At 11:38 AM 11/30/2005, Danny Sauer wrote: > > > > It depends upon which jig saw you have. The one I've had for years > > is a Bosch unit that doesn't have a "handle" as such - its of the > > style called "barrel grip" where the part you hold onto is the actual > > motor. I prefer that style because it keeps my hand down near the > > work-piece and give much better control. > >Are you talking about one of those spiral saws which have recently >become pretty popular (I really like my RotoZip) or a traditional >right-angle jigsaw? My Jigsaw experience is mostly limited to Black >and Decker, since I don't really use one often. It's like a Sawzall >for whimps. :) Nope - not a rotary tool. Quite frankly, I consider those far more dangerous than a jig saw. Maybe its because I've been using a jig saw since before I was a teenager. One of the reasons I consider them less dangerous than a band saw is because the blade reciprocates. You get serious cutting action only while you are holding the work-piece against the sole plate. Try it sometime: fire up your jig saw and hold a piece of wood against the blade but not against the sole plate. The wood simply moves up and down with the motion of the blade. I'm not saying that a finger won't sustain damage under the same conditions - it will - but the damage is far less than that same finger held against a moving band saw blade. dwayne (who also has a Sawzall) -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 21 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2005) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist