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| Posted in General Discussion on January 11, 2002 06:16am

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Santa got me a new jig saw…..the barrel grip Bosch……and now for the review….haven’t used it yet….but it looks real cool sitting with the case open on the coffee table.
Hope this helps, Jeff

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  1. Daryl(Newf)_Ferguson | Dec 30, 2001 12:49am | #1

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    ...Did you try to carve the turkey with it???...

    ...Peace...

    ...Newf...

    1. Cloud_Hidden | Dec 30, 2001 12:59am | #2

      *I've already used my bandsaw to slice a frozen loaf of bread. (shhh, don't tell DW)

      1. The_Tennis_Court_Builder_...on_t | Dec 30, 2001 01:01am | #3

        *I wanted to cut some frozen lasagna in half with a power tool, just last night in fact....Got caught....and overuled!near the stream,.

        1. Rich_Beckman | Dec 30, 2001 01:31am | #4

          *> it looks real cool sitting with the case open on the coffee tableWhat else do you need from a tool?Rich Beckman

          1. Gunner_1750 | Dec 30, 2001 02:07am | #5

            *My boss bought me one for work. Regular handled version though. I love it, it's by far the most thought out and smooth jigsaw I've ever used.

          2. Daryl(Newf)_Ferguson | Dec 30, 2001 02:17am | #6

            *...Is a tool review in the tav' as good as on the main board or what?............n...

          3. RonTeti | Dec 30, 2001 04:13am | #7

            *Hey Jeff try it carving on a ham. the bones on the turkey might need a special fine tooth blade :)

          4. doug_hubbard | Dec 30, 2001 04:23am | #8

            *yer gonna love it Jeff. Only kind of jigsaw to own.I got a new laser- can't wait to level something...

          5. Joe_Hennessey | Dec 30, 2001 09:16am | #9

            *Jeff,I got one last year. Nice tool, wish it was 1/4" smaller around the barrel. I'm pretty sure my hand is done growing. Doug, I got a new laser, I'm wanting to slice something with it like Luke Skywalker maybe. Joe H

          6. Tim_Thompson | Dec 30, 2001 10:49am | #10

            *Ron, ya don't use a jig saw on ham, that's what the sawzall is for. Use jig saws on summer sausage.

          7. Greg_Brown | Dec 30, 2001 07:31pm | #11

            *down cutter blade??

          8. RonTeti | Dec 30, 2001 08:22pm | #12

            *Thanks Tim,Yea im pretty new at this stuff but I know you need the right tool for the right job.

          9. phil_eves | Dec 30, 2001 08:30pm | #13

            *...yeah, sure, but you use the router on the ham to get the spiral groove thang goin'...

          10. Cloud_Hidden | Dec 31, 2001 01:00am | #14

            *>you use the router on the ham to get the spiral groove thang goin'... lathe, phil. doh.

          11. Lisa_Long | Dec 31, 2001 04:07am | #15

            *Eye protection a must. Nothing like fat splat to the iris to wreck your day.

          12. Stephen_Hazlett | Dec 31, 2001 03:51pm | #16

            *Was at a party Sat. evening and the host proudly informed me that he had cut the ham in half with a saws-all.

          13. Mr.T | Dec 31, 2001 05:01pm | #17

            *Best use for a jigsaw definitely is making festive santa- shaped slices of Pizza.T

          14. Rich_Beckman | Dec 31, 2001 05:03pm | #18

            *Maybe this idea of tools to cut the ham isn't so far off base. We enjoyed a wonderful ham dinner Saturday evening, only to wake up Sunday to a newspaper story about a ham recall (yes, the brand we ate!). A disgruntled worker had stuck nails into a bunch of hams.Rich Beckman

          15. Tim_Thompson | Jan 01, 2002 01:02pm | #19

            *Don't forget that one of those paint mixers in your cordless drill is perfect for beating eggs or mixing pancake batter and a flexible 6" taping knife will do for flipping burgers and such.

          16. RonTeti | Jan 01, 2002 07:36pm | #20

            *My new dremel worked great for mixing the mashed potatoes yesterday.

          17. phil_eves | Jan 02, 2002 12:35am | #21

            *I laminated an English trifle for Christmas dinner....does that count? (lots of custard adhesive with just the right amount of squeeze-out...)

          18. Don_Papenburg | Jan 02, 2002 06:59am | #22

            *Got an oster blender for mixing old paint.

          19. Mike_Smith | Jan 02, 2002 07:12am | #23

            *phil, i delaminated about 3 pounds of english trifle this season.. does that count ?

          20. blue_eyed_devil_ | Jan 02, 2002 07:54am | #24

            *I got a new chain saw and whacked the ham in half. I kept going and whacked the table in half too.Just kidding.bluePS When I was a little kid, I always told "tall tales". My older brothers and sisters would all chime in "....THERE GOES HIS STORIES AGAIN!"

          21. diddidit_ | Jan 02, 2002 07:15pm | #25

            *I got an electric pizza cutter.I am not kidding. Works kind of like a jigsaw, except the blade is a pizza wheel.Hmmmmm.did

          22. Boss_Hog | Jan 03, 2002 10:21pm | #26

            *Never seen one of those. Any chance of getting a picture ???

          23. Don_Reinhard | Jan 09, 2002 06:39am | #27

            *Thanksgiving dinner. Going down the line of food dishes and come to the mashed potatoes. Serving utensil was my putty knife. Wife ran out of conventional cutlery. Made me harken back to thread someone posted last fall about putty knife being favorite tool - used for mashing grungy spiders.Don

          24. Rich_Watkins | Jan 09, 2002 02:10pm | #28

            *Luv this story: A while back we sent one of the guys to a local deli and told him to get a big hoagie for us to share (4 guys). He came back an hour later with a hogie sticking out the window of the truck. Seems the lady at the deli thought 'big' meant the 'party' size... 6 feet long. I cut it into manageble pieces with a sawzall. Gotta have the right tool for the job.

          25. Jeff_J._Buck | Jan 10, 2002 04:33am | #29

            *I almost forgot........got it dirty on Mon.......cuts as good as it looks.......now....back to more important matters........Jeff

          26. splintergroupie_ | Jan 10, 2002 05:17am | #30

            *I got 312 pounds of drill press from Santa, some assembly required...Any of you guys drink beer?

          27. Jeff_J._Buck | Jan 11, 2002 06:16am | #31

            *someone say BEER?????........Hello!!!!!.........Hey.........Over Here...........Jeff.....soon to be drinking Big Cal's Beer......thanks to the stinkin' Cleve Brownies.......Jeff

  2. Jeff_J._Buck | Jan 11, 2002 06:16am | #32

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    Santa got me a new jig saw.....the barrel grip Bosch......and now for the review....haven't used it yet....but it looks real cool sitting with the case open on the coffee table.
    Hope this helps, Jeff

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