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jig saw versus sabre saw, what's the difference
What's the difference betweena jig saw and a sabre saw? (I don't mean
the jig saws with the blade that runs from below the table to an arm above the table. I mean the ones that use blades that attach at one end only.) When I bought a sabre saw (which I admit says "jig saw" on the side of it) it came with blades that had two complete holes in the end of the blade. Often it would break there and I'd only have 1 1/2 holes or 1/2 hole. Now they sell a few blades with one hole; more with just a half hole (U-base) and a lot with no holes (T-base). I found a tool box that has a package of 5 new blades, and about 5 loose blades in good condition, all of them T-base. They actually fit better in my sabre saw than do the blades I've been using for 20 years. The old blades would rock back if I didn't tighen the screw very firmly, but these have a base wide enough and long enough, and the cross piece above that (the T) so it seems they will stay straight with little trouble if any. Have I been buying the wrong blades for 20 years, and if so why didn't they have the right blades 20 years ago? Meirman If emailing, please let me know whether or not you are posting the same letter. Change domain to erols.com, if necessary. |
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meirman wrote:
What's the difference betweena jig saw and a sabre saw? (I don't mean the jig saws with the blade that runs from below the table to an arm above the table. I mean the ones that use blades that attach at one end only.) "Jig Saw" is the generic term, it was used traditionally for certain small hand saws capable of tight curves and is now applied to the power tool. I was under the impression that "Sabre Saw" was someone's trademark for their version (the first?) of the power tool (as Skil coined "Skilsaw" for the circular saw, and Milwaukee "Sawzall" for the reciprocating saw) but a quick google search doesn't tell me who it may have been. -- Chip C |
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