On Mar 5, 11:07*am, notbob wrote:
I'm new here, so do not know the group rules. *I'm also pretty new to DIY
homeowner stuff. *I need to install some handicap bars and step rails and
refurbish a badly weathered deck. *I'm not without some experience, having
worked as a novice carpenter decades ago. *I have most carpenter hand tools
and a couple circular saws. *

I need to do some work that once would have been the domain of the jig saw,
a tool I'm familiar with, but these new roto-zip saws intrigue me. *I need
to notch some step boards on the deck and cut out a section of some 1-1/8"
thk verniered particle board. *Should I go with the older jig saw or would I
be better served, in the long run, by the newer spiral saw technology,
assuming I can't afford both tools. *Thank you.

nb

Jigsaw. Bosch offers a neat package with a 5 amp D-Handle saw that
comes with a Random Orbital 5" sander. It was selling up here in
Canuckistan for $ 149.00 for the pair.

Those RotoTools are useless. If you want one of those, go to a pawn-
shop and pick one up for next-to-nothing... there's a reason they're
cheap.