A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I bought to
replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years. The new one couldn't
be made to cut a straight line in anything tougher than cardboard, if your
life depended on it. In the couple of years that I have had it, it has
caused me to bodge more jobs than I have in the rest of my entire (quite
long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw, and I have
hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of occasions that I've
had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about how rubbish my B&D is in
comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a shiny
new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a result. I even
had cause to use it on today's job, and what a pleasure it is to handle. It
cut through the wood in a dead straight line - and I haven't even tried out
the laser guide on it yet - and was totally effortless to control. Deep joy,
as Stanley Unwin used to say. I know it's sad getting worked up about a
power tool, but I do so unashamedly. Bosch tools it is for me, from now on
:-)

Arfa

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane...


I know it's sad getting worked up about a
power tool, but I do so unashamedly.

No, it is not sad.

Adam

Arfa Daily wrote:

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a
shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a
result.

All right for some... I got a pair of Union Jack boxer shorts, size XL
(and I'm size M or maybe L)
:-(

David

Lobster wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely
forgotten this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one
daughter, with a shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little
old me ! What a result.

All right for some... I got a pair of Union Jack boxer shorts, size XL
(and I'm size M or maybe L)
:-(

David
I got a Round Tuit mug so I don't have that excuse any more

Malcolm

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Lobster
saying something like:

All right for some... I got a pair of Union Jack boxer shorts, size XL
(and I'm size M or maybe L)
:-(

"You'll grow into them."

On Jun 20, 9:31*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Lobster
saying something like:

All right for some... I got a pair of Union Jack boxer shorts, size XL
(and I'm size M or maybe L)
:-(

"You'll grow into them."

Jacket potato with tuna mayonnaise. Just the job after footie

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:55:21 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I bought to
replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years. The new one couldn't
be made to cut a straight line in anything tougher than cardboard, if your
life depended on it. In the couple of years that I have had it, it has
caused me to bodge more jobs than I have in the rest of my entire (quite
long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw, and I have
hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of occasions that I've
had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about how rubbish my B&D is in
comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a shiny
new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a result. I even
had cause to use it on today's job, and what a pleasure it is to handle. It
cut through the wood in a dead straight line - and I haven't even tried out
the laser guide on it yet - and was totally effortless to control. Deep joy,
as Stanley Unwin used to say. I know it's sad getting worked up about a
power tool, but I do so unashamedly. Bosch tools it is for me, from now on
:-)

Arfa

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with the
Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and cutting
random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster (£12 cheaper than
TS) as it gets good reviews.
With a loft to board out I just want something that works!

The Makit's he

http://www.axminster.co.uk/pricing/I...saw-656297.htm
--
Peter.
2x4 - thick plank; 4x4 - two of 'em.

PeterC wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:55:21 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I
bought to replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years.
The new one couldn't be made to cut a straight line in anything
tougher than cardboard, if your life depended on it. In the couple
of years that I have had it, it has caused me to bodge more jobs
than I have in the rest of my entire (quite long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw,
and I have hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of
occasions that I've had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about
how rubbish my B&D is in comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely
forgotten this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one
daughter, with a shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little
old me ! What a result. I even had cause to use it on today's job,
and what a pleasure it is to handle. It cut through the wood in a
dead straight line - and I haven't even tried out the laser guide on
it yet - and was totally effortless to control. Deep joy, as Stanley
Unwin used to say. I know it's sad getting worked up about a power
tool, but I do so unashamedly. Bosch tools it is for me, from now on
:-)

Arfa

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with
the Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and
cutting random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster (£12
cheaper than TS) as it gets good reviews.

Its a jigsaw Jim, but not as we know it. You are in for a major treat :-)


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:24:23 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with
the Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and
cutting random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster (£12
cheaper than TS) as it gets good reviews.

Its a jigsaw Jim, but not as we know it. You are in for a major treat :-)

:-)) I've stopped work on the loft until the new jigsaw arrives, so that I
can have fun!
The cheapo was OK for quick jobs where just a rough cut was needed, but a
handsaw is much better!
Circular saw next, methinks.
--
Peter.
2x4 - thick plank; 4x4 - two of 'em.

"PeterC" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:24:23 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with
the Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and
cutting random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster (£12
cheaper than TS) as it gets good reviews.

