Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #821 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Bosch
• Model: 1587AVSK
• Dimensions: 7.80 pounds

Features

• Powerful 5 Amp motor, 500-3100 SPM
• Tool-free blade change system - For fast and easy blade changes
• Exclusive multi-directional blade clamp mechanism - For superior blade hold
• Low-vibration design - Ensures extremely smooth operation
• 4-Stage orbital action adjusts blade motion - To match workpiece and cutting task

Amazon.com Review
Bosch invented the jig saw, and, with its top-handle models, it's getting close to perfecting it. The 1587AVSK has a nicely shaped handle, tapered where other saws are not, and a nice rubber grip that lets users (of all hand sizes) steer the tool firmly in hand. (Some toolmakers ignore ergonomics, but not Bosch--and we appreciate it.) The safety mechanism works well with the trigger, and the cut is super smooth. We like the variable-speed dial, the light weight, and the foot plate's plastic cover, which ensures that surfaces won't get scratched as they can by saws with metal plates. The blade-change system--if a little tricky at first--works great. No question about it, this jig saw keeps up Bosch's reputation as one of the prime movers in the power tool industry. --Michael Shilling

From the Manufacturer
Bosch has beaten down the price of its standard 1587 jig saw and included a case. The saw's high-efficiency motor provides more power for the most-demanding cut while the dust blower clears the cut line, shutting off for metal cutting. Features include linear counterbalance, an adjustable footplate that tilts left and right up to 45 degrees, a base that retracts for flush cutting, and a top handle that gives extra control under heavy load. This kit includes three assorted blades, plastic case, an anti-splintering device, a hex key, and a carrying case.

Features

• Powerful 5 amp motor, 500 to 3,100 strokes per minute
• Tool-free blade change system for fast and easy blade changes
• Exclusive multidirectional blade clamp mechanism for superior blade hold
• Low-vibration design ensures extremely smooth operation
• 4-stage orbital action adjusts blade motion to match work piece and cutting task
• Low-position roller guide ensures blade stability and precise cutting
• 3-position dust blower
• Adjustable die-cast aluminum footplate
• Variable-speed control dial sets maximum speed and trigger-controls operating speed

Specifications

• Rating: 120 volts AC
• Amps: 5 amps
• No-load strokes per minute: 500 to 3,100 spm
• Stroke length: 1 inch
• Length: 10-5/8 inches
• Weight: 5.5 lbs.
• Cutting capacity, aluminum: 3/4 inch
• Cutting capacity, mild steel: 3/8 inch
• Cutting capacity, plastics: 1-1/4 inches
• Cutting capacity, stainless steel: 1/8 inch
• Cutting capacity, wood: 3-3/8 inches

Includes

• 3 assorted blades
• Footplate adjustment hex key
• Anti-splintering insert
• Steel footplate insert kit
• No-mar plastic footplate insert kit
• Carrying case

Warranty
This Bosch power tool comes with a one-year limited warranty from the date of purchase.

Customer Reviews

an essential tool
I bought mine back in 98. I have used it frequently and still works like new. I prefer this model over the long skinny screw driver model because I know I would have lost that screw driver ten years ago. Anyone getting into any type of carpentry or fabrication should buy this as there 1st saw and they will be very please with it for years to come.

Wonderful Piece of Machinery
It takes a while and repeated reading to understand how to change the blades, but once learned, it is quick, easy, safe, and blades lock securely. That aside, the saw is a well made piece of smooth machinery which runs flawlessly and allows precise cuts. There is no wobble or vibration. The heft of this piece of equipment makes its operation smooth, although the size may make sharp zig zags more cumbersome than what may be enjoyed with a smaller unit. This was my first Bosch purchase, and it made me a Bosch fan.

Forget about this one, buy the 1590EVSK.
The $50 extra is well worth it. The 1590EVSK has a much better blade-change system, substantially more power, a better shoe tilt mechanism, a shorter shoe projection in front (you can cut closer), and FEELS a lot more high-quality!