Tip O' the day from the Village Idiot.

[Rick Potter]

Ever go just a little bit off line when cutting with a jig saw?? You know, the saw wandered a bit, and the cut is not quite right.

You go back and try to take the area down a hair, and you go too far, or it is now really wavy.

Try this...run the saw backwards over the offending area. Yup, just back it up a couple times. It takes off very little, and comes out smoother than going forward. This works cleanest if the saw is set on non-orbital action. Talking about solid wood here, never tried it on plywood.

Hope this helps. Works for me.

Rick Potter

[Mario Lucchesi]

I will try it the next time I do that, which will likely be the next time I use my saw.

Thanks.

[glenn bradley]

I do the same thing on the bandsaw sometimes; not with the blade captured, one side open.

[Ted Miller]

Rick, Been there done that and ur ah, its never my fault, its the saws fault for sure, I know it, lol...