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Title: only as strong as it's weakest part
Review: I really like this jigsaw on most counts, but am now ordering my third base for the beast. Yes, I'm a professional woodworker. The standard issue base is thin cast aluminum with a plastic insert for surface protection, but it's not strong enough to resist gradual bending at the front corners under heavy working load. If you try to straighten them to avoid the rocking-horse effect, they snap off very easily. Maybe there's an all steel base available, if so go for that, the stock aluminum one costs $70 each time, so my saw now costs double the sticker price in only two years.
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