On 02/13/2014 12:59 PM, micky wrote:
Does anyone make a consumer grade bench jigsaw?

I've had one for 30 years and gotten some good use out of it, but it's
broken now and maybe irreparable.

Yes, I checked google and I couldn't find one.

By bench, I mean it sits on the bench and the jig/saber saw blade sticks
up from a hole in a platform, to make sawing easier than with a
hand-held tool

The one I have was made by a toy company iirc, 3 speeds, has the jig saw
on the left and on the right has a grindstone, which can be removed and
replace by a lathe, believe it or not. I've never had the lathe parts,
but I miss the jig saw.

By consumer grade I mean sits on a bench, not on the floor with its own
table. I don't have the room or the money for that.

Thanks.

Unless the brushes are totally worn out, they may just need to be re-seated.

Also: The commutator may be carboned up...

try cleaning it with fine emery cloth.