I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.
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"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by
a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit
from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of
relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough
power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.
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By far the best jigsaws I've used have been Bosch professional mains
powered ones. I have a pretty well brand new 240v one that is kept for
best, and the fairly knackered 110v one I use on grotty materials.
Even the knackered one beats a cheap B&D one !

AWEM

Andrew Mawson wrote:

By far the best jigsaws I've used have been Bosch professional mains
powered ones. I have a pretty well brand new 240v one that is kept for
best, and the fairly knackered 110v one I use on grotty materials.
Even the knackered one beats a cheap B&D one !

I would agree the Bosch blue barrel bodied ones are among the best. My
Makita 4340 also seems equal in performance, and very good for
smoothness and lack of vibration.


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Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
Andrew Mawson wrote:

By far the best jigsaws I've used have been Bosch professional mains
powered ones. I have a pretty well brand new 240v one that is kept
for best, and the fairly knackered 110v one I use on grotty
materials. Even the knackered one beats a cheap B&D one !

I would agree the Bosch blue barrel bodied ones are among the best. My
Makita 4340 also seems equal in performance, and very good for
smoothness and lack of vibration.

Yup! John made me buy one recently. Incredible machine - its a jigsaw Jim,
but not as we know it.

You won't believe what a jigsaw can do until you've tried one of these.


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On 24 Aug, 19:59, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
Andrew Mawson wrote:

By far the best jigsaws I've used have been Bosch professional mains
powered ones. I have a pretty well brand new 240v one that is kept
for best, and the fairly knackered 110v one I use on grotty
materials. Even the knackered one beats a cheap B&D one !

I would agree the Bosch blue barrel bodied ones are among the best. My
Makita 4340 also seems equal in performance, and very good for
smoothness and lack of vibration.

Yup! John made me buy one recently. Incredible machine - its a jigsaw Jim,
but not as we know it.

You won't believe what a jigsaw can do until you've tried one of these.

--
Dave
The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Another vote for Makita, mine's great; powerful, accurate and smooth.

I've never tried any cordless ones though so can't really comment

Cheers
Mike

On 2007-08-24 18:01:56 +0100, (A.Lee) said:

I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.

Festool, Bosch GST series, Makita.


I have the Bosch GST - very smooth and precise.

I've use the Festool and it's a bit nicer, but quite a price delta.

I've also had a go with a Makita 4300 series and that was also very
respectable.

The build quality of these is better than DW.

Unless you specifically need cordless, I don't see a reason to go for
one and if then go for a decent 18v one such as Bosch. However, I
would want to check ergonomics very carefully because that's a heavy
battery pack and may influence the behaviour.

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:01:56 +0100, (A.Lee) mused:

I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

Possibly, maybe. If you're doing all that on a regular basis then I'd
go for a mains one.

I wouldn't cut ends of worktops with a jigsaw though, much better to
use a decent circular saw with a decent blade and a clamped straight
edge of some sort.

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

I'd go for a Makita or DeWalt, they're the only 2 professional jigsaws
I've used and both have been spot on. My Makita is an old heavy metal
bodied thing, BV4001. I think the newer barrel bodied type Makita ones
are a bit smoother in operation.
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Regards,
Stuart.

Same as the other posters, Bosch GST135 - top tool.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.
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Bosch have always been the market leader in jigsaws. Many won't remember the
Bosch / Scintilla name, They were the best barrel jigsaws ever made and
there are still some working examples being used today. The nearest thing
available to buy now is the Bosch GST range, superior to all the Makita's
and Dewalt's ect.

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:09:02 +0100, "kaiser" wrote:

Bosch have always been the market leader in jigsaws. Many won't remember the
Bosch / Scintilla name,

Except for it still being marked on the Bosch jigsaws made by Scintilla.

(Yes, they're still the best choice)

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.
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My vote goes to the Bosch blue range. Although the Makita 4340, which I have
also used, is probably the equal of my GST-100.

Piers James wrote:

"A.Lee" wrote in message
...
I'm now in the market for a jigsaw.
I'm leaning towards a mains powered one, though could be tempted by a
cordless at the right price.
I currently have a couple of Dewalt 18v XRP tools, so a bare unit from
ewalt would suffice(they are £120ish on ebay), but I'm wary of relying
too much on battery power - i.e. - would the battery have enough power
for cutting out the sink hole, a hob hole, as well as one end of a
worktop without going flat?

So any thoughts on a mains powered one, or stick with cordless?
And which to go for?

Thanks
Alan.
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My vote goes to the Bosch blue range. Although the Makita 4340, which
I have also used, is probably the equal of my GST-100.

Bosch GST-100 is an excellent machine. Used and abused it mine for
years. Very tough & accurate.