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Posted by on January 29, 2007, 7:58 am
> I am installing slate in my hallway. I have 5 doors ( = 10 door
> jambs) to shorten so I can slip the tile underneith the door jamb. I
> checked ebay for electric door jamb saws and found $150 on up. A
> little too much to justify for my project so I went to Home depot and
> purchased one of those offset handle flush cut hand saws for $15.
> After the first door jamb I decided "SCREW THIS!". I took the saw to
> the garage and removed the pin holding the handle on then removed the
> wooden handle. I pulled out my dullest sawsall blade and snaped to
> about 2" long in my vise with a hammer. I then welded the broken saws
> all blade to the flush cut saw where the wooden handle used to be.
>
> SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I took my new flush cut / sawzall blade and chucked it up in my
> sawzall. I set the sawzall to a low speed (about 1.5 - 2) and it took
> about 30 seconds per jamb.
>
> I have decided to take out an "internet patent" on my new blade so if
> you read about this on the internet and use it please send me $.50...
> Ha... :-)
>
> P.S. You could probabally drill the sawzall blade and bolt it to the
> flush cut saw if you aren't blessed with a welder.
I've used a biscuit joiner in place of a jamb saw.
It works pretty well.
These days you can get an off brand one really cheap.
And when you're done you still have a biscuit joiner to use a biscuit
joiner.
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