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Read this out of context. Took me a minute to realize you didn't mean your own legs.

Recognize this kid from a 1980’s movie yet? *Finished up Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso in Karate Kid. This one makes me happy. Good memories from those years.

Here are a couple more for my sale this weekend.

Back in the day people walked up hill both to and home from school.. They had strong legs and didn't need to sit at the scroll saw so the stands are tall for standing at the saw.. People these days design saws to use while you lay in bed and watch tv aka CNC / Laser machines.. somewhere in between all that was the shorter stands like the EX, Pegas etc.. I have a tall stool and like to sit up higher.. I made a block as Paul said to mount my foot switch and rest my feet on..

Well, I must say I'm glad I don't own a Hegner. If it were me breaking blades and having to get on my hands and knees to search for blade clamps, I'd spend most of my day trying to get up off the floor. Just got word I'm a candidate for a total knee replacement.

You need to make a Hegner scroll saw blade, drill bit and clamp finder. Not hard to make and a real knee and back saver!

Well this was my first box, tray & basket Market. Here's a few pics give you ideas. Did really well compared to the small stuff I usally take but it was just one box to load in car instead of 4 happy days. Roly

The oblong Walnut bowl is about 15 inches long. It is a coffee table bowl. The round oak and walnut is from my scrap wood box. It is 5" in diameter,

This is my favorite.

Like other things do it a few times you get use to it and it is second nature. I do not even think about it any more. I clamp while it is bending the blade, the top of the blade is at the top of the clamp. You are making it too difficult!

Seems to me that would just make me walk in circles! Well that is what I do most the time anyway.

Yes smaller blades is worst than the larger ones.. especially when you get into spiral blade territory.. The long arm on the Hawks is almost impossible to go any smaller than a 2/0 blade.. If one is going to be doing a lot of 3/0 spiral blade using a DeWalt ( in my opinion ) would be the best saw.. why DW? because it has adjustable tension.. Excalibur saws don't have that... well they do sort of but it's not a very good design and not the most user friendly when working with those super small blades. I switched back to the Hawk BM-26 this morning to finish up another trivet and a couple things I noted was.. it's a lot easier to insert the blade into a hole because the upper arm goes up much higher than on the Hegner.. Also, the Hawk is designed to pull the upper arm down to the blade and when the arm bottoms out it is at the right position so the tension is set the same every time.. The Hegner ( unless I'm doing something wrong? ) the blade is longer and the arm will come down past the top of the blade. Now I could cut off the excess of the blade so I could just bring down the arm to position but.. It is just a minor thing and something I can get used to.. but I think those are two things that Hegner could improve upon. Another thing I like about the Hawk better is the blade aggression adjustment.. I find that the Hegner is a little more aggressive cutting which is not excessive but it's the only way the saw can be set up so if you was going to cut one very thin project you cannot adjust it to a lesser aggressive cut.. I think on the Hawk I could almost cut a sheet of paper without issue if I adjust it correctly.. the Hawk is very easy to do real fine detail work.. cutting blades of grass is one of the things that I do on the Hawk and would somewhat struggle with on the Excalibur and probably on the Hegner too.. My overall assessment between the two saws is, I think Hegner is probably built more solid.. not by much.. But I think the Hawk is a better saw for fine detail stuff.. and can be adjusted to do thick wood too. Don't get me wrong you can do the same with either saw or even a DeWalt can accomplish the same product.. but the one that would / could be most relaxing to sit at in my opinion doing fine detail work would be the Hawk provided you have it tuned well. My opinion might change as i get more seat time behind the Hegner.. Maybe I need more time with it and learn more about adjusting it.. So far if I was to have to sell all my saws and only keep one I would stay with the Hawk BM series.. for the type of work I do most.

I was in a store yesterday and happened on a rack of reading glasses. I tried on every size they had to see how far away the focus was for each magnification. Having several sets of lenses would greatly benefit me. I sometimes work on tiny things and need high magnification. For the scroll saw, low magnification would work better for me. Thinking about it, I concluded that a lighted magnifying glass lamp might work better on my scroll saw while the head-mounted magnifier would be better for other things. My near vision changes slightly with my glucose levels, and being able to adjust the magnifying glass instead of changing lenses is a better fit for my needs.

