RYOBI 18.0V Cordless Orbital Jig Saw OJ1802K

Pros: cordless, easy to use
Cons: Marginal brand quality, slightly heavy

The Ryobi 18.0V Cordless Orbital Jigsaw was a welcome addition to my existing collection of Ryobi 18V cordless tools. In a little over a year this jigsaw has seen light use on two projects and has performed admirably on both of them. Now Ryobi is ...

Pros: A good cordless jigsaw with a few drawbacks
Cons: Weight, cut path, storage

Overview The Ryobi cordless orbital jigsaw is part of the One+ line of tools from Ryobi. They are called this simply because it a whole line of products working off a single battery type. This is not particularly unique, most companies have ...

Pros: Easy blade change. Easy battery change.
Cons: Blade would not seat straight.

I own several tools that are part of the ONE set that uses the 18v cordless battery. I am very pleased with the performance of these other Ryobi tools. I am a hobbyist woodworker.

I had just bought this tool from Home Depot 2 days ago and will be returning it tomorrow for a refund. I was using a straight edge guide and the blade continued to veer to the right causing the saw to bind. I attempted to re-seat the blade several times but the problem continued. I was cutting only a half inch piece of plywood using the fine tooth blade.

I am disappointed but for 50$ maybe I was expecting too much. I will save for a more expensive corded jigsaw such as the Bosch.