when it comes making PCB I just send it out about 5by5 " cast me
about 40$ why bother making it. When I was 15 years old it was
interesting how to make it but not any more specially dealing with acid eats
your clothes makes a mess in the end looks home made.

Andre



Dwayne Reid wrote:

> 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)
>

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