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Black & Decker JS700K 5.5-Amp Top Handle Jig Saw | List Price: $121.65
Discount Price: $72.00
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Brand: Black & Decker
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Jig saw with the AccuCut patented blade support system which supports the cutting mechanism in orbital, straight and scrolling cutting modes
- Scrolling and orbital jig saw in 1 tool: allows for intricate cuts as well as fast aggressive cuts
- Exclusive Quick Clamp tool free blade change provides easy, tool free blade changes
- Accepts U and T shank blades for use with your preferred blade
- Electronic variable speed provides added control and cutting versatility in wood, metal and plastic
Pretty good tool for the price. [Posted on 2006-12-04]
All in all this a very good saw. The orbital cutting action with the variable speed is a big improvement over my old straight cutting jig saw. I got this tool about six months ago and it has performed wonderfully for me. I'm always suspicious of combination tools as most of them have serious problems and many of them do nothing well, having succumbed to the "jack of all trades, master of none" fate. This one seems to have avoided that fate by being designed primarally as a jig saw and a scroll saw secondly. After a few uses I could tell that the scroll saw aspect is a nice add on but not it's forte. The only serious problem with it that the scrolling is very easy to break even when running on the slower speeds. This is due to the fact that the user has to turn the blade using the knob on top, unlike a fixed base scroll saw where the work is turned. In short, don't sneeze. With practice you can minimize the number of snapped blades. If you do scroll work occasionally it works fine. But if large amounts of scroll work is what you are about I'd say get a real scroll saw. The only other thing is that the dust collector tube is basically worthless because any vac hose hooked to it will get in your way and pull the little plastic attachement loose from the saw. Toss the tube and use the orbital setting for cutting and you'll have no problem seeing your guide line.
B&D Saw [Posted on 2007-01-03]
I've not use extensivly yet, but it seems to be a very good product.
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