HiKOKI stikksag 720W CJ110MV UTZ

Have had this Hitachi jig saw for a few years now and it is still a great tool. Very glad I bought it and of course it was a good price from Amazon.

Horrible POS. Mine quit working after about 30 minutes of use. Don't buy this, buy a better brand

Cuts smooth & fast without being too bulky. Good line of sight illuminated with LED light. Gentle stream of air generated by cut to keep the debris from inhibiting your view of the work-piece. Feels well-built. Have used mostly on pressure-treated 3/4" plywood. Have not used a Bosch, which I have read from multiple sources are the "Gold Standard" of jig saws, but I can't think of anything this one doesn't do except that it does not have a base plate that retracts to being flush with the teeth of the blade as you near the end of a cut like I think one of the Makita models does.

After 5 years of sporadic use it is still working ok. The blade mounting system is terrible however. It is difficult changing or mounting blades. If you open the clamping mechanism too far you must disassemble the mechanism and remount it. Very frustrating. I would never buy again.

Had it for about three years with very little use, then one project later entire lower housing broke off and then the blade changer fell off. POS. For this money buy a dewalt and still save money and time. They will repair it but at an inconvenience.