is variable speed a must for marquetry?

What kind of deal are you getting on the Hegner? If it is a good price, I would leap on it. As far as variable speed, I like having it on my scroll saw. One work around might be to look into variable speed controls for single speed motors. They make them for routers and I have heard people use foot speed switches on their scroll saws, so you might not have to sacrifice the variable speed feature to get your Hegner.

David

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.