Welp... sold off enough game parts that I wasn't going to build in the next five years and decided I'd redirect it into tools.
See, when we moved from our house in Indiana, out to an apt in Los Angeles, I didn't need a lot of tools. Sold off the tried and true Black and Decker saws. Not bad for decent around the house stuff.
But when we moved from LA back to Indiana, I knew I'd need some of the basics again. Headed to Menards (Big Box Hardware and Lumber store in the midwest USA) and bought the cheapo set (aka Tool Shop brand).
BIG MISTAKE
That brand is crap. Both the jig saw and the circular saw drift horribly as they cut. When you make B&D look like pro quallity tools, you know they're crapity crap-crap.
So, after selling off some game-stuff, I got a Bosch Jigsaw at Menards. Hot Digity Darn. Pro quality stuff!
Opened the box... and realized someone in the warehouse had put the big shipping lable over the arse end of the saw on the photo front of the box.
View attachment 168582My decent deal on a quality saw was about to cost me more. This one was cordless, and was saw only. Crap. How much is a charger and battery? $132 AFTER rebate????
Dug the receipt out of the trash, took it back. Dude at the return desk was nice. "
Yep... get that a lot. People don't realize we have cordless in one aisle, and corded in the next aisle over..."
Got the one I went after yesterday, but was one aisle off kilter. Should have figured it out... but my brain wasn't working that well. Now I have this one.
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Going to make some pretty curved cuts tonight when the wife is out for her walk and I can make noise.