I bought mine on an almost whim a month ago and have yet to use it. Was a toss up between this and a circular saw which I still aim to purchase. The bevel movement on my Jigsaw was so loose it could easily be moved by hand *without* moving the Bevel Locking Lever forward. It appears part of the problem to be a very loose allen bolt/screw under the bottom plate (the foot?) which allowed the bevel mechanism to move back and forward so it wouldn't engage with the Bevel Locking Lever. A poor bit of part fitment with one of the bevel guide being slots too wide for the keyed locking part too narrow that allowed the mechanism to move too freely. I checked the rotating lever that allowed you to change the cutting angle and that too appears to have an issue because I noticed your jigsaw's blade made a very noticeable angle change when the settings were changed. When I move to the *EXACT* setting the blade moves forward slightly and moving to the next setting straightens the blade and the next two setting nothing happens. Might need a trip back to Bunnings because if I start unscrewing things that could _Null & Void_ the *5 Year Warranty.* Yeah, I like that warranty. Shame their batteries are so damn expensive especially the higher capacity ones. *Thank You* for this video. 👍 I had noticed the bevel issue I had on the jigsaw when I purchased it but I didn't notice the cutting angle not appearing to be working as intended. If I remember I'll post back after the trip to Bunnings and let you know what a twat I am for missing something with that cutting angle setting. 🤦♂
Hey Joseph, yer i'd be keen to hear how your trip to bunnings went. My blade did not have that issue and thats a good call re pulling it apart voiding the warranty in my opinion.
I bought mine on an almost whim a month ago and have yet to use it. Was a toss up between this and a circular saw which I still aim to purchase. The bevel movement on my Jigsaw was so loose it could easily be moved by hand *without* moving the Bevel Locking Lever forward. It appears part of the problem to be a very loose allen bolt/screw under the bottom plate (the foot?) which allowed the bevel mechanism to move back and forward so it wouldn't engage with the Bevel Locking Lever. A poor bit of part fitment with one of the bevel guide being slots too wide for the keyed locking part too narrow that allowed the mechanism to move too freely.
I checked the rotating lever that allowed you to change the cutting angle and that too appears to have an issue because I noticed your jigsaw's blade made a very noticeable angle change when the settings were changed. When I move to the *EXACT* setting the blade moves forward slightly and moving to the next setting straightens the blade and the next two setting nothing happens. Might need a trip back to Bunnings because if I start unscrewing things that could _Null & Void_ the *5 Year Warranty.* Yeah, I like that warranty. Shame their batteries are so damn expensive especially the higher capacity ones.
*Thank You* for this video. 👍 I had noticed the bevel issue I had on the jigsaw when I purchased it but I didn't notice the cutting angle not appearing to be working as intended. If I remember I'll post back after the trip to Bunnings and let you know what a twat I am for missing something with that cutting angle setting. 🤦♂
Hey Joseph, yer i'd be keen to hear how your trip to bunnings went. My blade did not have that issue and thats a good call re pulling it apart voiding the warranty in my opinion.