Electric hand tool recommendations

Chris Dubea · 2006-09-27T14:41:16+00:00

My lovely grandmother sent me a nice check for my birthday that I wantto use to replace my elcheapo craftsman and black and decker electrichand tools.My list is as follows:1) Bosch 1591 EVSK Barrel grip jigsaw. Probably not to much commentabout this one. I've used the 1590 before and it's one sweet piece ofkit. I want the barrel design as I hate handled jig saws.2) Porter Cable 352VS belt sander. I'm currently up in the air overthis one. I like the robust construction of the tool, but itcertainly isn't on the top of anyone's list anymore.3) Milwaukee 6391-21 7 1/4" left hand circular saw. I was leaningtoward the Porter Cable 424 MAG 7 1/4" left hand saw, but that quickrelease blade do-hicky scares me. I would buy the old version in aheartbeat if I could find one. The Milwaukee seems to be wellrespected. I definitely want a left hand saw. I hate right hand sawsand want a left hand saw. The PC 345 saw boss is certainly ofinterest as well. The loss of 5/8" of an inch of cutting depthwouldn't bother me.Any suggestions/comments?Thanks in advance,===========================================================================Chris

Sep 27, 2006 41 Replies

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stanley_clifton 19 years ago

Cancel this list and buy a decent bandsaw instead - unless you already have one.

Can't stand jigsaws - but I can cut faster and straighter with a panel saw.

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J. Clarke 19 years ago

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