Dremmel Jig Saw

[jlcjrbal]

Hey I was wondering if anyone has used one yet. I am about to start on my sub roadbved and I have the XRP Dremmel.. Any info would be great.. Joseph

[ereimer]

i just had a look at dremel's site to see what the XRP is all about . it says it will cut material up to 1.5 inches thick . sounds like it will do subroadbed just fine


now the question is , am i going to have to break my 20 year old , still functioning perfectly , plain old dremel so the wife will let me buy one of these ?

[jlcjrbal]

Good one... I picked one up a few months aga... I have not seen the jig saw yet but I have seen the ad for it and I would rather spend 20 for that part then have to buy a new saw.. Joseph

[SpaceMouse]

IF you are talking about cutting plywood--without having even seen the dremmel part--you are going to be under powered for a railroad project. Borrow or rent a real saw with plenty of power. You'll save the money in blades. Use the Dremmel for small projects.

[cacole]

I wholeheartedly agree with SpaceMouse -- a Dremel tool is only for light-duty hobby work. Get a real bandsaw or jigsaw for benchwork and other heavier-duty uses. The Dremel will be seriously underpowered for cutting anything but the smallest of material. They may claim that it can cut through up to 1.5 inches of material, but how long will that take?

[IRONROOSTER]

And don't buy a bottom of the line jigsaw either - not if you plan to cut plywood. I have an old Skil Saw model - it works, but it is slow. Fortunately, my bandsaw can do most of my cutting.
Enjoy
Paul

[jlcjrbal]

thanks for the info.. j