Its a jigsaw Jim, but not as we know it. You are in for a major treat
:-)

:-)) I've stopped work on the loft until the new jigsaw arrives, so that
I
can have fun!
The cheapo was OK for quick jobs where just a rough cut was needed, but a
handsaw is much better!
Circular saw next, methinks.
--
Peter.


Interestingly, although I have absolutely nothing good to say about my B&D
jigsaw, my B&D 1200 watt circular saw is an excellent performer, and does
exactly what it says on the can. Funny how they can make one tool that's
very good for the money, and another that is expensive junk !

Arfa

On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:18:46 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote:

"PeterC" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:24:23 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with
the Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and
cutting random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster (£12
cheaper than TS) as it gets good reviews.

Its a jigsaw Jim, but not as we know it. You are in for a major treat
:-)

:-)) I've stopped work on the loft until the new jigsaw arrives, so
that I
can have fun!
The cheapo was OK for quick jobs where just a rough cut was needed, but
a handsaw is much better!
Circular saw next, methinks.
--
Peter.


Interestingly, although I have absolutely nothing good to say about my
B&D jigsaw, my B&D 1200 watt circular saw is an excellent performer, and
does exactly what it says on the can. Funny how they can make one tool
that's very good for the money, and another that is expensive junk !

Arfa

Agree completely. B&D have always been very variable. I have a D4
router that is wonderful - they were made in the 1970's I think, I
inherited this one, and it is my most used hand power tool after the
Makita palm sander. But I long ago sent the B&D jigglysaw to the tip,
the only good thing you could say about it was that the blade went
vaguely up and down a lot.

R.

Arfa Daily wrote:
"PeterC" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:24:23 +0100, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Well, I hope to have the same pleasure on Tuesday! Got p'd off with
the Powercraft jigsaw (it needs a guide dog) wandering around and
cutting random slopes, so ordered a Makita 720W from Axminster
(£12 cheaper than TS) as it gets good reviews.

Its a jigsaw Jim, but not as we know it. You are in for a major
treat :-)

:-)) I've stopped work on the loft until the new jigsaw arrives, so
that I
can have fun!
The cheapo was OK for quick jobs where just a rough cut was needed,
but a handsaw is much better!
Circular saw next, methinks.
--
Peter.


Interestingly, although I have absolutely nothing good to say about
my B&D jigsaw, my B&D 1200 watt circular saw is an excellent
performer, and does exactly what it says on the can. Funny how they
can make one tool that's very good for the money, and another that is
expensive junk !

I think that applies to all makes. Even a cheapo circular saw works pretty
well, but you have to pay top money for a decent jigsaw.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In article HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane, Arfa Daily
scribeth thus
A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I bought to
replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years. The new one couldn't
be made to cut a straight line in anything tougher than cardboard, if your
life depended on it. In the couple of years that I have had it, it has
caused me to bodge more jobs than I have in the rest of my entire (quite
long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw, and I have
hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of occasions that I've
had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about how rubbish my B&D is in
comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a shiny
new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a result. I even
had cause to use it on today's job, and what a pleasure it is to handle. It
cut through the wood in a dead straight line - and I haven't even tried out
the laser guide on it yet - and was totally effortless to control. Deep joy,
as Stanley Unwin used to say. I know it's sad getting worked up about a
power tool, but I do so unashamedly. Bosch tools it is for me, from now on
:-)

Arfa


Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...
--
Tony Sayer

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way too
slow.
If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't know
what you are missing.

On 20/06/2010 20:10, dennis@home wrote:


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way too
slow.
If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't know
what you are missing.


So what about cutting a rectangular aperture for a hob or inset sink?
--
Cheers,
Roger
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Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom
checked.

"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...
On 20/06/2010 20:10, dennis@home wrote:


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way too
slow.
If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't know
what you are missing.


So what about cutting a rectangular aperture for a hob or inset sink?

Angle grinder.

Si

On 20/06/2010 21:07, Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:


So what about cutting a rectangular aperture for a hob or inset sink?

Angle grinder.


I'm disappointed.

