If you are really a real owner and your hands grow from the right place, as they say, you will definitely have a set of tools for a wide variety of construction and repair work.
Of course, not for all occasions, but a mandatory set of hand and power tools for sure.
One of the very useful and necessary tools in the household is a jigsaw. This tool is very useful for sawing both ordinary lumber: bars or boards, as well as various modern finishing materials such as laminate, panels, chipboard, etc.
The choice of a jigsaw is quite a crucial moment, of course, if you want to buy a reliable tool. For household chores, when a jigsaw is not often required, it is not necessary to buy an expensive jigsaw, a quite budget model is also suitable.
One of these budget models is the domestic electric jigsaw CALIBER LEM-610E.
This model has a fairly powerful electric motor of 610 watts. At the same time, it has a pendulum stroke and electronic speed control.
According to the parameters declared by the manufacturer, it can be used to cut lumber up to 65 mm thick and steel 8 mm thick. Although this is certainly too much. Not every manual circular takes a board with a thickness of more than 50 mm, and only a bar can be sawn with a jigsaw, and the board will have to be cut for a very long time, and then only across the fibers. If you try to cut a thick board along the fibers, then most likely it will not work at all. The file is thin enough and in the process of cutting it will bend and go to the side.
To cut thick steel with a jigsaw in general is a perversion - a grinder is 100 times easier and faster.
Nevertheless, the caliber LEM-610E jigsaw is suitable for most household work quite well.
With small bars, boards, lining, etc. you can do it without any problems. The stroke frequency of this jigsaw is basically the same as that of most similar ones in price and is in the range from 500 to 3000 per minute.
As a minus, it is worth noting a fairly large weight for a "home" jigsaw - 1.8 kg. If you have to cut a lot, then your hands may get tired.
This electric jigsaw is powered from a conventional household network of 220 V. At the same time, there is a special fastening for a key on the cord, with which the saw blade fastener screw is tightened.
The body of the jigsaw is made of durable green plastic. By the way, other Caliber electric jigsaws are also produced in a similar color. All controls (buttons and switches) are made of bright orange plastic and are clearly visible on the case. To protect the eyes from sawdust, the jigsaw has a transparent shield.
Technical characteristics of the jigsaw CALIBER LEM-610E
Jigsaw power: 610 W
Stroke frequency: from 500 to 3000 per minute
Maximum cutting thickness:
- metal: 8 mm
- wood: 65 mm
Pendulum stroke: yes
Electronic speed control: yes
Jigsaw weight: 1.8 kg
Package weight: 3 kg
Warranty: 12 months