The jigsaw nation, united under a common blade
A point of esoterica on jigsaw blades: every saw either uses the U-shaped "universal" blade or the bayonet-shaped "T-shank" blade. Like all hardware store purchases, you're guaranteed to get it wrong the first time and have to return to the store once you get home and realize it doesn't fit.
Thank you, Starrett, for combining both styles in 16 new patented, unique Unified Shank Blades. By merging the two shank profiles (right) the company has produced the first blade that can be used in any brand jigsaw. It must have been quite a daunting engineering challenge, or someone would have thought of that sooner, right?
"We just punched a hole in it and gave it a taper," said a Starrett rep. "It didn't seem that complicated."
I assume that, after our interview, he then laughed all the way to the bank.
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T-shank blades hold better because you have more points of contact with the saw. The U-shank is just pinched in there and can slip out.
Anybody had any success using a jigsaw to cut plaster and lath?