31-10-2012, 05:27 PM
A much neater job than could be achieved by using the jigsaw freehand, trying to follow a pencilled guideline.
You're right about jigsaw blades flexing Gary, especially on thicker material. Most half decent jigsaws these days have 'pendulum action' where on the down stroke the blade backs off then comes into play on the up stroke which seems to counteract the tendancy for the blade to run off, provided of course that the right blade for the job is selected. Electronic speed control is good too, to give better control of the cut. I think that where people get in a taffle with jigsaws is in pushing them too hard instead of letting the saw and material tell you what the rate of progress should be. (Same with a bandsaw, a router or planer for that matter - more haste, less speed).
As to not doing things for quickness but doing things to the right standard, every time I pick a tool up I can hear the words of the first chap I was apprenticed to on my first day of work with him echoing down the years: "Good enough is not good enough - it's either right, or its wrong". In the end, doing it right is usually the quickest way, and certainly the most satisfying.
You're right about jigsaw blades flexing Gary, especially on thicker material. Most half decent jigsaws these days have 'pendulum action' where on the down stroke the blade backs off then comes into play on the up stroke which seems to counteract the tendancy for the blade to run off, provided of course that the right blade for the job is selected. Electronic speed control is good too, to give better control of the cut. I think that where people get in a taffle with jigsaws is in pushing them too hard instead of letting the saw and material tell you what the rate of progress should be. (Same with a bandsaw, a router or planer for that matter - more haste, less speed).
As to not doing things for quickness but doing things to the right standard, every time I pick a tool up I can hear the words of the first chap I was apprenticed to on my first day of work with him echoing down the years: "Good enough is not good enough - it's either right, or its wrong". In the end, doing it right is usually the quickest way, and certainly the most satisfying.
Regards, David.
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G-QRP Club Member 1339.
'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
