A jig saw is the best tool to make intricate cuts that aren’t straight lines, and it’s hard to beat for cutting holes out of the middle of a sheet of something, like a spot for a sink to sit in a countertop. Other power tools can’t do what a jig saw does, and that specificity makes it worth having one in your collection, particularly when you can get a great jig saw with a big discount.
The Milwaukee Fuel Cordless Barrel Grip Jig Saw is on sale for $168 at Walmart, 40% off its normal $281 price tag. This price is good on the bare tool only, but it works with all other Milwaukee M18 batteries or you can get one starting at around $40.
Jig saws come with either a D-grip, a handle at the top of the tool that affords access to a trigger, or a barrel grip, a handle that’s more of an extension of the body of the tool itself. This particular model has a barrel grip that addresses some of the weaknesses of the silhouette with an easily accessible speed and power control and a secondary grip on top of the tool itself. It has a powerful brushless motor that can produce higher blade speeds than corded jig saws, up to 3,500 strokes per minute for clean, crisp cutting. Rounding things out are a tool-free blade change system, a bevel with four detents, and an LED light and blower to keep the cut line visible.
One shopper called this a “powerful jig saw that I use all the time” and added that they “would buy again” if they had to do it over again.
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- Milwaukee M18 Fuel Cordless D-Handle Jig Saw, $168 (was $229) at Walmart
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The Milwaukee Fuel Cordless Barrel Grip Jig Saw is a great tool and a great deal at just $168. If your upcoming task list involves the kind of cutting only a good jig saw can do well, do yourself a favor and grab this one while it’s still on sale.
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Cameron LeBlanc
Commerce Writer, Autoblog