Dale, I beg to differ:
A saber saw and a jig saw, although used for similar purposes are far from the same tool. A saber saw is a portable power tool with a short recipricating blade used for cutting out odd or intricate shapes from thin material. A jig saw is a stationary or benchtop tool used for a similar purpose. The main difference is that, with a saber saw, you move the saw around the material. To use a jig saw, you manipulate the material while the saw blade remains stationary. As a side note, as a blind wood worker, I find both tools of little value since I can't follow the lines of an intricate shape and templates are not practicle. Darrin Darrin Porter Senior Technical Engineer United Ocean Services, L.L.C. 1300 East 8th Avenue Tampa, Florida 33605 (813) 209-4247 (office)(813) 744-0011 (cellular phone) (813) 242-4849 (fax) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 4:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shopping essentials Jig saw and saber saw are different names for the same thing. Not too sure what "essentials" I would buy from Home Depot, depends a lot on what you already have. A good quality framing square has a lot of uses, cheap ones will bend. A decent trisquare. One almost always has some use for a good hand saw from time-to-time. No one ever has too many clamps. A good rubber coated dead blow hammer I am always reaching for now that I have one. Chisels, either a set or a couple of good say Stanley, 3/4 inch, half inch maybe one inch and quarter inch and an oil stone to touch them up on. A spring loaded center punch to help accurately locate screws and drill holes in the middle of hinge and other hardware holes. A good collection of sheets of sand paper. You might want to label or organize it so you know what is what, something I so far have resisted doing. Everyone should have an organized sandpaper collection. If your store sells screws in boxes you might like to buy a collection of them, round head and bugle head say 3/8ths up to 3 inches but bigger increments as you get to the longer ones. Say 3/8 #4, 3/4 #6 , 1 inch #6 and/or #8, similar inch && a quarter, inch & a half, maybe 2 and three inch. There is a pretty good start and will probably use up more than two hundred bucks. ----- Original Message ----- From: john schwery To: [email protected]<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shopping essentials Spiro, if you do any cutting of angles, I would get a sliding bevel t square. I don't think that is the correct name but the thing is made of 2 main parts so you can get an angle, lock it in place and transfer that angle to a saw. earlier, Spiro, wrote: >Hi, >I am in a fortunate delemna. >I have been given $200 in Home Depot gift cards. >I could buy stuff I'll never use; or get essentials. >Though you guys use things I may not for preference or needs, I was >wondering what are the >essentials you would be sure to have on hand if you were going browsing >there. >Or, what new gizmo is a must have for you? >I have enough drill bits. I have almost enough allen wrenches, need >phillips screwdrivers (never have enough) >I could use Super Glue pens, silicone cawk, teflon tape, and stuff like >that. >What would you folk s get to have around or that must buy? >Do you know if they have any repair services? >I have a Makita drill and a Makita saber or jig saw (what's the >difference again?) that have hit the deck too many times >and need repair. >So can we spin this one for a while? >Thanks for all previous and past info. > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1871 - Release Date: >1/1/2009 5:01 PM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________ Attention: This email and any accompanying attachments constitute confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you have received this email communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments from your system. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
