Customer Reviews

Black & Decker JS350K Electric Variable Speed Scrolling Jigsaw with Quick Clamp and Carrying Case

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I have one of these saws. The shoe will not stay square to the blade. I took it apart to see if I could fix it, but the metal piece that the shoe connects is just mount in a slot formed in each side of the shells. This is a bad saw. I've had other saws that I paid less money for that performed better.

I bought this saw because I thought the price was right, and I thought I wouldn't need a high-end saw for the light work I would be doing. First off, the saw vibrates enough to loosen your teeth. For the life of me, I cannot keep this thing cutting in a straight line. The quick-clamp is pretty nice, and so is the scrolling feature for tight turns (unfortunately, you need it for straight line cuts too). The line of sight is not bad, either. Overall, a below average jig-saw.

A neighbor of mine has a Bosch Barrel-Grip he swears by, so I'll check one of those out. Pass this one up.

Even given the price this saw did not measure up. Trouble with straight lines, the pop up for scrollong was difficult to use on the fly and sometimes just did not work. All in all, a very poor quality saw.

That famous blade locking feature does not hold up the even the slightest vibrations. I almost damaged a counter top trying to cut a straight line, the blade came undone at every speed over the number "1" setting, which is the slowest, seven MAX being the highest. Get the manual locking models.

I picked up this jigsaw because of the relatively low price and because my father has a B&D jigsaw that has never given him any problems. I also liked the quick clamp blade system.

For light work around my house the saw does an adequate job. However, as soon as I cut anything tougher than 3/4 inch particle board I notice the blade wandering. At first, I thought I was feeding the saw too fast but even when creeping through the material (pine 1x6 as well as a 1 3/8 inch solid core door) the blade still wanders.

Additionally, the dust blower/extractor doesn't work very well.

Finally, this little saw really gives you a workout from all of the vibration that it produces.

If you only need a light duty jigsaw and don't want to spend a bunch of money, this saw will work for you. If you will be cutting tougher stock, I would recommend spending the extra money and going with a higher end saw (personally, I have my eye on the new Bosch jigsaw, as 6.4 amps should cut through anything).

After buying this Black & Decker jig saw, I would never buy another B&D tool. I saw a jig saw from Skil for $5 less, but it didn't have all the features this one did, so I went for the B&D. The skid plate is held on by 2 screws, and very poorly.... I couldn't get it tight enough to not bevel the board I was cutting. The knob for turning the blade popped apart the first time I went to try it, had to go searching for the spring. Absolutely no quality engineered into this tool. I returned it after trying to use it for about a week and purchased the much better made Skil.

Just bought this saw today to help round some plyboard edges. By the 4th corner I had it perfected...but the saw still shook a lot. I had it cranked on 6 so maybe that's why (I like the variable speed feature). Quick blade insertion mechanism was fantastic and I did not have the blade pop out even once. I tried to use the included tool to cut some straight 1 inch cuts but I couldn't keep the screw tight enough to maintain the 1 inch margin... B&D, good idea but you need some other way to secure this (even torque with a wrench didn't help). I didn't attempt using it for the circular cuts, just used a compass instead which did the job.
Nicely removes dust as you saw, although my vacuum cleaner didn't fit onto the contraption that blows the dust out the back (good idea though). I'm happy with the saw and the soft-cover case for the price I paid.