Monday, October 17, 2011 Skil 4580-04 5 Amp Orbital/Scrolling Jig Saw with Site Light Review

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(More customer reviews)Got this saw for xmas. I have a 25 year old craftsman...single speed...got the old screw holds the blade in type mechinism. It's loud and vibrates like crazy....ya know..typical old jigsaw.
But its ten times the saw this thing is...Can't cut a straight line even with a guide...and forget following a curved line..ya can't control the %^@#*& thing. It wanders all over the place. The blade only falls out some of the time (trying hard to say something nice). Anyway not pleased at all with this skil jigsaw.
Had my granddaughter return it and get her money back. Told her to look at my wish list and pick something else out. Can't recommend this tool to anyone.
UPDATE...HD keeps losing points all the time. When my granddaughter tried to return this saw, they told her they could could not do a refund, that she could only exchange it for another one, as it was a sale item. She told them she didn't want another as I had told her it was junk...they then told her they couldn't help her and left her standing there holding the box. She called me and I met her at the store and attempted to get the situation resolved. The young "gentleman" from the tool crib suggested that I didn't understand how to properly use the tool and didn't follow the instructions in the manual, and had "probably" damaged the tool, so they were not obligated to issue a refund on the tool. He would exchange it for another just like it, however. We left the store (with the original saw), my granddaughter almost in tears, completely unsatisfied.
I've said this before....HD has seen the last of my money and now they have lost another customer. The saw will go under my workbench and probably never see the light of day again.

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