Don L Johnson
03-05-2011, 6:01 PM
I've had trouble with this jigsaw almost since it was new...I've put up with it for several years. I'm checking to see if anyone else has this problem and if so, how they corrected it.
I can't get the blade to get fully tight when installing a blade. After it is installed (with the orbit selector lever in position III), I turn the blade and get it properly positioned in the little guide, then pull the blade down. Next, I tighten the knob until it meets resistence and push the knob flush with the jigsaw body. The blade should now be fully enguaged and tight within the blade plunger, but it is not. I can move the blade up and down, with a little rotation, a little over an eight of an inch.
Because of this sloppy blade fit, I can't cut straight lines or turn the blade to cut curves very accurately.
Did I buy a bad design to begin with, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks,
Don J
I can't get the blade to get fully tight when installing a blade. After it is installed (with the orbit selector lever in position III), I turn the blade and get it properly positioned in the little guide, then pull the blade down. Next, I tighten the knob until it meets resistence and push the knob flush with the jigsaw body. The blade should now be fully enguaged and tight within the blade plunger, but it is not. I can move the blade up and down, with a little rotation, a little over an eight of an inch.
Because of this sloppy blade fit, I can't cut straight lines or turn the blade to cut curves very accurately.
Did I buy a bad design to begin with, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks,
Don J