I cut off 4 inches and bolted the piece I cut off to the side of the leg and then screwed the foot to my wooden floor. No change in vibration at all. To decide how much to cut off I sat in my chair and, because I wanted to have the saw at chest height, I cut off the 4 inches. Depends on how high your chair is and how close to you want the saw table to your eyes. I do not have it tilted at all. It sets level. I use this saw for doing inlays and need to have the saw close to my eyes. I have had it this way for over 4 years now. A different saw I have much lower, at the same level as my chair seat. This second saw I use for making toys and spend hours at it and this is most comfortable for me. The hegner is much higher and using it for long periods while seated is a strain on my shoulders but is fine for inlays. Also, I can still use the higher, Hegner saw while standing.

Paul, That is exactly how I felt about the first Hawk I got.. except the part about spending all the money since i only paid $100 for it, LOL.. I just knew from reading that both the Hawk and Hegner are very fussy with tension.. That said, it still took me several months to get the hang of it, partly because I still had my DeWalt and once i got frustrated with sawing on the Hawk I just moved to the DeWalt.. I eventually got the hang of it and like you.. I'm so glad that I didn't give up. From experience between the two saws, I can say without a doubt that Hawk is more picky and less forgiving if the tension isn't exactly right. I still break blades on the Hawk now and then.. but like you say.. it's usually because I'm using a blade too long and just trying to make it through the last bit of a project. The Hegner definitely is smoother running throughout the speed ranges.. The Hawk ( all three styles I have ) get the shakes really bad at certain speed ranges but if you go below or above that speed just slightly they smooth right out. I think part of the reason Hawks are more picky and have that one area on the speed where it shakes is.. these are 26" saws.. those arms are huge.. they must be like 30" from one end to the other and you get a blade way out on the end that slightest little bit of not enough tension swinging the upper arm since both arms are not powered by the motor like they are on the DW type saws.. That is a lot of stress on these tiny little blades.. That is why I think the Hegner might be a little more forgiving on the blade tension.. Then you look at the front of the rocker assemblies on a DW / EX type saw and there is a whopping what maybe 4 inches of arms there... I have accidently did a cut on my DW without even applying tension, LOL.. I knew something was weird but it worked.. You wouldn't get a Hawk / Hegner to even turn on without snapping the blade without tension. I have seen way too many people buy new or used Hawk / Hegners and in a short amount of time say they don't like the saws and sell them.. I may be wrong but I think they just give up on a very good saw.. It's understandable because going from a DW type saw to one of these is way different.. almost have to learn to scroll again. When people are posting about upgrading to a Hawk / Hegner I like to let them know it's different and might be difficult to learn.. Some catch on right off the bat, others don't, some give up and then go posting on these forums about how junk these saws are, LOL

I have an older RBI Hawk. Sometime when it breaks a blade the bottom clamp will come out and go flying. I have one now that is AWOL.

Well the Hegner is a high breed saw, therefore has sensitive ways. I have friends in Low places, so it took us a while to meet in the middle. All of which can be over come with attention and practice... Say all you want, if I can have only one scroll saw, which is what I now have it will be my hegner. I was almost sorry when I first got my hegner. I'll have to look up when I got it. My memory, you know, may have been only yeaterday but I think it has been quite a bit longer. I was somewhat disappointed. I broke blades often.. I even let it sit a little while, like weeks and used my Excalibur. Then I thought I can not spend that money and let it sit.. fired it up broke a couple blades and then it clicked and all went well, so well I may have other saws but I will always have my Hegner... Glad I didn't give up and let it sit, glad I didn't sell it, very glad I still have it. I still break some blades now and then, but I broke some blades on my DeWalt, Excalibur and my Seyco...Most often it was because I tried to get a few more cut out of a spent blade. If you give up on your Hegner send it to me, I will see if I can tame it for you. Oh, and come with it, is we don't get you comfortable with it we will at least have a great time trying!

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. Pattern is in the library. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Pattern by Marilyn Carrman 14 ½” x 11” x 1” Walnut live edge.

So this saw is pretty nice but I think it’s going to be too expensive for me to use. Only took 3 missing blade clamps to finish this thing. The first time I broke a blade and the thing went flying. I looked everywhere for it even on my hands and knees. Then I went to go get a drink and the clamp was laying 15 ft away in the middle of the shop. Anyway, I started with 4 clamps this morning and now have just one left. I suspect they went under my workbench and I’m not moving it to find out as it’s heavy without all the tools inside the lower cabinet.

