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It was payday today. I decided to treat myself to a major jig saw upgrade to purchased a Bosch 572 Barrel Handle Jig Saw. I gave the Festool carvex a serious look, but there was lots of things I just don’t like about Festool’s Jig Saw designs.
The line of site is poor due to Festool’s obsession with maximum dust collection on one of the few tools where dust collection is not a huge priority. The Bosch has decent dust collection on the 572. Bosch didn’t let their design interfere with the tools line of sight.
I looked at Bosch 470 as well. The crappy Ryobi paint shaker/Jig Saw Combo influence my decision to part with the extra $110 dollars for the more refined 572. After years of suffering with a subpar jig saw, I wanted the best of the best.
There really wasn’t any real advantage to the Festool Carvex that warranted paying the extra $210 dollars for the Festool logo.
The Bosch 572 was an easy choice with similar performance to the Carvex at a very good price. I wasn’t willing to drink the green Koolaid for my Jig Saw upgrade.
The line of site is poor due to Festool’s obsession with maximum dust collection on one of the few tools where dust collection is not a huge priority. The Bosch has decent dust collection on the 572. Bosch didn’t let their design interfere with the tools line of sight.
I looked at Bosch 470 as well. The crappy Ryobi paint shaker/Jig Saw Combo influence my decision to part with the extra $110 dollars for the more refined 572. After years of suffering with a subpar jig saw, I wanted the best of the best.
There really wasn’t any real advantage to the Festool Carvex that warranted paying the extra $210 dollars for the Festool logo.
The Bosch 572 was an easy choice with similar performance to the Carvex at a very good price. I wasn’t willing to drink the green Koolaid for my Jig Saw upgrade.