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Now I have to be a bit more careful with it to keep from accidentally pressing the trigger. I use it for small (say, "tiny") jobs around the garage. I read about certain "fixes" in some of the other comments and I decided to do them. Up to you, but it bugged me so I fixed it. The button now stays in the "released" position. The Handisaw is perfect for working with this type of wood (soft). they're free in the form of paint-stir boards.
I also use it for dowels and trim but have used it for 1x2's also. I like the fact that it uses standard (and cheap) sabre saw blades and it's so easy to change from one to another. I've had my saw for several years. Just use a pair of "dykes" to cut out one piece of plastic on each side of the front guard. Visibility problem solved.Safety Button. I held the button back and put a washer into the slot (you have to see it to know this is simple). Btw, I paid $20 for mine when they were on closeout at the B&D Outlet store (now closed). Except that I just found a "deal" for more of these for $10 and am headed out to get some of these for gifts.
I use 1/4" wood for lots of little things. But I vow to be careful. Only took a few minutes. Decided to share with you.Visibility. That's it. For $10, I'll have a spare and give away a nice gift too.
Have one and use it for all sorts of projects, even cutting branches of trees. Holds charge very well. Bought this one for my son so he doesn't have to use the chain saw indoors anymore.
If you need a light tool, for SMALL jobs, and don't want, or are initmidated by, a full-size reciprocating saw, then this is perfect for you. Also, the battery drains too quickly, 1/4" mdf kicked this saw's butt in less than 20 mins. It's marketed as a jigsaw, but is completely useless as one. The blade guard makes it impossible to see where your cutting line is, even when I installed the blade upside down it was hard to see because of the sawdust accumulation. Having to hold the safety makes the grip awkward for long cuts, and because of how light the tool is the battery's location makes it unbalanced. Good for cutting small pipes, pruning small branches, and other quick and dirty cuts, bad for any serious work
-- and took hours to re-charge. I am happy with other Black & Decker cordless tools I have purchased through Amazon.com (and I love Amazon.com), so I ordered this cordless saw. Unfortunately, this saw would run for only a very short period of time (10 minutes). I ended up sending it back and buying (again, from my favorite online store - Amazon.com) a saw with a cord -- the Bosch Model 1640VS "Finecut" saw. It was much more expensive, and for some folks it might not be as useful as a cordless reciprocating saw, and the blades are not cheap -- but I am hopeful the Bosch will take care of my needs.
Now we can just use this bad boy for 90%Oh yeah, as other said, its a joke for real construction work. The guards doe make it hard to make precise cuts, but something like this i didnt need to worry about having the object move, so it was awesome for this.
It made quick work of trimming shelves.I use it a lot and barely ever charge it. After hacking through 3 walk in shelving systems, i bought this.
This halloween, I carved an awesome pumpkin with it. In fact, I moved over a year ago, and busted it out of storage and it still had a charge.Best thing of all, its cheap.
I use it for things I shouldnt. Things I cut with it:Landscaping bamboo polesClosetmaid shelving (metal)Plastic parts that are a painand my new favorite: Pumpkins.Just think of how many stupid pumpkin carving kits we buy and break every year.
For lumber, etc, I use my Dewalt 10 amp recip.
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