Originally Posted by
Travis Gauger
That's funny, cause I'm on SMC almost everyday and often throughout the day. Even searched for jigsaw and jig saw to no avail. I wonder why it didn't pop up for me. Any way, great advice. Looks to be the Basch with blade gaurd as the one to get.
The search failure is not your fault Travis. vBulletin should just remove their search engine, it is that poor. Use the Google search option on the forum.
Now to your question . . . save yourself the struggle of decision making and opinion rendering to find that holy grail. Get a Bosch 1590VS or 1591VS depending on whether you like barrel or top grip and be happy forever. Do not get an 'almost 159X' get the real thing. The blade guide mechanism makes all the difference in your cuts in thick material.
I have a barrel and prefer it, my dad prefers a top handle. The only decision you are left with is which you prefer. Except for a stronger chip blower, I cannot think of anything more you could want out of a jigsaw that the Bosch does not provide.
JMHO of course ;-)
Last edited by glenn bradley; 02-28-2008 at 10:54 AM.
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