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I recently attempted to cut out a countertop for a kitchen sink, where the countertop was 1" thick butcher block. My 5 amp Skil jigsaw was virtually useless. It just vibrated and shook, and cut about an inch every ten minutes.
I ended up using a circular saw for the straight cuts and somehow got the jigsaw to do the rounded corners.
I've since returned the Skil Jigsaw and I'm considering buying the Bosch 6.4 amp. I'm sure it will be a much better saw, but does anyone know whether it could do the entire cutout in thick hardwood like the 1" butcher block? For round cutouts, e.g., lavatory sinks, you can't use a circular saw.
By the way, I have a rotozip with a jigsaw handle attachment, and that was even more useless then the Skil Jigsaw.
I ended up using a circular saw for the straight cuts and somehow got the jigsaw to do the rounded corners.
I've since returned the Skil Jigsaw and I'm considering buying the Bosch 6.4 amp. I'm sure it will be a much better saw, but does anyone know whether it could do the entire cutout in thick hardwood like the 1" butcher block? For round cutouts, e.g., lavatory sinks, you can't use a circular saw.
By the way, I have a rotozip with a jigsaw handle attachment, and that was even more useless then the Skil Jigsaw.