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I confess, I have been using the same jigsaw all my life... my fathers old Craftsman's jig saw. I was probably around 8yo or so the first time I was allowed to use it and it is the saw I have used ever since. It finally died on me last year (it was at least 50 years old) and I received a nice Dewalt 20v jigsaw for Christmas.
I went to use the Dewalt today and WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?! I am laying some engineered flooring and I needed to cut out for a floor vent that was only an inch or so from the wall. No problem I will just twist the blade 90 degrees so I can cut close to the wall then twist the blade 180 degrees so I can cut from the wall back into the flooring plank. HUH!??!? There is no lever on top to allow me to rotate the blades orientation to the saw??? REALLY??? I can't figure out how to adjust the quick change blade holder to mount the blade at a 90 degree angle... am I missing something?
So I start looking around a little online for a "proper" jigsaw... WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?! Am I missing something or is there no longer such a thing as a jigsaw that you can mount the blade at 90 and 180 degree angles? There is a little blade support wheel behind the blade of the Dewalt... is it acceptable to at least mount the blade 180 degrees (backwards)? It doesn't look like this is an acceptable practice.
I never had ANY idea of what a sheltered life I have lived up to this point! Simply astounding!
I went to use the Dewalt today and WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?! I am laying some engineered flooring and I needed to cut out for a floor vent that was only an inch or so from the wall. No problem I will just twist the blade 90 degrees so I can cut close to the wall then twist the blade 180 degrees so I can cut from the wall back into the flooring plank. HUH!??!? There is no lever on top to allow me to rotate the blades orientation to the saw??? REALLY??? I can't figure out how to adjust the quick change blade holder to mount the blade at a 90 degree angle... am I missing something?
So I start looking around a little online for a "proper" jigsaw... WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?! Am I missing something or is there no longer such a thing as a jigsaw that you can mount the blade at 90 and 180 degree angles? There is a little blade support wheel behind the blade of the Dewalt... is it acceptable to at least mount the blade 180 degrees (backwards)? It doesn't look like this is an acceptable practice.
I never had ANY idea of what a sheltered life I have lived up to this point! Simply astounding!