I cut these recently. Christ the Great Physician; Travis Kelce; Patrick Mahomes; and the kid is my grandson in a tuxedo (for a wedding).

I have the one posted above with all the lenses you can put in. works almost too powerful at times. Great for projects and such but I feel I have to get my face too close to use it while scrolling. Could just be my eyes though.

I need to look at the Hegner and see... I bet there is an adjustment like the Hawk has so the distance between the lower arm and the upper arm is the length of the blade.. If you adjust the Hawk correctly you just lower the upper arm down as low as it goes and then put the blade in the slot and clamp it... My Hegners upper arm will go about 1/2 - 3/4 inch past the top of the blade when I bring down the upper arm to insert the blade.. Having it adjusted like the Hawk so there is no guess work to how far down to lower the arm is what I am used to.. Even though I could easily adjust to the way it is.. it just seems like it should be lower it all the way and insert the blade and clamp it. As it's set up now I end up lowering it down onto the blade and bending the blade then I go to raise it up and go too high to clamp it so I feel like I'm constantly fiddling with it to get it clamped.. I bet there is adjustment on the rod at the back so the arm can't come down so far like on my Hawk.

I Bring the arm on the hegner, push the blade into the slot then lower the arm until the blade starts bending then tighten the quik clamp. and the set the tension. From then on I do the same and the tension is set no need to adjust it. Sounds like pretty much as the Hawk. I modified my Hegner so the arm goes up higher, when the blade is released. Very easy modification, but not sure it made a great difference, helps some.

Well done Charlie. That was a great movie.

Interesting comments about the Hegner. I love mine and have used one for years. The comments about blade breakage got me wondering. I break very few blades but I cut thicker woods and typically with a #5 or rarely a #3. I wonder if blade breakage happens more often with smaller blades. Tension on these smaller blades is more finicky. Also, I tend to change blades when it starts to get dull as the accuracy when cutting thick woods becomes a problem. Mechanically, there is almost nothing to go wrong with the Hegner. No bad bearings,no knocking sounds, no rebuilds and parts are available for old machines. A couple drops of oil every once in awhile is all that is needed.

Ok, you guys are starting to scare me. What’s with the breaking of blades on the Hegner? On both of my EX’es, and my Dewalt 788 it’s very, very rare that I break a blade. And when I do that’s because of me being dumb. (But that goes without saying. (Big smile)

Well done Roly. Very nice work as usual.

Yes I did!!! Actually, “Wax on, wax off. “

Well I rarely break them now, but when I first got my Hegner I did... It is mostly in the tensioning. After a little while it became a natural feel and sound when I put a blade in.

Edward Scissorhands aka Johnny Depp???

Great looking pieces.

The Sandlot?

If it has a head band I would have known it.... I watched his movies..

looks like chop sticks in hand - so I would guess Karate Kid

Scissors hand?

Let's play 20 questions. Is it a girl?

Great looking table full of stuff! Lots of man hours represented there.

That was a piece of Black Ash I received from a friend.

Nice selection. Glad you did well.

Terrific selection Roly. Glad you did well. Marg

All look terrific Barb. Really like the humming birds.

Five different SG patterns to make these

Five different Steve Good patterns cut and pasted together

All 3 are great. Love the wood you used on the hands!

A couple I've done over the years for my wife. Heart-gears was the most fun, I did three different sizes on that one. "Nugget's Place" was a sign I made for her Salcata tortise enclosure. The tortoise has outgrown the enclosure (she's big enough she can't squeeze under the shed or the fence), which is good because the sign did not survive the winter. July 4, 1776 I did for me. Rose box and "Love You" were also done for my wife.

First of all I found out I really like Sycamore wood. I found a new consignment store about 2 hours away with a large variety of kiln dried sawmill wood. Woohoo!!! Cut this for an old friend. Rich was a Christian music artist. I especially liked him because though he made tons of money he gave most of it to a Native American Reservation in New Mexico where he lived and taught children music. He took a salary of $20,000 a year from the millions that would have been available to him.

Lovely selection. Really like the hummingbird one. Good luck with the sale. Marg

Nice pieces, Barb. That humming bird one would be a good candidate for a stained glass backer and used as a window hanger...

They look great barb. Love the humming bird one. My granddaughter loves hummingbirds. Who's pattern is that.