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I contacted that seller but they would not post to UK, no problem I just bought one in the UK ebay for £16 ;-). Thanks for the heads up on what to search for

PS - The Fein jigsaw comes in a very, very cheap cardboard box, you are paying for the jigsaw not the packaging :) I just this minute picked up a second hand Fein case on ebay for £5, they cost £60 new if you buy them separately (or so the internet says)

They are made in Brazil This is why I was curious to try them

Again, for future reference Just performed an unscientific test on some scrap 20mm (approx 4/5") pine skirting board using Bosch Extra Clean vs Starrett Dual Cut IMHO, The Bosch cut very fast and aggressively making light work of the cut, the finish was very good The Starrett BU3DC-2 rated...

For future reference, in case anyone is wondering, the Bosch Extra Clean do work on the Fein ASTE

I found a UK site that sells different brands of blades and does freepost I ordered the Bosch Extra Clean for Wood and Hardwood and I also wanted to try the Starrett so I ordered these dual cut as well. Ordered yesterday lunch and they arrived this morning...

Thanks Monte, KGS 303 My saw is an Elektra Beckum Metabo (1.8KW 230v) , just before they changed to Metabo branding. I got it on a good deal with the table thrown in, I like to look out for bargains :) Are the current Metabo Mitre saws still made in Germany, they seem a lot cheaper than...

yes working but I'm not sure what you are saying? same drill, different bits, one in percussion mode, the other not but there is only a second or two difference, I would be happy with the second non percussion and multi construction bits if it meant I didn't need a second drill Are you saying...

Hi Monte Just tried to play the video but it says "this video is private"

Thanks, I had thought that may be one reason you don't see them over here, they still advertise on ebay though ! I notice you spell mitre differently as well :) edit - I dug out the manual for my saw, I found it has the european 30mm arbor, the other instructions I downloaded off the internet...

Hi I have an Elektra Beckum KG303 (Metabo) cross cut and mitre saw. I bought it 6 or 7 years ago before lasers became common place. I notice in the US they sell add on laser guides from Irwin, Oshlun, Infiniter and Bosch but you don't see them in Europe. Are they worth buying or just a...

Hi Dave I loved the Fein brand from when I was doing lots of sanding in my house and I got the multi master and a Fein Dustex (it was at the back of the shed so I didn't pull it out to take its picture). (also got a Makita belt sander, Makita Orbital sander and a Metabo RO sander) The BOP...

Here are some of my Fein tools plus a couple of others. The Fein jigsaw replaces this horrid Swiss Bosch jigsaw, always hated the blade change on it an much prefer the allen key on the Fein, how hard can it be to tighten a screw?

Monte, Are you recommending the Bosch Extra Clean Softwood & Hardwood or the Progressor blades or all 3 ?

PS I will post some pics tomorrow