Black & Decker SC500 3.4 Amp Navigator Powered Hand Saw/Jig Saw

by Black & Decker

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Anyone who has ever used a traditional hand saw or hack saw knows how challenging making even the simplest cut can be. Not only is it difficult to simply begin the cut, it's next to impossible to get an accurate cut. Black and Decker's Navigator Powered Hand Saw/Jig Saw allows the user to experience effortless, fast, versatile, and accurate cutting. The Navigator is two tools in one: a powered hand saw and a jig saw. The variety of blades included with the unit allow the user to cut not only wood and other wood composites, but also, non-ferrous matals and plastics. Your purchase includes the tool, one large capacity blade, one metal cutting blade, and one curved cutting blade.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 3.3 x 12.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000648AQ
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SC500
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,731 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing tool, July 31, 2002

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B. Jeffrey Price (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker SC500 3.4 Amp Navigator Powered Hand Saw/Jig Saw (Tools & Home Improvement)

The Navigator is extremely versatile. I've used it as a light duty reciprocating saw for demolition, as a slow-but-adequate substitute for a circular saw for cutting 2x4's for small framing jobs, and for surprisingly precise detail cutting in wood.

The wood/plastic cutting blade is the star of the show. With its amazing metallurgy and Japanese-style teeth, it seems to last forever. The width and length of the blade allow handsaw-like precision, and the Navigator's light weight permits one-hand control. The one saw to have, if you could have only one.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars blade removal, April 30, 2006

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H2H - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker SC500 3.4 Amp Navigator Powered Hand Saw/Jig Saw (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a great saw, but there is a problem with the mechanism for removing/installing the blades. This afternoon I went to change blades, and for some reason I could not get the blade on. Normally it's quite intuitive, you don't even have to think about what you're doing, so it took me quite a while to figure out what the problem was. There is a small stud (or whatever the technical term might be) that you need to slip the hole in the tang of the blade over. This can get turned the wrong way. It's designed so that the hole in the blade will only fit over it from one direction. Then you turn the entire blade, along with this stud, into the lock position. But if the stud is accidentally turned into the lock position when the blade isn't on it, then you need to press down on the release button, take a pair of small pliers or tweezers and turn it back to the correct position. It took me about an hour to figure this out--I was going crazy trying to figure out why the same blade I'd been using for a couple of years suddenly wouldn't fit anymore. I hope this note will save someone some time. Otherwise, an excellent product.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love it, May 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Black & Decker SC500 3.4 Amp Navigator Powered Hand Saw/Jig Saw (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a great tool for both inside and out. I bought it for my husband for Christmas and he uses it all the time. It is light weight and easy to handle.