Makita XVJ03Z 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless Jig Saw, Tool Only

It has lived up to my expectations, used it to trim and cut wood, vinyl planks, polycarbonate (small manual saw works better for that though) and it’s done well for each.

This jigsaw is heavy but works great. It plows through cuts with ease. The light really helps with your cuts!

Awesome tool. It’s been a year and hasn’t missed a beat

I needed this to install a large doggie door in a standard metal clad foam door.My biggest issue was the battery. I have slightly older 18v batteries that came with my drill set. I couldn't get the batteries in the saw for 5 minutes. I used colorful language thinking I would have to return the saw. But, finally, I just muscled (slammed) the battery in and it finally installed and worked.The saw is amazing and did the job perfectly. However, it took two fully charged batteries to cut out the simple hole in the door. So, this world be great for occasional small projects, but if you're looking for an all-day tool, get one with a cord!

I have a lot of Makita 18v LXT tools.At less than $150, I couldn't resist adding this to my collection. Now I am wondering what I waited so long.Over the years I have collected a number of 110v jig saws...they are all noisy, vibrate a lot and make cutting accurately a challenge.This saw is the opposite of all those things. Plug in a 18v battery and you are ready to go. A quick release lever allows you to quick mount the required blade. You can select the cutting mode for a quick aggressive cut or precision cut with flick of a switch. The saw is easy to handle, accurate, and quiet. Now with no power cord that always seems to be in the way, I have found the only jigsaw that I need in my tool bag.

I used these saws at work, yacht joinery, loved them ,wanted one, but they are so expensive. I jumped at this because of the lower price.Pro's- great saw, but I haven't used mine much yet, runs fine, sounds fine, plus I already had several batteries...cons--the packaging showed that this saw seems to have been returned , the box was torn and retaped, at least no attempt to hide that it was probably returned. So I scrutinized it and found that the base plate wasn't all that flat. Maybe Makita would swap that out? Anyway I put a little double stick tape in the one corner that was low under the plastic plate and that flattened it out well enough. For this much money I want it to be right and to cut square and not rock.Most power tools take a little fine tuning. If this hadn't been so easy I would have sent it back as well.Cordless saws are great for boatbuilding and as a go to tool to grab and make a cut while you'd still be plugging the regular saw into an extension cord and then moving the extension cord etc etc. before even making the cut and then recoiling the cord etc etc.

Perfect for that price

Excellent product from Makita. Durable, powerful, reliable. All to be expected. Great precision control and clean cuts with different blades.