20 Jigsaw Tips for Beginners

20 Jigsaw Tips for New DIYers

We have had a lot of new people come into the DIY community, and we wanted to help out many of those new to these tools. Many of these tips are simple but I wish I had been taught these back when I first started working with the jigsaw.

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[davidbacon-ud]

My first electric saw was a craftsman auto scroller jigsaw bought in 1980. And was my only power saw for many years. I upgraded a couple years to a Bosch with t-shank blades. To this day, the jig saw is still my go to saw. I do have a rockwell 4 1/2 inch circular saw that gets occasional use but the jig saw gets the most use around the house. Just plain handy! Thanks for the video.

[lincolndickerson]

1) With a T shank blade (never tried with a U shank) you can put it in backwards and pull the jigsaw instead of push it. This can be handy for cuttin a hole in tight spaces like in cabinets or near walls or between or in floor joists. 2) you can cut a slot in plexiglass and use double stick tape the plexiglass to the base plate. In doing so you create a 0 clearence base plate which prevents tear out. 3) Keep in mind the tear out happens where the teeth are pointing.

[louislandi]

Some were a refresher, some were new. Thank you for all 20. Especially liked how to use painter’s tape to protect the piece you’re working on.

[ruthieclarke]

I really liked this a LOT! Just starting some new projects with new tools after giving it up after selling my homes. Saving this to refer to. Your explanations were not only clear and concise but you are a very cheery fellow. Thank you!

[KoluJohnson-yyid]

thank you so much. I'm a female and a beginner from Liberia getting interested in wood working.

[carolwells]

Thank you for all the useful info. I really appreciate how you explain & present it all. I have a jig saw but haven't used it very often because I found it difficult. With your tips, especially about how to start on the edge of your piece, has solved the issue. Thanks so much!

[Ackbarfangirl]

Dude amazing jigsaw tutorial…I’ve seen a few but this one hits every question I was having when trying it out for the first time. And it was super concise. Thanks!!!

Hello my friend, Unless you try what's new, you can't learn anything new. And you are always trying to teach innovations. And you always produce innovative works and ideas. Thank you for sharing. See you. Big greetings.

[torinhalsey]

Thanks for the tips. I learned a couple of new things. I laughed at "Safety First" as it was the last tip presented. :-)

[sandysue]

Awesome! I have 2 but both are corded. The Firestorm has a laser light and is a nice little saw. The other is a plain jane Mikita and it is fine for just plain straight sawing. I am still a rookie on all power tools, my late husband was the one who made beautiful things. It helps so much to know where I can go to learn about these tools! Thank you!!

[SJtoobsox]

Excellent! I think you solved why my new jig saw cuts rough (orbital setting)

Thank you for this

[imfm]

Should have watched this BEFORE I started not knowing what the heck I was doing. Oh well, not too far in, so I can still take advantage. Great tips, thanks!

[PENFOLD]

A very handy video, plus some very good TIPS. THUMB'S UP ALL DAY LONG, thank you.

[auntmaryspals]

Great video! I wish I had watched this about two years ago. Oh, well. Live and learn.

[theambient]

Thanks for this video. It’s by far the best one I’ve found for jig saw newbies like me

[brunolavez]

Thanks for going straight to the point!

[robsonribeiro]

Duuude thanks for all the sharing content. Since I bought my first house few months ago and started to do stuff by myself, I've been learning toooons from you. CheerS!

[joshjosh]

I'm not quite a beginner but this was a very good video and I thank you for good presentation and information

[karlfimm]

Good tips and interesting seeing newer jigsaw features. I've only used cheap and old jigsaws (for 40+ years) so some new stuff for me.

[markrobinson]

Thanks again for making this series of back to the fundamentals videos. Keep up the great teaching!