Makita 4341FCT Jigsaw

The term is...

There's Jigsaws and You have Jigsaws

Sounds brilliant! Just what I would like to replace el cheapo Bosch before I do the kitchen and 101 other jobs.

I haven't subscribed here for long, so I don't know about the past threads, without going through the tedious process of trawling through Google.

I am looking for a good jigsaw.

What is the Makita model number?

Sorry to probe, but actual recommendations mean a lot more to me than advertising blurb!

Thanks Steve.

Erm! the number is in the subject line. :-)

Duh!

Sorry! Senior moment!

Steve.

Excellent.

Those who say there's no need to pay much for a jigsaw simply haven't tried a decent one, or never require accurate work.

Lawson have a good deal on these at the moment:

Nice aren't they? ;-)

smooth with a capital "smoo"!

Hey Phil, wan't to add this post to the FAQ?

Yup. I have three at present, two here, one in Italy. The Bosch one is perfect, the two cheapies work on thin material, just but that's it.

Even using the same blades the different saws give different results. Worst of all is the B&Q cheapie. It will not cut a straight line, not even if I clamp a guide to the workpiece. The saw blade bends and wanders off a stright line even when the soleplate cannot move. The fault appears to be the blade holder which does not hold the blade parallel to the direction of the cut.

Thanks for both links John.

Now it is just a case of persuading my wife that I really need one!

Steve

Just tell her about how much you'll save by buying one.

Women are familiar with this line of argument in connection with clothes buying.

Forget the jigsaw, how does a comedy head chopper work?

He could tell you, but then he'd have to kill you.

Do you have a comedy head that you need to be chopped off?

Buy her one for her birthday... or your aniversary... then you can borrow it! ;-)

As Andy says, if I told you I would have to kill you. However a magicians head chopper or guillotine usually looks like a 'prop'. Gloss black & red etc, very smooth looking. The blade is shown to chop a marrow/melon/whatever in half. The hapless victim then has his head placed in the apparatus, the blade decends apparently passing right through the victims neck without decapitating him.

These days it's usually played for laughs. Bucket placed beneath head, then moved to victims rear etc.

The comedy head chopper was designed by my mate Nathan. It looks like something a hill billy built whilst blind drunk.

Not only does it look terrible, bits fall off all the time, but it works very well.

The photos show Nathan's prototype. The current production models are quite a bit different. It's a comedy magicians dream prop, full of opportunities for humour. Last one I built was for Joe Pasquale.