Black & Decker KS633 Jigsaw

As power jigsaws go the Black & Decker KS633 sits in the middle of the range. The only thing it lacks compared to the more expensive ones is a rheostat style speed adjustment system and frankly I've never missed mine not having that extra. The saw does have variable speed and is very easy to use and comes with a selection of blades for cutting different materials. Changing the blades is a lot easier now that Black & Decker have a new system and you do not even need a screwdriver to change blades. This is probably just as well as the blades never seem to last very long though that could be my cutting technique. The cutting edges are reasonably fine for ...  Read the complete review

After years of despairing against my parents desire to buy me a jigsaw for every Christmas and birthday present since I was 5 years old, I had finally managed to convince them that it wasn't really my scene to rearrange those pointless 60's panoramas or watercolour sea battles. Recently however, we have been doing a lot of work on our house for the first time in years, and as I was struggling with some of the work, I decided that instead of asking for the latest game, or CD, I would be immensely practical, and ask for a jigsaw. I expected the 'jokes' about how many pieces I felt I could cope with, and wasn't disappointed. The model I ...  Read the complete review