Dwayne wrote regarding 'Re: [OT] Cutting PCB' on Wed, Nov 30 at 17:08:
> Nope - not a rotary tool.  Quite frankly, I consider those far more 
> dangerous than a jig saw.

The next time you need to put a new outlet into an existing wall, use
that as an excuse to get a spiral saw (excuses to buy new tools are
great).  You'll be sold.  Plunge cuts and tight corners are easy.  You
can do things that would otherwise require drilling several 1/4" holes
if you were using a jigsaw.

> 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.

If you catch it while the blade's fully down, that's true.  Otherwise,
the point on the blade you contact may at some point end up beneath
the shoe and it *will* get cut. But really, what the heck are you
doing touching the blade while operating if you *don't* want to cut?
:)  If you don't want things cut, turn the saw off and quit poking at
it, for heaven's sake. :)

--Danny
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