I went back later and found it on Amazon, but also checked out
Coastaltool. I decided to buy it from Coastal. Their price plus
shipping was only slightly lower than Amazon, but they also had
accessories and blades and lower prices.
Yes, it is a brand new model. I guess that makes me an early adopter.
I'll report on it after I've used it a bit. I know I'll love it based
on other comments on Bosch jig saws reported in here since 1996.
Bob
Indeed I am hoping that it is "quite a saw". The cutting capacity of 5
3/8" makes it a candidate to do rough cuts through things like 4x4's.
I don't own a bandsaw, so I'll see if this will bridge the gap until I
can afford the one I want.
I've learned a lot about availability in the last 24 hours. Its a
brand new item from Bosch. Nobody has it in stock. However, I did get
Amazon to do a price match against Coastal Tool, which gave me the
cheapest delivered price I could find anywhere. Who knows they will
probably have $50 rebates on it in 6 months, but I don't want to wait
that long.
Bob Davis
Houston, Texas
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
> Is this the barrel grip of the 1590? I've heard nothing but good
> reviews of the 1590 - and the 1587 in the barrel grip was highly
> touted, so I'm guessing this will be a real winner. I have been
> wrong, however.
Yes its the new barrel grip of the 1590. Its now advertised as 3 - 5 week
delivery on Amazon - was 1-2 weeks at the beginning of this week. Either
their production runs are small or they have a pent-up after Christmas
demand on these saws.
Bob
[email protected] wrote:
> I was all set to buy this model from Amazon and found they only had a
> refurbished model available.
>
> Has this model been discontinued or to be replaced? Is anyone aware of
> any problems with it? I searched the archives and found nothing good
> or bad about this particular model.
Looks like a brand new model. Try Coastal Tool
<http://www.coastaltool.com>. I suspect they'll beat any price you find on
Amazon.
> Bob
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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
[email protected] wrote:
> Indeed I am hoping that it is "quite a saw". The cutting capacity of 5
> 3/8" makes it a candidate to do rough cuts through things like 4x4's.
There's something wrong with that specification. The longest T-shank blade
that Bosch seems to make is the T344D and that's a 6 inch blade that could
only cut a maximum of 5 inches with the 1" stroke of that saw. Maybe
they've got a new blade coming, but if so I'm a bit puzzled as to why the
new blade would not work in an older Bosch saw. The T344D goes through a
4x4 just fine in my 20 year old Scintilla-made Bosch--if that's your
concern then I wouldn't go knocking myself out to find the "latest and
greatest" just for that.
> I don't own a bandsaw, so I'll see if this will bridge the gap until I
> can afford the one I want.
>
> I've learned a lot about availability in the last 24 hours. Its a
> brand new item from Bosch. Nobody has it in stock. However, I did get
> Amazon to do a price match against Coastal Tool, which gave me the
> cheapest delivered price I could find anywhere. Who knows they will
> probably have $50 rebates on it in 6 months, but I don't want to wait
> that long.
New stuff is that way.
By the way, don't know if you know about Coastal Tool--they're a very
reputable outfit that's basically a little corner hardware store that made
good. I remember when they were in a one room store--not even a
"storefront"--they were in back--in a bad section of town--only place in
Hartford that actually _stocked_ Bosch blades at the time which is how I
came to be aware of them. They're now in a much larger new building that
is across the street from a Home Depot and seems to usually have more cars
in the parking lot. I'd buy from them before Amazon any day, but then I
just have to drive across town to get stuff from them.
They're definitely _not_ your usual Internet merchant.
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
In article <[email protected]>,
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I was all set to buy this model from Amazon and found they only had a
> > refurbished model available.
> >
> > Has this model been discontinued or to be replaced? Is anyone aware of
> > any problems with it? I searched the archives and found nothing good
> > or bad about this particular model.
>
> Looks like a brand new model. Try Coastal Tool
> <http://www.coastaltool.com>. I suspect they'll beat any price you find on
> Amazon.
>
> > Bob
Specifications
Rating: 120V AC
Amperage: 6.4
Stroke Length: 1"
No-load SPM: 500 to 2,800
Wood: 53/8"
-->>>>>>>>>Aluminum: 3/4"
-->>>>>>>>>Mild Steel: 3/8"
-->>>>>>>>>Stainless Steel: 1/8"
Weight: 6.0 lbs
Must be quite a saw.
[email protected] wrote:
>I went back later and found it on Amazon, but also checked out
>Coastaltool. I decided to buy it from Coastal. Their price plus
>shipping was only slightly lower than Amazon, but they also had
>accessories and blades and lower prices.
>
>Yes, it is a brand new model. I guess that makes me an early adopter.
>I'll report on it after I've used it a bit. I know I'll love it based
>on other comments on Bosch jig saws reported in here since 1996.
Is this the barrel grip of the 1590? I've heard nothing but good
reviews of the 1590 - and the 1587 in the barrel grip was highly
touted, so I'm guessing this will be a real winner. I have been
wrong, however.
JP