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jdbailey1206:
Working with my jig saw yesterday I was cutting and when I was done I noticed that the blade had bent slightly and made what was supposed to be my flush cut all out of whack.  I luckily had a spare piece of plywood and I fixed the mistake the saw made.  This has happened several times and I am at my wits end with my jig saw.  Frustrated I walked away after fixing the cut and sat at my computer.  I found that dremel makes what is called a 'saw max'.  I'm quite happy with my dremel and my questions about jig saws and the saw max are as follows:

1.  How often does everyone use their jigsaw for anything but scroll and bulk cuts?

2.  Has anyone purchased a saw max and what are their thoughts?

3.  Does anyone have an alternative tool that they are happier with that they use for smaller, precise cuts besides the two listed above? 

Thanks again in advance for the help guys.  By the time anyone reads this I may have a saw max in my hands just from the reviews that it was given online.

spoot:
If you're bending your jigsaw blades while cutting you are probably trying to feed too quickly.

drventure:
On cheaper jigsaws the foot will often not click to exactly 90 degrees, or you might not be holding the saw flat on the piece as you're sawing, I've seen that more than I'd care to admit to using my jigsaw.

A good jigsaw, and cutting slowly/improving your technique should correct that kind of problem.

Depending on the cut, a good bandsaw with a small blade can work wonders.

The sawmax just looks like a smallish replacement for a circular saw. Ie good for straightcuts only.

A jigsaw can make fine straightcuts with a decent sawboard, but its slower.

jdbailey1206:

--- Quote from: drventure on November 13, 2013, 11:11:45 am ---
The sawmax just looks like a smallish replacement for a circular saw. Ie good for straightcuts only.


--- End quote ---

Thats exactly what I am going to use it for.  Building a Nintendo cab and Im making tjhe cuts in the back of the machine.  Im finding more and more that the jigsaw is good for curved lines and removing bulk material.  It tends to become more unreliable when you have to do straight cuts.  Looking forward to the saw max if I pirchase one.

drventure:
Cool. yeah, I've always found jigsaws better for curves and scrolling work. Curves, you tend to cut slower, so the saw naturally works better.

Straight cuts, you get in a hurry, try to push the saw faster than appropriate and the blade will start to bend.

A saw max or a good old fashioned circular saw with a fine blade works way better for straight cuts (and way faster)

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