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I’ve been eyeing this saw for awhile now. Anyone got any first hand experience with it? Likes or dislikes? I found it about $20 cheaper than normal so I’m thinking now might be the time to go for it.
I have never used any of Milwaukee’s corded jig saws. Their cordless ones are awesome. Both the M12 and M18. I like the Barrell grip design and looks like you would have really good control.
I can’t comment on the Milwaukee but I will tell you the Bosch 1591EVSK is one of the sweetest jigsaws I’ve ever seen.
I was eyeing the Makita model as well, but there’s nothing that sets it apart from the Milwaukee to enough of a point to make me go Makita. It does have an LED light while the Milwaukee doesn’t, but the Milwaukee has more orbital settings and While they both run about $175 I found the Milwaukee on sale for $150. I looked at the Ridgid version but I wasn’t crazy about how it felt in my hand and at 3 amps it seems a little underpowered for a corded saw.
If you end up picking up one of those, let me know what you think. I want to get one.
Will do. The old lady asked what I wanted for fathers day. I showed her the saw and emailed her a link to it at toolbarn.com so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Nice. That reminds me. I have to figure out what I want.