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Pendulum Jigsaw Problem
About 18 months ago I bought a Titan (Screwfix) SFJ750XP jigsaw but have
hardly used it. Today I am trying to cut some 50mm Xtratherm (aluminium foil faced expanded polystyrene) using a Bosch serrated blade. But the jigsaw seems to have two design problems: - even with the pendulum action switched off the blade holder can still rock backwards and forwards - the pendulum guide wheel only loosely encloses the blade Consequently the blade keeps jumping out of the pendulum wheel guide groove and bends to a position about a cm to the side of the guide groove. Everytime this happens the cut moves over about a cm and is not perpendicular to the surface. The jigsaw is unusable. Is this a general problem with pendulum jigsaws - or just Titan? If you have a pendulum jigsaw can you please check if the blade holder is able to move backwards and forwards even with the pendulum action switched off? thanks, Davy |
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