of vertical with spaces between each and at the beginning and at the end.No quotation marks.

Hello! I am Josh and I am scrolling full time now, trying to make a spartan living from making old fashioned wooden toys and musical instruments from scrap wood and selling them at fairs and festivals. Ive been scrolling for fourteen years now but only last March, I was fired from my substitute teaching job here IN philadelphia (too much arguing with the principals) and decided to try to start my own small business. So, I put money from the unemployement compensation office towards a brand new dewalt 20" scrollsaw and a nice belt-sander. I used to have an old scrollsaw from the 1940's called "the Driver" but it broke a few years ago. Anyway, my philosophy right now is to make as many nice toys as possible, and then to sell them at prices which are dirt-cheap. this way, I can be reasonably assured that I will sell-out at a show, thus giving me a set, predictable, albeit low, salary. Since march, I have made: 36 parachute men, with real chutes that work($3) ; 25 magic wands that dont work but look good ($6) ; 52 toy jets (phantom F4's, F16's and Mirage 2000's,) at six bucks each; 32 bamboo cannons (I had to make the springs which make them shoot); bamboo flutes ($10); toy shields for snowball fights; some pretty magic amulets; pencil-helicopters ($5); some decorative pieces like bunnies and flowers; dollhouse bookshelves (full of tiny books), and right now I am working on toy banjos. The philadelphia folk festival is coming up, and I want to have 36 toy banjos all ready in the next three weeks. they are so much work, though. I often find that I am working twelve hours a day. fortunately I have no other social or business obligations, besides walking the dog. I just hope I can make a decent living doing this work. all I need is about 1300 a month, to cover all my expenses. I hope to begin some highly decorative christmas and hanukah ornaments this autumn, and with any luck, by the time the unemployement compensation ends, I will be taking in a good amount of money from those ornaments. besides this work, I enjoy hiking with the dog in the woods, cooking and baking , reading, mostly old horror stories, and music. I hope to learn a lot from this site, and be able to share my own small experience with all of you as well. cheers! the Scrollin'Fool! (Josh)

Here's another puppy for everyone.

Reccomended size of this pattern is 10 x 14 inches, As usual I reduced size to make it more difficult and interesting to cut - my project is 8 x 12 inches. pattern by Alex Fox - http://alexscrollsaw.wixsite.com/scrollsawpatterns/patterns

They look nice. Minimal painted, full painted, they are always liked. Just a matter of personal taste. I enjoy seeing varying versions.

Hey Kevin, no sanding or anything. I cut them and when I have 20 done, I dip each one in the mineral oil and onto the rack it goes. Yes, Olson Mach Speed #3 blades are my preference. I just ordered a sample pack of Pegas Modified Geometry blades that I want to try when I get the Hawk up and running. I heard they're a bit more aggressive and I don't need that when using my Dewalt, but will be nice with the Hawk as it is slower cutting. I've had some poplar boards that felt as though they were made of balsa wood and others that I would swear were concrete... It's definitely odd. The hold down foot is simply there to stop me from cutting off a finger. ;-) I actually am just so used to it now I never bother to remove it. But on the Hawk I don't use the one that's there.

Nice video! Only person I have seen using a hold down foot. I have no idea were mine is.

They look just fine to me. Nice job on cutting anf painting. jim penquin

Those both turned out great. I am not sure I would consider them overpainted though. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

I have a Delta 40-150 brand new in box...how much is it worth?

Custom order from my web site last week .. Customer actually ordered a few clocks.. but this one was a custom design..

Finished these Military dog tags, a Steve Good Pattern, thinking on selling them for $10, think thats a fair price. edward

Well It passed.I never would have tried that with my saw.I have only done half that,Fantastic Saw,Fantastic cut.

I had a friend that followed them years and years.He'd love your work but haven't seen him since 2004

Just let the letters tell their story! Nice cutting--hope it contributes to the bank account too.

I recycled some white oak from a whiskey barrel and it smelled exceptionally good. Does this count? Charley

As usual some interesting discussions. Good points all around. And as I always say up front I am a loyal Hawk proponent. Having said that I am very glad Nilus is stepping up to take care of this but here are my concerns. If Nilus knew where to look then it is a problem that has surfaced before and if the lower arm has the ability to wiggle then something was not machined to spec or another part was undersized or possibly even wonky bearings. It is very easy to speculate on my part as I am not physically with the saw. But my point is that it doesn't matter who builds a saw but what does matter is that final QA , test run, wiggle test etc. before it goes to the customer. Small multitasking staff or not Hawk has to be very careful with this, our scrolling community is too small and well connected through social media. Iggy I am impressed with your willingness to work with Hawk I truly hope that in the end you have the awesome saw you certainly deserve and expected.

For those that follow us into the Hawk family, I think it would be helpful to understand the support model. It's not great, or bad, but it is different. To me it feels like dealing with someone that has another full time job, or two. If you can reach them by phone (and you usually can within a few attempts/days), you are likely to talk to one of two ladies, both very nice, but one is much more knowledgeable (Nicole) than the other, so if you get the younger one, it will be pleasant, but maybe not productive. You might even get a call back from Nilus. An email might take a good while before it is answered. I have an email to Nilus asking if they would be willing to drill tap the clamps for the m6 x1, I think that was a couple of weeks back, so I'm taking that silence as a no :-) I suspect I won't hear back on that . . . . ever, but you never know. So all in all, I think I'm taking this away from my experience with them: These are seven good people that have multiple lines of business, including farming, making popcorn poppers, creating custom branded valve covers for the racing industry, making other woodworking tools, and etc. So, they are trying to juggle multiple businesses, and wearing different hats such as, the web guy is also a machinist, the Engineer is also an Owner, the lead support lady in a stay at home mom. Scroll saws are definately not their sole focus. They wear a lot of hats. I would not consider them "professional" in the same way you can always get hold of some inept college kid at Comcast, but with patience and time, you can carry on a conversation with them and hopefully troubleshoot your issues. If you are short of patience, Bushton isn't the company for you. Contrast that to Hegner and their U.S. support by Advanced. From my own experience, and general reputation, I get the sense that for that extra $1000, you get a saw that has very few adjustments and a lot less that actually goes wrong, which means their resources spend less time on the phone. You can always reach someone, and their support is also good. But, that saw cost more than my wife wedding ring, doesn't have top feeding ability, a ridiculously small table, much shorter arm than the Hawk (Mulitmax 22vs vs BM26), and more expensive parts. But, in turn . . . . it is pretty freaking worry/hassle free. Not saying I like Hawk better than Hegner, or vice versa, I am saying there is a give and take to either saw, especially in terms of cost and how they are supported. Hegner support is easy to contact and quick to respond, but if you want to "talk to the engineer", that guys speaks German and doesn't work for Advanced, and they haven't made any significant changes to that saw in 30 years or more. If you want to suggest an improvement for the Hawk, Bushton may or may not agree with your suggestion, but it will at least be heard. I still have some "challenges" with my setup, but I have a fleet of other saws, so I can afford to be patient as heck. I would loan Iggy one if he lived closer. I would say Iggy is learning a lot of patience as his volume is much closer to production cutting, and thus has a lot more riding on this saw than I do. Hopefully in the end, we both end up happy with our purchases.