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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: scotti158 on January 08, 2013, 05:03:33 pm

Title: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
Post by: scotti158 on January 08, 2013, 05:03:33 pm

If you were looking for the ultimate scroll saw what would it be?

Title: Re: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
Post by: Gadois on January 08, 2013, 05:39:01 pm

I have owned both and either one is a good bet. I currently have an Excalibur 16 mounted on a Hegner stand (it takes less room). I like the blade attachment on the Ex better than the Hegner because of not having to use blade clamps. If one does a lot of angle cutting the Ex is easier to use because the table stays horizontal.

Gadois

Title: Re: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
Post by: tbolt on January 08, 2013, 06:51:06 pm

I would say a Hawk should be considered

Title: Re: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
Post by: scotti158 on January 08, 2013, 07:21:48 pm

Is Excaliber the only one with head angling instead of table? I never tipped my table on my DW788 until last week, I made one of Carole Rothmans bowls. It was a pain to try to follow lines with the table tipped. I would probably put the head angling near the top of my "want on my next saw" list.

Title: Re: Hegner or Eclipse or ?
Post by: dgman on January 08, 2013, 07:29:43 pm

Quote from: scotti158 on January 08, 2013, 05:03:33 pm

If you were looking for the ultimate scroll saw what would it be?

It hasn't been made yet! The Eclipse is near perfect, but it does not have a lifting top arm for top feeding.