In the process of working with wood or various artificial materials based on wood chips, such as chipboard or fiberboard, a number of plastic and metal products, it becomes necessary to cut. At the same time, it can be not only a straight cut, but also a curvilinear cut.
This can be done on a special machine, but sometimes the size of the workpiece is critical. With a jigsaw, this problem is not relevant.
The size of the part to be sawn when cutting with a jigsaw does not matter and you can use it to saw through a board and dissolve a large sheet of plywood or chipboard.
If you do not need a jigsaw for professional activities, then you should not buy a fancy model. What is the point of throwing out a large amount if you use the tool a couple of times a year.
In order not to buy an expensive sawing tool, you can buy a HAMMER LZK500LE jigsaw for home use. Despite the low power - 350 W, it is quite enough for cutting sheet materials such as plywood or laminate, pine or spruce boards, lining, bars of small thickness. It will also cope with thin sheet metal if you install the right file with small teeth.
In order not to litter in a house or apartment, you can connect a vacuum cleaner to this model, which will quickly collect dust and sawdust - for this purpose, a special pipe is provided in the design.
For a long cut there is a blocking of the start button.
With this tool, you can cut material not only in a horizontal, but also in a vertical position. That is, if you need to saw off something on the finished structure, you can do it perfectly.
The engine develops up to 3000 rpm, so the cut is quite clean.
This electric jigsaw has an adjustable speed, so pressing the “start” button more strongly will move the file faster, and loosening the pressure will reduce the speed.
As with most of these tools, the key file change system is simple and very easy to do.
Separately, it is worth noting the low weight of the tool, which is very convenient when you work on the roof or when trimming trees, standing on a ladder or stepladder.
Technical characteristics of the HAMMER LZK500LE jigsaw
Jigsaw power 350 W
Maximum stroke frequency: 3000 per minute
Maximum cutting thickness:
- metal: 8 mm
- wood: 55 mm
Protective screen: yes
Ability to connect to a vacuum cleaner: yes
Sole tilt adjustment: yes
Sole type: stamped
Jigsaw weight: 1 .35 kg
Warranty: 36 months