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[[File:Bosch-GST-150-BCE.png| thumb |Bosch GST 150 BCE Jigsaw]]

'''Description''':

A jigsaw power tool is a jigsaw made up of an electric motor and a reciprocating saw blade.

Jigsaws are ideal for cutting curves and complex shapes in wood. They also work well for making short crosscuts on a board and finishing inside corner cuts. Jigsaws are not good for making fast, long, straight cuts. Use a circular saw instead.

In the past, what is now usually called scroll saws were often referred to as jigsaws. A power jigsaw may also be referred to, by some manufacturers, as a "bayonet saw" or sabre saw.

==Safety==
*Always use safety glasses.
*Make sure the machine is unplugged before changing the blade and keep it away from the direction of your face.
*Check that the cutting line does not pass over the work table. Otherwise you risk damaging the work table.
*The electric cable must be position on the opposite side of the cutting direction.

==How to use==

*Used for free shapes.
*Choose the right blade according to the material, the thickness and the maximum angle of the cutting curve.
*The blade have to be at least 1 cm longer than the thickness of material.
*Don’t change the T-shape blade with it directed at your face. Lie the tool down onto the worktable and proceed to change the blade.
*Use a fence for perfectly straight cuts. Hold the workpiece and the fence firmly with clamps. 
*Avoid driving blades into the bench top.
*With hardwood use slower speeds (to much friction can burn the material).
*With softwood can use faster speeds.
[[File:Mode_Jig_Saw.png]]

==Blades==
[[File:Jig_Saw_Blades.png]]
==External link==

http://www.bosch-professional.com/za/en/jigsaw-gst-150-bce-131485-0601513000.html