Thanks to you and all other posters for the advice. I have now made a couple of near-perfect straight cuts with a handsaw, and cleared up most of mess from the jigsaw failures with a router. I'll use the jigsaw only when essential, with proper blades, eg for the sink cutout.
Why not giive the circular saw a go? You should get absolutely perfect cuts with that.
Bob
May do. But what I ended up with today was just fine. And I need the exercise...
This one's it. Jig blades will always bend a little, its the nature of a jigsaw with a small unsupported blade. When that happens, if you dont steer the saw correctly, what you describe will occur. To be honest jigs are about the worst choice of saw for any job where you can use any other kind.
Regards, NT
just remember to always cut with the worktop face down when using a circular saw and cut from front to back to avoid/reduce chipping of the laminate
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