Multitool Jigsaw Holder

For the Wave or Charge

Thanks Taxi Dad, Hi all,

As Taxi Dad has said he approached me about the possibility of some kind of jigsaw blade holder or handle, so i set about coming up with a design for it.
I've initially gone down the 3D printing route although it is still far from certain whether it will be printable or not.

I personally prefer the idea of an adapter that would connect to a multitool rather than a fully handled piece, although that is still a possibility, so i looked at possible interfaces and decided on the Leatherman Lanyard attachment slot as there is a history of successful saw blade mods using it.

I can't personally think of any simple way of attaching an adapter to a multitool that can secure against both a push and pull sawing motion except for the Leatherman's lanyard point.
If you can think of one i'd like to hear about it.

I then thought about other sigsaw blade holders and their good and bad points:
The Leatherman jigsaw blade works well but it turns out that the blades supplied are non-standard in their thickness (2mm) compared to the standard (1.4mm). This means that without a spacer it can't hold anything but the supplied Leatherman blades.
The Gerber sigsaw blade holder is also non standard as many of that type of blade don't have the required hole in the middle essential for retention.

There are two different types of jigsaw blade interface, Leatherman use the larger type which can be easily retained with the right shaped slot. Gerber use the smaller type which has no proper retention features at all. I had a look at my powered sigsaw and found that it retains the blades through a clever friction method which is too complicated to add to my holder design.

The holder i've designed is simple if not exactly easy to use and will probably work with the smaller blade type but is primarily designed for the larger Leatherman type blades and will take both possible thicknesses.









Although the holder has been designed to be 3D printed the M3 threads for the grub screws will still need to be tapped as printing can't produce such fine threads. I wouldn't exactly call it a quick blade exchange system but it should hold the blade firmly and securely.

This is not a commercial venture as such, if the model prints and works successfully then it will be made available to print but as it requires post-print finishing i may offer some completed unit for sale at as low a price as is possible.