It's not a CIRCULAR SAW

[PanHandler]

Nicknames adopted in the general vernacular.

[level906]

Why are they called CIRCULAR SAWS? You cant cut a CIRCLE with them. I tried to cut a circle in a sheet of plywood. It's NOT possible....... I had to use a JIG SAW. Why are they called JIG saws? Has anyone ever cut a jig? What the heck is a JIG anyhow?

[Raleigh_3_Speed]

Circular saw means the blade rotates in a circle.

[PanHandler]

Two Dutch Girls In Amsterdam

Two Dutch girls are riding their old rickety bikes down the back streets of Amsterdam one late afternoon. As it turns closer towards dusk, the increasing darkness of the streets starts making the two girls a little nervous when one girl leans over to the other and says, "You know, I've never come this way before."

The other girl nods and says, "It's the cobblestones."

[DerbyDad03]

First, yes, you can most certainly cut a circle with a circular saw. Combine the information found at the following 2 sites and you'll see what I mean.

Buy this table from Craig's List and turn your circular saw into a table saw:

Then follow the instructions found here for cutting a perfect circle on a table saw:

I've cut circles for many projects using this technique.

Second, a "jig" in the woodworking world is a device that you build or buy to help you build something else. For example, the sliding table used to cut a circle on a table saw is a "jig". Another example would be an angle jig that you could use on a drill press to drill consistant angles without having to measure the angle every time.

DAGS for woodworking jigs and you'll get lots of hits with plans for some very useful jigs.

[Charlie]

First, yes, you can most certainly cut a circle with a circular saw. Combine the information found at the following 2 sites and you'll see what I mean.

Buy this table from Craig's List and turn your circular saw into a table saw:

Then follow the instructions found here for cutting a perfect circle on a table saw:

I've cut circles for many projects using this technique.

Second, a "jig" in the woodworking world is a device that you build or buy to help you build something else. For example, the sliding table used to cut a circle on a table saw is a "jig". Another example would be an angle jig that you could use on a drill press to drill consistant angles without having to measure the angle every time.

DAGS for woodworking jigs and you'll get lots of hits with plans for some very useful jigs.

I' suprised that no one had mentioned that a jig saw is what you use to make jigsaw puzzles.

[DerbyDad03]

That's 'cuz I'd probably use a band saw or a scroll saw.

[larry moe 'n curly]

Replace "why are they called" with "what's the deal with", and you'll become rich and famous like Jerry Seinfeld.

Now, list three foods with names funnier than "spotted dick".

[Red Green]

[e-mail] (lp13-30) wrote in news:25286-490CF934-762@storefull-

3152.bay.webtv.net:

Just like Band-Aid is a trade name and not a product.

[jmeehan]

I often dance (as in cut a rug) a jig.

1 a : any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm b : music to which a jig may be danced.

[Frank]

Lot of trademarks have been lost due to common usage. Nylon and neoprene are examples. Both used to be DuPont trademarks but now anybody can use them.

[Gary H]

The first time I heard of a band saw I thought it was a musical instrument :-)

[Steve Barker DLT]

and think how the word 'freon' has been abused. there hasn't been any 'freon' around for decades....

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[The Daring Dufas]

Heck Fire! My Frigidaire has Freon in it.

TDD

[J. Clarke]

Dupont indicates that Freon 22 and 23 are still in production and will be probably until 2015 or later.

[The Daring Dufas]

It was so simple when just about everything had R-12 in it. AC units, refrigerators, freezers and even a Styrofoam coffee cup. In the front of my shop sit three tanks, R-22, R-404a and R-416a. Life gets more complicated every day.

TDD

[David Nebenzahl]

On 11/1/2008 9:11 AM [e-mail] spake thus:

In your case, it's what's up.

As in "the jig is up".

[David Nebenzahl]

On 11/1/2008 8:25 PM Red Green spake thus:

It is, but who cares?

Sure, all those things--Kleenex, Xerox, Skilsaw, Fridigaire, etc.--may be registered trademarks, but who cares? They've passed into common usage and can now be written in lowercase and used generically.

It's like the term "realtor". Bugs the shit out of me that when you see this term in the newspaper, it's capitalized with the little R-in-a-circle thingy next to it. Since when is "realtor" a registered trademark? It's a person who tries to make a killing selling real estate, for chrissakes.

[David Nebenzahl]

On 11/2/2008 3:43 AM [e-mail] spake thus:

Let's not forget that there are double jigs (6/8) and slip jigs (9/8).

[David Nebenzahl]

On 11/2/2008 5:18 AM Gary H spake thus:

Used to cut a punk-rock group down to size.