Jigsaws
| ToolInfoBox Jigsaws | |
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| Synonyms: | pendulum jigsaws, DE: Pendelstichsägen |
| Type: | power saws |
| Material: | wood, metal & more (depending on blade) |
| Access Requirements: | upon personal introduction |
| Tutors: | Lukas, Mitja |
A jigsaw is a powerful tool for cutting various hard materials in curved lines. For intricate shapes and thin materials, have a look at a scroll saw or a laser cutter. While relatively straight lines can be achieved by means of a fence, a circular saw (especially chop or table saw) will produce better results if you need precision.
Safety
When using the jigsaw, always take the time to properly clamp down your workpiece, hook up a shop vac and wear safety glasses. Wear hearing protection as it is really loud.
Accessories
Blades
Saw blades for various materials are available.
Links
Basics
Upgrade Ideas
- jigsaw table (can be self-built)
Parkside PSTD 800 A1
| ToolInfoBox Parkside PSTD 800 A1 | |
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| Location: | chop saw station |
| Tutors: | Lukas, Mitja |
| Manual: | in the box, pdf |
Mitja's jigsaw works with T-shank blades.
It has a laser sight but you are better off ignoring that feature and setting up a solid fence to cut along ;-)
Bosch EXPO2000
| ToolInfoBox Bosch EXPO2000 | |
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| Tutors: | Lukas |
Lukas owns a Bosch jigsaw that needs commissioning. This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is also tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!
| Task | comment | Status |
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| Name the tool: | - | done |
| Take a picture | - | pending |
| Find the manual as PDF | needed for all machines - add a link to the InfoBox or comment where you could not find it | pending |
| Documentation | especially the above section about blades | pending |
| Print QR-Code | use the wikicrawler | pending |
| Introduction | Jigsaw Introduction | done |
| Security Check | to be done or witnessed by a manager | pending |
| Test | to be done or witnessed by a manager | pending |
| tool's name, owner and approx. value | provide to Patrick for inventorization | pending |
| Last step: make it available | physically and in the wiki - then delete this template | pending |
