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John Doe wrote:
Gunner Asch gunnerasch gmail.com wrote:

krw krw nowhere.com wrote:
"G. Ross" gwr95 comwest.net wrote:
John Doe wrote:

...and isn't afraid to admit it?

What's wrong with a commercial product that employs an upside down
jigsaw? Uses standard, or at least semi-standard, jigsaw blades.
I'm sure it pales in comparison to using common tools like a
bandsaw or a tablesaw, but if it's a toy, this demonstration must
be an allusion...

https://youtu.be/Ni_jVfZ5UAM?t=209

I can't imagine using it more than rarely to cut that long panel,
but that is a nifty innovation, to have the cut wood slide through
the neck of the tool. Besides relatively poor performance, I
suppose its main limitation is thickness of material.

Hopefully it would at least be better than a scroll saw for making
straight cuts. I wonder why they don't make deep/wide scroll saw
blades to help make straight cuts possible.

I will look around, but if anybody knows... Does it use a brushed
universal motor so that a speed controller can be attached? It uses
a hefty 5.5 amp motor.

Never saw one, but I had a need for one at one time. I mounted my
jig saw under my workbench (1/2 inch plywood) with the blade
sticking up through a hole. It worked well for what I needed.
When I was a kid, I had a jig saw that mounted in a table. It worked
great as a poor-man's scroll saw but the blade did wander some. I
don't think I'd have a use for it now. The table on this seemed a
bit small.
And it takes 300-400% longer to make most of the cuts shown than does
a table saw

Of course, it's a jigsaw. Among the other obvious things... It's very
light, small, and cheap. It wont take off your fingers. It wont shoot a
board into your chest. Blade changes take about four seconds. Blades are
dirt cheap. Blades cut much thinner. You can cut curves. Dust collection
is easier.

40 dollar jig saw can do the same thing, is much more portable and
easier to use. AND yes it can take off your fingers, just not as fast as
some other saws.

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Steve W.