Jigsaw

Jigsaw

The jigsaw is the tool most widely used after the drill. It allows you to quickly cut boards and panels up to a thickness of 4-6 cm. It can be equipped with blades of various types, for cutting soft or hard wood, for metals and other materials. Another extremely useful and important tool is the sander that allows you to smooth and polish the wood after cutting and planing. There are different types for harder or more delicate work.


Some hacksaws have the possibility to follow a pendular motion that allows the blade to penetrate much more quickly in the wood, considerably reducing the work time. The pendular motion can be switched off at any time to return to exploit the instrument with its original motion.

To ensure that you make the cut properly, it is necessary to make a clear track with a pencil. While it is very easy to follow a molded or curved shape, it is more difficult to follow a perfectly straight line. To do this it is necessary to use a guide rail to applied to the hacksaw or fix a slat against which to slide the tool.

Modern saws are equipped with adjustable speed that allows you to adjust the motion of the blade to the material to be cut. A filler in the back allows the connection to a vacuum cleaner for the removal of shavings. The sole, on which it rests, can be rotated at various angles to allow a sloping cutting.

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<sub>The choice of a jigsaw must take into account several factors, including the handling and accuracy of the instrument, in order to perform work in a workmanlike on wood without excessive effort. The jigsaw can be chosen with cable or battery, for an increased ease of movement.

By purchasing a spare battery, it is also possible to provide greater autonomy to the instrument without having to wait a long time and stop the work in case it goes out of batteries.

One of the most used is the most recent proposal from Bosch, the PST 18 LI: this is an instrument with a lithium battery, it ensures greater autonomy and avoids the memory effect that involves instead the traditional battery. This jigsaw is a perfect solution for those who want to take advantage of a working tool extremely compact and easy to handle.

A good value for money is offered by the jigsaw Stayer JS55BE (pictured), to guarantee precision and maneuverability of the instrument, which is lightweight and suitable for hobby work and minor operations to do it yourself. Practical and versatile is the proposal Makita, with the jigsaw 4350T bracket adjustable in four positions.

The instrument is designed to provide maximum convenience even when changing blades and fixing them: a few seconds and is ready for use in complete safety.

If you plan to make frequent use of the jigsaw and you need a tool accurate and reliable over time, you can point to products of medium - high as the jigsaw Black & Decker KS800S (pictured), a versatile and able to perform different kinds of work, on wood of different sizes and thickness.
This product offers power and precision, but also a great handling due to ergonomic that can make the job easier.

To the quality of the chosen instrument must then be added the quality of the blade: saving on blades means to frustrate the investment in a jig saw with high performance.

It is important therefore, to use from time to time the best blades to perform specific work in progress and to avoid damaging them during use in quiet mode suitable to the characteristics of the blade.</sub>