George wrote:
"mark" wrote in message
...
Just got myself a new jigsaw(£70). When starting a cut the blade wanders
to
the left about 8mm and stays there, happens everytime, no matter what
direction. Even when using a guide.....

See pics here
http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php...igsaw.jpg.html.
This cut was made using a guide, I've just moved it back so youi can see
the
poor cut.

What's to blame? jigsaw? blade? me?





Take it back and exchange it for a circular saw,if there's one power tool
that I don't have its a jigsaw basically because they're useless for cutting
long lenghts of wood straight.

But circular saws ain't too good at cutting complicated curves, are
they? Horses for courses and all that.

David
(who has both circular and jigsaws)