Puksaw
A puksaw is a small hand saw with a replaceable saw blade . PUK is a registered trademark of Josef Haunstetter Sägenfabrik KG.
origin of the name
The name Puk was originally supposed to be registered in 1936 for the Josef Haunstetter saw factory at the German Patent and Trademark Office in the spelling Puck , as the manufacturer had named other products after Nordic legendary figures at the time . Puk was then registered as a word mark through a typo .
Properties and use
Versions are widespread in which the saw bow and the handle are made from a wire approximately 5 mm thick . However, there are also versions with a stronger bracket and with a wooden or plastic handle. The saw blades, which are available for various materials, have a length of 150 mm on most models, and 150, 170 or 200 mm on the Puk Vario model. The total length varies from 23 cm to about 30 cm.
As a universal saw for small sawing jobs, a puksaw is a typical household tool. As a professional tool , it is often used by electricians for sawing plastic pipes and by plumbers and heating engineers for cutting copper pipes and composite pipes in small dimensions.
In contrast to other hacksaws , when sawing with the puksaw, pulling is used and not pushing, as is the case with a foxtail or pressure, as is the case with a hacksaw for metals, so that the wire hanger cannot bend so that the saw blade falls out. For this reason, the saw blade must be clamped in such a way that the saw teeth point towards the handle.
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the manufacturer
- ↑ Himself is the man issue 3/2009, page 56.
- ^ Website of the manufacturer
- ↑ http://www.borcas.de/te_sonst_saegen.html Overview of hand saws with information about the work on push or pull