01-16-2008, 02:49 AM
I am a great fan of DeWalt and have a shop full of 18 volt hand tools, sliding miter saw, planer, and scroll saw. The one tool that I have that is not DeWalt is my Bosch jig saw. Daughter (41 years old and quite a wood worker) swears by DeWalt and bought a DeWalt jigsaw. What a disaster! We had great difficulty getting the saw blades gripped so they didn't fall out. I bought a Bosch that had basically the same blade grip mechanism with the twisting knob on the top and have had no problems. You might test before buying.