Introduction of the Shopsmith 18" Jigsaw SPT (Special Purpose Tool)
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:27 pm
My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood
SHOP NOTES: The Shopsmith 18" jigsaw was the state of the art for many years, though it was later replaced for scroll and fretwork by constant-tension scroll saws. Even so, it's a great tool for simple jigsaw work and even better it can do a few tricks that you can't do with a scroll saw. This video covers the basic setup and use of this tool and we'll get into those tricks in next weekend's video. This saw was originally sold as the Model 610 and later was changed to Model 505664
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