Jigsaws ... Now there's a result then !

[dennis]

Actually I plunge a circular saw in and do the straight bits and then finish them with a hand saw. Never done one with a jigsaw as the last one I tried was pathetic, some Bosh muck I think. I also tried someone's battery jigsaw and that was even worse, a charged battery lasted about a foot.

If I want to rough out a hole I have a sabre saw that is pretty quick although, for me, its really a chain saw substitute.

Not that I do many sinks, I have done more hobs than sinks.

You can also do worktop joins with a circular saw that just don't work with jigsaws of any sort that I have seen. I guess when they are good enough to do joinery they will be good enough to buy.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember robgraham saying something like:

No, the other one.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "dennis@home" saying something like:

Not for cutting the tops off barrels. Not for cutting out any and sundry things. I bought a DeWalt (a proper one, not the recent stuff) jigsaw some years ago and it's still a pleasure to use. The only mistake I made with that one was buying the 110V version as I had some site work on the go. Still, lugging a transformer is a small price to pay for the excellence of the tool.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "dennis@home" saying something like:

Dangerous.

[PeterC]

Aldi's are Powercraft. Getting back upthread a bit, the Makita arrived yesterday. Haven't used it much (too hot to work in the loft) but so far it's a good'un. Bit disappointed at lack of a guide; also the extraction coupling's non-standard - presumably for a Makita vac. I bought a Nilfisk 25-21 last week; it has a PTO socket and I've just found a length of rubber pipe of the OD/ID to join the two :-)

BTW, called in TBS (Towcester Building Supplies) today and the place now specialises in Makita and the prices are on a par with TS and SF (and are negotiable). Only 7 miles away and don't have to wait in for a carrier to (not) call.

[Arfa Daily]

Towcester ? Blimey! You must be right on my doorstep. You show me your Makita, and I'll show you my Bosch (c/w laser guide) :-)

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[PeterC]

Huh! No laser guide either, but the one on the Powercraft is slightly inebriated. I'm in Ashton (aka Makita Country).

Apart from Festool, which are silly prices, my preference is for blue Bosch and Makita. The other expensive makes, such as Metabo, I know nothing about.

[Arfa Daily]

Ah ! 10 minutes away. I'm t'other side of the valley in 'Barton :-)

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[brass monkey]

What model?

[PeterC]

10 minutes for you; bit longer on me bike! (I wouldn't use the Nene Valley Way).

[Arfa Daily]

PST 800 X-CL

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