Metabo Jigsaw - $88 Shipped at Amazon

[buckeye95]

All,

Do not have this jigsaw, but do hear good things about the Metabo brand.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=228013

Anyone having any experience with this model can chime in with details.

Pete

[mikel]

I have always enjoyed Metabo tools... hard to find but great quality...

well balanced and rugged.

...mikel

[cbrown]

Some of the Amazon reviews mention that the Metabo jigsaw is physically identical with a model sold by Rigid.

And is it my imagination, or does the Metabo planer look to be identical with the (discontinued) Ryobi AP1300?

http://www.metabousa.com/metabo/halb...200033042.html

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Christopher

[Chadwick]

That's pretty good price. Have heard that the Rigid is indeed made by Metabo. Just for the sake of the lifetime waranty, if I were looking to buy one, the Rigid would get strong consideration. It would be close to the same price, if one had a HD 10% off coupon. Picked up the top end Bosch last year for a good price, so I don't need one. But I have seen a couple of great deals on jigsaws in the last couple of monthes, which have made me wish that I needed one ;-) Have been very pleased with the Bosch though.

Chadwick

[burrellski]

Some of the Amazon reviews mention that the Metabo jigsaw is physically identical with a model sold by Rigid.

And is it my imagination, or does the Metabo planer look to be identical with the (discontinued) Ryobi AP1300?

http://www.metabousa.com/metabo/halb...200033042.html

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Christopher

The only difference I can see between the AP1300 and the Metabo is the power switch and the color.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

Just for the sake of the lifetime waranty, if I were looking to buy one, the Rigid would get strong consideration.

Chadwick

But then you wouldn't have a Metabo in your shop now would you? LOL

Metabo does make the Ridgid saw. This has been confirmed before with parts, etc.

[cbrown]

According to the Metabo USA website, registering your tool there extends the warranty to 3 years:
http://www.metabousa.com/XXL_R__warranty.8810.0.html

Since the nearest Metabo service center turns out to be (surprise!) within walking distance of my house, and I need to replace or supplement a 1960's vintage Porter-Cable jigsaw (still working, though the bayonet-style blades are getting hard to find, and the off-on toggle switch leaves something to be desired in safety), I have pulled the trigger on this one.

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Christopher

[Chadwick]

But then you wouldn't have a Metabo in your shop now would you? LOL

Metabo does make the Ridgid saw. This has been confirmed before with parts, etc.

That's true Jeffrey ;-)

Chadwick

[JBD]

Just for the sake of the lifetime waranty, if I were looking to buy one, the Rigid would get strong consideration.

Chadwick

I would agree also, but it doesnt seem that Ridgid is offering a lifetime warranty on this.
In the R3120 pdf and on the HD site it says 3 yr warranty.

Also, the Ridgid model #s recently changed from
R3120 & R3121 to
637521 & 732065
But they both have the same SKU #.
So, is one made by Metabo and the other a knockoff made (where)???

Jon

[BigguyZ]

How would this saw compare to a Bosch 1590? I've seen the 1590 refurbished for about $20 more. I'm getting a BS this weekend, but I figure a better jigsaw then I have now will help to more home improvement type projects. Or where I can't take the BS with me...

[Jeffrey Schronce]

How would this saw compare to a Bosch 1590? I've seen the 1590 refurbished for about $20 more. I'm getting a BS this weekend, but I figure a better jigsaw then I have now will help to more home improvement type projects. Or where I can't take the BS with me...

1590 refurb for $100 is a KILLER deal (sure its not 1587?). Jump on it. The only problem the 1587 ever had was blade changing and that was fixed in the 1590. There are a couple of threads on other sites advising the advantages of the 1590 over the rest of the group. True variable speed based upon trigger pressure versus 4 or 5 pre-set "variable" speeds is one of them.
I would clearly get the Bosch. I love the Bosch in an admittedly un-natural way, but hey thats legal in my state!