The d-i-y group mention of the 'plasma cutter' or 'thermal lance' has
been sorely lacking over the last year or so. This year, the 2010
recommended tool of choice, the 'pressure washer' also doesn't even get
a look in with this particular situation - unless somehow seriously
upgraded to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter

Voting will be soon be open for the 2011 tool of choice. C'mon chaps.
It's going to be the lowly 'jigsaw' or 'hacksaw' unless some forthright
action is taken. :-(

Pst.... /plasma cutter/, get *that* in your Xmas list :-) ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_cutting

"However, modern plasma torches are becoming cheaper, and now are within
the price range of many hobbyists"

--
Adrian C

"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...
On 20/06/2010 20:10, dennis@home wrote:


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way too
slow.
If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't know
what you are missing.


So what about cutting a rectangular aperture for a hob or inset sink?

Circ saw + about a minute with a hand saw..

dennis@home wrote:
"Roger Mills" wrote in message
...
On 20/06/2010 20:10, dennis@home wrote:


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or
whatever the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they
never get to have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way
too slow.

Then you don't have a decent jigsaw. With the right blade the Makita is
almost as fast.

If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't
know what you are missing.

I'd agree in general, but for things like rectangular cutouts the decent
jigsaw is the tool.

Jobs like boarding lofts or laminate floor you will need to make mostly
straight cuts but also cut outs & curves - jigsaw will do the lot
efficiently.

So what about cutting a rectangular aperture for a hob or inset sink?

Circ saw + about a minute with a hand saw..

Time you have done that & buggered about a decent jigsaw would have the job
done.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Jun 20, 8:10*pm, "dennis@home"
wrote:

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..

That, Dennis, is because yours came from Poundland

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...
On Jun 20, 8:10 pm, "dennis@home"
wrote:

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..

That, Dennis, is because yours came from Poundland


Unlikely, I don't have one and have never needed one.

On 20 June, 23:50, "dennis@home"
wrote:

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..

That, Dennis, is because yours came from Poundland

Unlikely, I don't have one and have never needed one.

So you don't even have one, but you'll gob off about how useless they
are.

Classic Dennis...

"dennis@home" wrote in message
...


"tony sayer" wrote in message
...

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...

He could always buy the correct power tool for the job..
jigsaws aren't for cutting straight lines..
that's what a circular saw is for.
I would never use my jigsaw for cutting straight stuff its just way too
slow.
If you haven't used a circular saw for straight cuts you just don't know
what you are missing.

Neither is a jigsaw for cutting a wavy wandering line, no matter what shape
that line is.

I of course use a circular saw for straight cuts where appropriate, but try
cutting the straight bits of a sink cutout in a worktop with a circular saw
....

Arfa

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:thyTn.35$sD7.11@hurricane...


I of course use a circular saw for straight cuts where appropriate, but
try cutting the straight bits of a sink cutout in a worktop with a
circular saw

I do.

"dennis@home" wrote in message
...


"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:thyTn.35$sD7.11@hurricane...


I of course use a circular saw for straight cuts where appropriate, but
try cutting the straight bits of a sink cutout in a worktop with a
circular saw

I do.

Well now, there's a surprise ...

Arfa

On 21 June, 07:59, "dennis@home"
wrote:

I of course use a circular saw for straight cuts where appropriate, but
try cutting the straight bits of a sink cutout in a worktop with a
circular saw

I do.

********, Dennis. No-one except a halfwit fits a second worktop sink
without first acquiring a jigsaw.

Which doesn't actually invalidate your claim.

On 21 June, 01:22, "Arfa Daily" wrote:

I of course use a circular saw for straight cuts where appropriate, but try
cutting the straight bits of a sink cutout in a worktop with a circular saw

Festo plunge saw will almost do it, but the price of that makes a good
jigsaw look cheap.

Come to think of it, there's not much price difference between my mid-
size circular saw (Makita 190mm) and my good jigsaw (Bosch 135).

Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...
--
Tony Sayer

I have to totally disagree with you, and I have seen mention of a
number of other people who would do so too. Unfortunately I can't
remember if my jigsaw is Lidl or Aldi, but it is a dream to use -
powerful, solid, accurate, etc, etc; might have been as much as
£19.99. It is a always a great experience to use and having suffered
the B & D blues and been totally put off using jigsaws, I now look
forward to finding reason to use it.

Rob

In article
..com, robgraham scribeth thus


Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...
--
Tony Sayer

I have to totally disagree with you, and I have seen mention of a
number of other people who would do so too. Unfortunately I can't
remember if my jigsaw is Lidl or Aldi, but it is a dream to use -
powerful, solid, accurate, etc, etc; might have been as much as
£19.99. It is a always a great experience to use and having suffered
the B & D blues and been totally put off using jigsaws, I now look
forward to finding reason to use it.

