The products of the Dutch company Skilcovering a wide range of power tools, stands out for its excellent quality-price ratio, and would be an excellent choice to buy. Since 1996, the company was merged with the Bosch Corporation, but retained the brand name.
Skil jigsaws (Skil) are equipped with additional accessories and devices that improve the quality and comfort of the work.
Popular Skil jigsaws
Jigsaw Skil 4375 T1 is equipped with a 500 watt motor that provides a frequency of strokes of 400 to 3500 strokes per minute. This power is enough to comfortably cut through wood material up to 80 mm thick. The quick-release latch allows for quick saw changes. The maximum stroke frequency adjustment is necessary to adjust the cut to the density of the material.
Models at Skil 4330, Skil 4375 и Skil 4465 are domestic tools. The electronic stabilization system maintains the stroke frequency regardless of the load. The Skil 4465 jigsaw is equipped with a unique saw pivot mechanism designed for cutting complex contours. The pivot mechanism can operate in one of three modes:
- automatic – turning according to the direction of travel;
- manual – rotation with the handle;
- fixed – the angle of rotation of the saw is fixed at 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the tool.
The most affordable of Skil jigsaws in terms of cost is the Skil 4170 AA. The motor power of this jigsaw is 400 watts. This power is enough to cut wood materials up to 65 mm thick, steel up to 4 mm and aluminum up to 10 mm. A stroke frequency of up to 3000 strokes per minute with an amplitude of 18 mm is possible.
The jigsaw is equipped with a special quick-change clamp sawwhich is adapted for the use of saws with two types of shank. There is also a nozzle for connection to a vacuum cleaner.
Read More: