Milwaukee 18 volt jigsaw problem

[timm1]

On my milwaukee 18 volt jigsaw when I put the blade in it is straight but when I release the lever that locks the blade the blade is not straight it turns to the right. How do I straighten the blade.

 

[1jeepfan]

It sounds like you are not getting the blade all the way into the saw. You have to push the blade further and harder than you would think. I believe it will ’click’ when properly inserted. When you lock the blade, with the lever, it will be straight.

 

[jamaik]

I've been using this exact saw for a couple months now, and I've noticed a fair amount of deflection with the blade (at least compared to my awesome 15+ year old Bosch 1591).



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[neophyte]

It depends on what model the Milwaukee jigsaw is.
Milwaukee had some German made Jigsaws, that were some of the first on the market, with a tools free blade change system, that swiveled a collar on the blade plunger.
Those jigsaws tended to have an issue with the blade turning to the side when the collar turned to lock the blade in place, likely due to slight variations in blade tolerance.
If you hold the blade straight with pliers as the collar locks, you might be able to prevent the blade from locking crooked.
I think a slightly later version of the saw had several extra components in the plunger to prevent the blade twist issue.
Milwaukee has a number of different jigsaw models, with completely different blade plunger and gearcase mechanisms, and I haven’t bern keeping track of the models lately.
It’s possible someone at Milwaukee forgot or ignored the issue, and started using the Crappy blade lock again?