On 10/14/2015 11:13 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message
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On 10/14/2015 6:41 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message
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Gunner Asch wrote:

krw wrote:
"G. Ross" 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.

Metalworking machines can be accurate to around 0.001" or so. If
working to pencil-line accuracy, 1/32", is good enough for your
projects then you could get away with cheaper woodworking machines.

-jsw


Have you ever seen an electrician cut conduit to an accuracy of
.001"?

I've never seen them need to, however I trim it that close for bearing
spacers.

-jsw


I don't recall the video mentioning trimming bearing spacers.