Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: Task Force Variable Speed Jigsaw http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sylvia http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-130649 Sylvia Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:31:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-130649 I bought this product and I love it. Easy to handle, grips firm and it has power. 61 grandma and I have little strength and this jigsaw worked great. Love how easy it was to change the blades. I bought this product and I love it. Easy to handle, grips firm and it has power. 61 grandma and I have little strength and this jigsaw worked great. Love how easy it was to change the blades.

]]> By: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-81269 Teacher Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:48:29 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-81269 I wore out a cheapo B&D jig saw in about a year. I replaced it with a Bosch 1590 and it's some of the best tool money I ever spent. Difference is night and day. I wore out a cheapo B&D jig saw in about a year. I replaced it with a Bosch 1590 and it’s some of the best tool money I ever spent. Difference is night and day.

]]> By: Michael http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-34634 Michael Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:39:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-34634 I own this jigsaw and I have owned other "cheap" jigsaws. I will say that you get what you pay for... however, that said, this is one of the best jigsaws that I have used. It definatley contends with models of higher price and is plenty strong for weekend hobbies. I wouldn't try to use it in a long term professional setting, but if all you want to do is cut some lines in some stock on the weekends... I would definatley spend the $20 bucks on this saw and spend the money you saved on some decent lumber! I own this jigsaw and I have owned other “cheap” jigsaws. I will say that you get what you pay for… however, that said, this is one of the best jigsaws that I have used. It definatley contends with models of higher price and is plenty strong for weekend hobbies. I wouldn’t try to use it in a long term professional setting, but if all you want to do is cut some lines in some stock on the weekends… I would definatley spend the $20 bucks on this saw and spend the money you saved on some decent lumber!

]]> By: Paul http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-19141 Paul Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:47:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-19141 What I notice in cheap jigsaws is that they vibrate a lot. A really good jigsaw like the Bosch is so smooth you can stay on your cut line and don't feel like you got your hand on some sort of a vibrating exersize machine or something. What you pay for in an expensive jigsaw is that smooth action I guess. Power is useless if you cannot control it. So if this thing runs smoothly, it is a good deal at any price. What I notice in cheap jigsaws is that they vibrate a lot. A really good jigsaw like the Bosch is so smooth you can stay on your cut line and don’t feel like you got your hand on some sort of a vibrating exersize machine or something. What you pay for in an expensive jigsaw is that smooth action I guess. Power is useless if you cannot control it. So if this thing runs smoothly, it is a good deal at any price.

]]> By: Cyberkender http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18667 Cyberkender Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:52:40 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18667 $20 is cheap, but I still think I'd save my money. I was using a borrowed Black and Decker jigsaw, one that's about $50, and it was pretty weak. I was trying to make straight cuts through some 3/4" plywood, and the blades kept bending sideways. Nothing seemed to be actually wrong with the jigsaw, but the experience just reinforced my feeling that one should buy quality tools, even if the price is rather high, when one can afford them. (Bosch is on my list too. :) $20 is cheap, but I still think I’d save my money. I was using a borrowed Black and Decker jigsaw, one that’s about $50, and it was pretty weak. I was trying to make straight cuts through some 3/4″ plywood, and the blades kept bending sideways. Nothing seemed to be actually wrong with the jigsaw, but the experience just reinforced my feeling that one should buy quality tools, even if the price is rather high, when one can afford them. (Bosch is on my list too. :)

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18459 nrChris Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:10:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18459 I went for a cheapo starter jig. Not a good use of money, and mine wasn't that cheap. The slop in blade action made for some very interesting interpretations of the cuts that I'd intended to make. You live and you learn. I went for a cheapo starter jig. Not a good use of money, and mine wasn’t that cheap. The slop in blade action made for some very interesting interpretations of the cuts that I’d intended to make. You live and you learn.

]]> By: James http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18454 James Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:56:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/03/cheap-ass-tools-task-force-variable-speed-jigsaw/#comment-18454 I have a $20 Skil jigsaw. It really sucks and I should have saved my money. One time I got so frustrated with the bits slipping out, I finished a job with my trusty reciprocating saw. According to what I've read on the subject of jigsaws, the barrel-grip ones are the best, but they're not so popular in North America. I'm waiting for someone to release a decent cheap barrel-grip jigsaw since I can't justify the $180 for the Bosch model. (Are you listening Canadian Tire?) I have a $20 Skil jigsaw. It really sucks and I should have saved my money. One time I got so frustrated with the bits slipping out, I finished a job with my trusty reciprocating saw.

According to what I’ve read on the subject of jigsaws, the barrel-grip ones are the best, but they’re not so popular in North America. I’m waiting for someone to release a decent cheap barrel-grip jigsaw since I can’t justify the $180 for the Bosch model. (Are you listening Canadian Tire?)

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