Customer Reviews

Black & Decker JS700K 5.5 Amp Top Handle Jigsaw

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

I got this saw about a month ago and for the most part it seems to be built well and it works very well. The main gripe that I have is when I was cutting some light board the blade would jump off its position to the left of the slots it is supposed to sit in and actually bend it. I adjusted the slot and ended up bending 3 bosch t shank blades. For whatever reason the blade would just cut to the left and ruin my cut even if I went slow. After screwing with it some more it just started cutting fine, and I was using the right blades for the job. As long as it keeps cutting like it is now I give it 4 stars, oh and the case is hard to close unless the cord is perfectly wrapped.

...what I got was a saw that exceeds all my expectations. It is powerful, easy to use, cuts through everything I throw at it, and comes with an assortment of blades and a nice carrying case. I don't like how the plastic clasps on the case fall off when open, but I can live with it. I do wish it had a blower on it to clear the dust from the cut so I can see the line.

I got this for my dad for Christmas when his jigsaw burned up. This is a great product for the money. I was surprised at how big/heavy duty it is. It's in a nice carrying case. It feels solid. They had a special at Christmas, making it less than 50 bucks. But it really does seem to be worth more than that.

Felt this was the best tool for the price and thus far I am not disappointed.

I've not use extensivly yet, but it seems to be a very good product.