Jig saw loser!!

Bosch

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Bosch

even if you do panic!

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

I love my Bosch!

I have the VS Milwaukee and have always had good performance from it, with the quality of the jig saws now, I don’t think you can go wrong with most top brand models.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Bosch 1591 or 1590 with Bosch blades.

Bosch, the higher end models cut the best (other than festool but I don’t even want to go there)

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Bosch 6.4 amp barrel grip. I forgot the model number. Buy one reconditioned at CPO. You won’t be sorry. Buy their “clean edge” blades for best results.

-- david roberts, houston area, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but that has never been a problem for me."

1591 is the barrel grip, and 1590 is the top handle I believe, the barrel grip is the one I have.

I have the 1591 with the Barrel Grip, it is awesome. I use the Festool blades with them and it cuts so smooth it is not even funny.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

In the States this is the 1591 EVSK.

-- Fred

Bosch or freud…...........Both great jigsaws

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Bosch seems to be the word of the day so BOSCH it is!! I started with a ridgid. It works alright but I lost the little insert thingy that helps keep the blade straight. So my brother bought a bosch and it worked great. Then he bought the barrel grip and I took the hand-me-down. Still in use to this day.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

bosch barrel handle ! thats my pref. i might add that it dosent matter how good the saw , if its not opereated properly you will still get a bad cut . so ill offer a tip . do not push the saw into the cut , just a bit of pressure to keep it going in the right direction . if you push it , it will overheat the blade and get you a bad cut you mostly need to worry about steering it and let the saw work at its own pace . the pace will be different with diff. woods . if you should buy the bosch read the manual it has setting for how you want it to cut . hope it works out for you

Do not buy the Skill.

The Bosch’s have it!
Thats what I have and its been working great for years.

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

Bosch

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Bosch

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Bosch.

-- Scott in Texas

Bosch with festool blades

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I’ve got a Bosch top handle and Hilti barrel grip. I prefer the Hilti (by a large margin).

-- Just 'cause a cat has kittens in the oven, it don't make 'em biscuits.

Bosch for sure I also have a b&d and I use it as a door stop.

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

If the Bosch doesn’t break the bank go for it. If you need something a little less expensive, I have a grizzly, and it works a whole lot better than any B&D.

-- remember always measure once and cut twice

Bosch, I really like mine specially with Bosch’s new blades that produce very little tare out if any.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

hilti makes a jig saw i have never been let down by a hilti tool that I had not let down 3 months before and since

clean it and it works if it fails clean it and it will work till 3months past when you are you suposed to clean it and it still works

-- jay Rambling on and on again

Another Bosch…..Please, don’t expect the cut of a scroll saw from a jig saw….....you can get close with a jig saw, but it often gets tear out on the bottom (unless you cut the line on the underneath side with a blade.) With a jig saw stuff is roughed out then sanded down to the line. You probably already know this, but it doesn’t hurt to mention…...........yoda

what about porter cable

-- jay Rambling on and on again

Bosch 1590 check cpo Bosch for a rebuilt. My last b&d died with less than 5 hrs use. My Bosch (rebuilt) will probably out last me/ and the Bosch blades are unbelievable and I have yet to wear one out.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

since nobody mentioned this one, I will – Bosch!

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Sorry I am late to the party, but go Bosch. Here more LJ comments on it.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Another one for Bosch. I just replaced my Craftsman with a new Bosch. WOW.

-- Hope Never fails

Add another Bosch to the chorus. And if you decide you need a scroll saw too…get the DeWalt788. It’s heavenly, especially for inside cuts.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I have a Bosch and am happy with it but in hindsight and after getting the opportunity to try out the Festool Jig Saw…...............I would have bought the Festool.

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Looks like I am late to the Bosch party too. I inherited a couple (Bosch) from my Dad that are probably 35 years old and still going strong… I guess he didn’t like changing blades – (Norm Syndrome.)

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Ummm Bosch :0

I have been very pleased with my 1591. Coming from a skill that suffered from an inability to cut straight and vertical it has been a huge eye-opener for how useful a jigsaw can be.

-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama

I’ve used the same PC for about 15 years

-- Thos. Angle