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

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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.)

Different names for the same thing.

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.

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Chip C