Push it as far in as it goes without using force, <\/strong>it should slide in without effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOn T-shank blades that use a set screw, the T part of the shank is supposed to be placed right up to the blade holder. So the two shoulders of the blade are on the outside of the blade holder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On U-shank blades that use a set screw, you will just push it in as far as it goes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Tighten The Set Screw <\/h3>\n\n\n\n Be sure to hold your jigsaw in a way so that the blade does not move while you are tightening the screw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My tip is to hold it upside down at a slight angle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Check That It Is Straight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n After you have finished tightening there is one more thing we have to do before we start cutting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make sure the blade is straight, and that it rests on the blade guide that supports the blade. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile the unit is unplugged, try to pull the blade to check if it is secured tightly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The set screws can become loose after you have used the same blade for a while <\/strong>due to the high vibrations that a jigsaw produces while cutting. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBe sure to tighten the set screws once in a while. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow To Change Jigsaw Blade With No Lever Or Set Screw Visible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nFor this last blade change, I am not going to complete a full guide, because it is basically the same method as the one above. But the set screw is hidden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On some jigsaw models, they have managed to hide the set screw deep down in the tool, <\/strong>in a hole on the top of the tool. I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea, but it is what it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAn example of a model that uses this type of blade-changing system is the Bosch 1581vs jigsaw. <\/strong> Some other older bosch model also uses this method too. There might be other brands that use this method as well, but I don’t know about them. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLuckily, they have moved away from this method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The method of changing the blade is the same as with other jigsaws that use a set screw for tightening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use a long flathead screwdriver that can into the long hole on the top of the tool, loosen the set screw, remove the blade, insert the new blade and tighten the set screw. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Changing a jigsaw blade is really simple for most jigsaw models, and you can do it in about 5 seconds. But some older jigsaw models do have some complicated ways<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2278,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/2278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainlywoodwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}