Bosch jigsaw

Re: Bosch jigsaw

Brian Philipp

>Waste of money in my opinion. A hand tool is hard enough to guide smoothly along a cut line without extra weight to throw you off. I'v had my old bosch for 6 years, don't try to fix what ain't broke. A jigsaw does'nt make that much dust anyway.

Brian

Re: Bosch jigsaw

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi John,

Congrats on the Bosch Jig Saw! I have an older model and love it. Actually, I have a couple of Bosch tools and really like them all.

I've not used the dust extraction tube so don't know how well it works, but the jigsaw doesn't seem to create that much dust anyway. You could always give it a go for a bit without the collector and if you decide it was too much dust, you could add the collector port later. Also, I think having a tube hooked to the jigsaw could be a little cumbersome as you try to move it around for curves?

Anway, just my $.02.

Enjoy your new saw, you should get years of fun out of it!

Mike

Another Spring Day(?) in Apex, NC!!!

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Ted Wong

>I prefer the older model. The big one is a bit bulkier and heavier and harder to control. I don't think it leaves a better cut either.

Re: Bosch jigsaw

Ron Hildreth, Alta, Iowa

>Good morning, John,

My Bosch came with the dustport tube, and for sh*ts & giggles, I tried it out the first time I used the saw. Giggle I did--found out it's a joke. First off, I feel it's too small, and secondly, it kept falling off anyway as the clips that hold it in place are too small. It was a PITA to reduce my 4" hose down to the size needed to hook to the dustport, so ended up throwing it in a drawer that houses all of the attachments to other tools I own that are also jokes! Someday I'll have to build a deeper drawer!!!

I love the saw itself, and as posted by others, a high quality saw. Jigsaws just don't make that much dust, at least not for the little use I give it!

Ron in Iowa

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Marym

>I dont have the Bosch, but I do have a Festool with the dust port. I found that most of the time I dont use it, one because it takes the extra time to hook it up to the shop vac, and two because for it to be effective, you have to have the clear lexan shield mounted in front of the blade. When using the shield which creates a greater vacuum, some of the very fine dust clings to the shield and reduces visability.

I will say the time that I like using the vac on the saw is when I am cutting something where the dust is really obscuring the cut line and making it hard to follow. By attaching the vac, it takes enough of the dust away to help see the cut line better.

Good luck!

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Lowell Kinzer

>I've found the dust extraction kit for the 1590 to be quite effective when cutting MDF. The three pieces (suction nozzle, dust hood and vacuum adapter) in the kit are each made of plastic and only weigh a couple of ounces or so. I've used the saw often with the just the suction nozzle attached, no vacuum, without it getting in the way or falling off. The dust hood and vacuum adapter go easily enough whenever I do want active dust collection.

When the dust hood is installed, it can sometimes be difficult, even impossible, to see where the moving blade is in relation to a scribed line. That can be a problem when not using a guide.

Overall, I'm happy I bought it. I think I paid about $16 a dust extraction kit about three years ago.

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JohninRI

>Thanks for the input guys. I think I will wait. My shop is closed for the winter, but I received a gift certificate for HD and it seemed the perfect purchase. I really appreciate the input.

John