Rob


Lucky you then .. so what make is this?..
--
Tony Sayer

On 21 June, 10:06, tony sayer wrote:
In article
.com, robgraham scribeth thus







Now you could advise all 'n sundry hereon about buying good quality
tools and what so they do?, buy a cheapie from Lidl or Adil or whatever
the pile 'em high floghouse is called this week and they never get to
have a good experience like your now having)...
--
Tony Sayer

I have to totally disagree with you, and I have seen mention of a
number of other people who would do so too. *Unfortunately I can't
remember if my jigsaw is Lidl or Aldi, but it is a dream to use -
powerful, solid, accurate, etc, etc; might have been as much as
£19.99. *It is a always a great experience to use and having suffered
the B & D blues and been totally put off using jigsaws, I now look
forward to finding reason to use it.

Rob

Lucky you then .. so what make is this?..
--
Tony Sayer

Parkside, which means it's Aldis. For a start it 4kg against the B &
D (KS656) at 3kg, it's 700w against 450 and the whole frame is
cast.

Nice tool - trouble is that it's now a couple of years old and there's
no guarantee that Aldi's next offering will be the same. But that's
the gamble element of buying there, but the price is usually
sufficiently low that for the couple of perhaps not-so-good buys,
you'll get one excellent one.

I did a house rebuild with the tools of the '70's. How much easier it
would have been today and it would have been interesting whether
'professional' grade tools would have really been necessary.
Rob

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember robgraham
saying something like:

Parkside, which means it's Aldis.

No, the other one.

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane...

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a
shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me !

I got two cards and a box of chocs. Nice chocs, but even so...

Must've done something wrong somewhere...

Si

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:55:40 +0100, Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot
wrote:

I got two cards and a box of chocs. Nice chocs, but even so...

One card, hand drawn by No.1 Daughter. Also chocs, a chocolate tool
set; saw, hammer, spanner & screw driver.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:53:05 +0100, Dave Liquorice wrote:
a chocolate tool set;

But no bleedin' angle grinder or pressure washer!?

"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
o.uk...

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane...

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a
shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me !

I got two cards and a box of chocs. Nice chocs, but even so...

Must've done something wrong somewhere...

A card would do, still waiting, bloody kids.

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane...
A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I bought to
replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years. The new one
couldn't be made to cut a straight line in anything tougher than cardboard,
if your life depended on it. In the couple of years that I have had it, it
has caused me to bodge more jobs than I have in the rest of my entire
(quite long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw, and I
have hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of occasions that
I've had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about how rubbish my B&D
is in comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a
shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a result.
I even had cause to use it on today's job, and what a pleasure it is to
handle. It cut through the wood in a dead straight line - and I haven't
even tried out the laser guide on it yet - and was totally effortless to
control. Deep joy, as Stanley Unwin used to say. I know it's sad getting
worked up about a power tool, but I do so unashamedly. Bosch tools it is
for me, from now on :-)

What model?

"brass monkey" wrote in message
...

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
news:HRqTn.40229$OF3.7996@hurricane...
A while ago, I had a cry on here about how incredibly ****-poor the
performance was, of the expensive Black and Decker jigsaw that I bought to
replace my cheap as chips B&D that I had had for years. The new one
couldn't be made to cut a straight line in anything tougher than
cardboard, if your life depended on it. In the couple of years that I have
had it, it has caused me to bodge more jobs than I have in the rest of my
entire (quite long so far) life.

A few months back, my daughter bought her husband a Bosch jigsaw, and I
have hated him for owning it ever since ! On the couple of occasions that
I've had cause to use it, I have bleated loudly about how rubbish my B&D
is in comparison.

Well, today, it was apparently father's day. I had completely forgotten
this, so imagine my delight, when in came number one daughter, with a
shiny new Bosch jigsaw in her hand just for little old me ! What a
result. I even had cause to use it on today's job, and what a pleasure it
is to handle. It cut through the wood in a dead straight line - and I
haven't even tried out the laser guide on it yet - and was totally
effortless to control. Deep joy, as Stanley Unwin used to say. I know
it's sad getting worked up about a power tool, but I do so unashamedly.
Bosch tools it is for me, from now on :-)

What model?



PST 800 X-CL

Arfa