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Recommend a jig saw please

rice rocket

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And actually isn't a sabre or saber saw a reciprocating saw or "sawzall"?
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Right. In Europe, saber saws are reciprocating saws.

though...

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CNGsaves

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OP . . . you might look through the CPO website for a deal on Bosch jigsaw while they have discounted prices.
 

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^^^^^^^^^^

Knowing it was a trademarked name (by Milwaukee) is why I put it in quotes. For instance, back in the day I had a Wen "Zip saw". And it worked pretty good too for cutting off exhaust systems.

But "sawzall" has also become a general term to describe reciprocating saws just "Xerox" used to be used to describe copiers and copies made on them.

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This reminds me of the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for m'shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Anyhow, I dropped into the local hardware store, though they were software stores back then. If you said hardware store you really meant the grocery store. Now, while I was in the software store, I decided to buy a saber saw. Back then you could only buy jigsaws, but we used to call them saber saws because of the New Deal. But those jigsaws only took saber saw blades! If you bought a jigsaw blade they'd label you a communist. Oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. I didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
 

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I should be able to get the 470 for about $200.

Should I get the top grip or barrel grip ? Should I care ?


Amazon had the 470 for about $130 recently. I prefer the barrel grip

If you cope trim, get a collins coping foot for it. <-- anything other than a barrel grip feels very odd (to me) if you use it for coping.
 

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I'll chime in on this thread too!!!

Over the years, I've had a B&D Construction jigsaw, an AEG Barrel grip jigsaw (that I purchased from Harbor Freight believe it or not), a Porter Cable 7549, a Freud FJ85K (that I got from Lowes at a price I couldn't resist since they were closing them out) and a Bosch (forgot the model number, but the last iteration before the current update). Wore out the AEG, tore up the B&D, still have the Porter Cable, the Freud and the Bosch. If I had to rank them (what I still have), it would be Bosch by a hair over the Porter Cable (followed by the Freud). The AEG was excellent, the B&D was great (for its time). My $.02!!!!
 

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I have a 1970s SKIL brand hand held corded jig-saw (not to be confused with a SKIL saw, which is really a circular saw) and the same vintage (1970s) of CRAFTSMAN brand hand held corded jig-saw (both are really sabre saws [sometimes called a saber saw] though). :lol:

I prefer the Craftsman brand, easier to use, better feel and does not bind up as often.

Recently acquired a 1950's-era RAM Tool Co. hand held corded sabre saw, can't seem to find the blades with screw holes at my local big-box home center. I suppose I could drill the holes if I had to -- does anyone know where to pick up old-school sabre saw blades ?
 
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Mr Ratchet

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I like top handle saws from Bosch, Makita, and Milwaukee about the same. I have a Milwaukee that's 12 or 15 years old. I use it on wood and also cut quite a bit of steel. I just finished cutting some holes in 1/4" steel. The saw gets a little warm, but keeps chugging along. It cuts fast and accurate in wood and plastic. Mines held up very well after many years of use cutting countless board feet.
 

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Why not find a second hand/refurbished Festool Trion? I have one and it's great. Very ergonomic, very clean cuts, easy to control, wide selection of blades. The quality is top notch and it'll last forever (and you can fix it if it breaks!).

I used it to do some freeform cutting on pretty thick stock and it was really good at keeping the blade perpendicular to the sole, regardless of the cut.

While I haven't tried the Carvex, it's gotten some pretty mixed reviews, and my dealer told me the Trion is probably the better saw, so I'm glad I got it when I did.

Just a thought, you can find anything on Craigslist/eBay...
 

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I have a Bosch, have been very pleased with it. I also have the Dewalt 18V cordless. It seems way more action than the Bosch because of the convenience.
 
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I went to my local Lowe's today and saw the Bosch 470 for $159.

I will be cutting 5.2 mm luann plywood for a project. There were Bosch blades with 20 teeth which looks like something I should try.....a blade pack with 5-6 blades for about $8.

Lowe's did not have the 572. All the jig saws on display were the top handle style - no barrel style.

I like the idea of buying the Bosch at my local store. Maybe I can save some money with a used one from eBay or a rebuilt or stolen one online, but I just don't want the hassle of paying shipping and all that ****. :thumbup:

I want to thank everybody for your advise. Beer for everyone !
 
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I just returned the 7.0 Amp Bosch yesterday (bought it on friday). My Skil can cut a better curve. I have had good luck with Dewalt in the past but have never used their Jig. I think you may get better answers if you throw a $$$$ max out.

Bosch has had two lines of jigsaws for some time now.

I've got a 1590, when the 1584 was the lower line.
The better saw had a more stable blade clamp that holds better on curves.

Your 7.0A saw is the cheap line. The 7.2A saw is the one with the better blade fixturing. And as for blade holding, the top of the line Bosch has had the most stable blade setup in the industry for some time now.
 

rice rocket

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A $750 jigsaw is probably not in the cards for someone with $200 to spend...

Monte just likes to torture everyone with his readily accessible, fancy German tools. :)
 

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I have Bosch, Makita, and Festool jig saws, but I always use my Fein ASte638. The absolute smoothest, best cutting jig saw I have ever used. It is about 15 years old also.
 
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