Buying a used PS 300 EQ-plus jigsaw - Good/Bad idea?

[woodbutcherbower]

[member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member] No-one in the UK cuts from below - that seems to be a predominantly European thing, with the Germans seeming especially fond of it.

I tried it once and it just confused me. It’s probably my age …….

 

[Crazyraceguy]

[member=79431]alexis[/member] I think we are having some miscommunication.
Yes, the laminate itself is just a few layers of paper and plastic resin, heated and pressed, flat.
What I was referring to was the particle board core.
Now, I'm no expert on how it's done in that part of the world, but from what I have seen, the core (substrate) is a single sheet of particle board of MDF. It's somewhere in the range of 30mm thick, rounded over on the edges. Then the laminate is wrapped around from the top, down the front and under a few cm.
Someone correct me if I that is not right

Here in the US it is done several different ways, but the most common is for it to be made out of thinner sheets, usually 3/4" (19mm) Then an additional layer is added at the front, to make it look thicker. It is added at the back too, so it will sit flat on the cabinets.
This is what I meant by "not flat" on the bottom. Most of it is flat, but you have these built-up areas that would be very hard to jig saw around.

[member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member] No-one in the UK cuts from below - that seems to be a predominantly European thing, with the Germans seeming especially fond of it.

I tried it once and it just confused me. It’s probably my age …….

I have seen it done on Youtube videos and I thought he was in England? Maybe I'm confused and it was somewhere else?
I have done it a few times, but I agree, it's not intuitive at all. Feels awkward

 

[Coen]

[member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member] No-one in the UK cuts from below - that seems to be a predominantly European thing, with the Germans seeming especially fond of it.

I tried it once and it just confused me. It’s probably my age …….

How else do you cut a ceiling when you can't remove the floor above?

 

[photoTed]

This jigsaw was my second Festool tool in a month - I'm hooked, although I am struggling with the common issue of not seeing my cut lines.  I wasn't able to control cutting from below.  The quality and design of their tools is mind-blowing but I am floored that they did not include an LED in the jigsaw.  As I'm having trouble using it, I'm contemplating returning it, although the thought of that makes me weep  :'(.

Removing the chip guard help a lot.  Bright illumination helped a bit.  Does anyone else have any insights to share?

 

[Coen]

It's a tool design from over 20 years ago. LED lighting wasn't a thing back then.

 

[cpw]

If you are cutting with a splinter guard, there is a cursor on the guard that indicates the center of cut.  I haven't needed an LED, but a well illuminated workplace surely help.

Although the barrel grip can be used to cut from below, I generally feel more comfortable viewing the cut from above.

In reference to the "how do you cut a ceiling" from months ago, I would still think of that as "above" - meaning that you are viewing the top of the saw and the workpiece - rather than viewing the blade only and holding the saw on the other side.