On Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 8:45:43 PM UTC-5, wrote:

bosch makes a good jigsaw and it is around 70 or so

Bosch is good but not at $70.

Agree. At one time Bosch made the absolute best jig saw, but since they are all made in China now (and I haven't bought one in years) I couldn't say. However, the $70 model isn't the one you want.

I bought this one about 20 plus years ago, and I still can't kill it.

https://goo.gl/Njtm5F

It has been a great piece of equipment and has done everything from cabinet work to cutting 2X material on pergolas and gazebos. When I bought it they were still USA made, and I paid a little over $200 buck for it then! I actually purchased it after reading many great posts about the saw right here on the rec.

Most brands have the Bosch bayonet system now, even Festool.

Yeah, that's the only way to go. When I got my Bosch it was pretty rare, but it forced me to rethink buying quality blades (all that was available) over the Vermont American, and other junk I was used to using. I bought a package of the Bosch "Swiss filed" blades that were ground so pefectly that I started using them to cut formica as it didn't splinter the laminate.

Although the saw is quite a bit more ugly, it still performs as well as the day I got it.

Robert