"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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Max wrote:
"blueman" wrote:

Yeah my first power tool was a $49 Craftsman jig saw back in about
1974 when I was about 12. That was actually one of their better jig
saws back then at that price.

But I almost never used it because the thing made so much noise and
vibrated so much (though at that age my parents wouldn't let me use
a
circular saw). The thing also never seemed to cut either fast or
straight.

Then last year, I bought a new 1590 Bosch. It was like a tool from
a
different planet. It's quiet, doesn't vibrate, cuts smooth, cuts
accurately, and cuts fast. Now I love using it.

To me that was the best indication of why it pays to invest in good
tools!

I have a Bosch 1584 AVSK and a Bosch 1591 EVSK and they both cut
fast,
smooth and accurately but I wouldn't claim that they are either
quiet
or vibration free.

You never used the 12 buck McGraw-Edison that my Dad got at the Navy
Exchange back in 1965 or thereabouts. A Bosch then was about 180
bucks and try to find one in the US.

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--John

LOL. I still have a Sears jig saw that I bought early in my woodworking
pursuits. It has to be at least 40 years old.
I admit that my Bosch jig saws are in another class altogether compared to
the Sears but I'm not sure that a totally vibration free, "quiet" jig saw is
capable of being manufactured.

Max