Makita 4350FCT 240V 720W Orbital Action Jigsaw Blue/Black 23.6 x 7.3 x 20.7 cm
Makita 4350FCT/2
Features:
- Sturdy adjustable base for accurate cutting
- Built-in job light
- Heavy duty aluminium die cast base
- Low vibration and low noise
- Double insulated
Capacities:
Maximum cut in wood 135mm
Maximum cut in steel 10mm
Length of stroke 26mm
4350FCT 240V Orbital Action Jigsaw
Quick release tool-less blade change and Job Light
The 4350FCT has a powerful 720 watt motor, variable speed to deliver 800 up to 2,800 spm, with 3 orbital setting plus straight cutting for use with a variety of materials. Soft start for smooth start-ups and constant speed control maintains constant speed under load.
3 mode oscillating feature allows faster cutting, bevel cuts to 45 degrees right or left and positive stops at 90 degrees for solid cutting performance. Tool-less blade change system allows extremely quick blade changes. The 4350FCT has a plastic cover plate attachable quickly without a tool to protect delicate surfaces.
| Weight: | 3.84 kg |
| Size: | 23.6 x 7.3 x 20.7 cm |
| Dimensions: | 37 x 10 x 34 cm; 3.84 Kilograms |
| Model: | 4350FCT |
| Part: | 4350FCT |
| Colour: | Blue/Black |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Makita |
| Colour: | Blue/Black |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 23.6 x 7.3 x 20.7 cm |
I been using this tool for personal use for 9 years. It has been a great saw. If they have not changed them in that time period then I would highly recommend it. It is only selling for a little more on Amazon than what I paid for it years ago. No problems, cuts perfect and easy to use.
I been using this tool for personal use for 9 years. It has been a great saw. If they have not changed them in that time period then I would highly recommend it. It is only selling for a little more on Amazon than what I paid for it years ago. No problems, cuts perfect and easy to use.
Makita excellence.
As most of my power tools have been for decades, I bought this jigsaw. It’s just another example of their superb engineering and manufacturing quality.
Faultless.
Excellent jigsaw - recommended
Having only had a cheap jigsaw before this was a revelation – cuts like a knife through butter. I have used it to fit a floor and it has been a joy to use. I couldn’t quite figure out how to attach the extraction hose but I just put my Hoover tube nearby to suck up the debris. The light is very handy and it stays on course with ease. I would recommend this jigsaw to anyone unless you are dead set on a wireless one. Personally I didn’t find the wire got in the way of operation. Very happy with this product.
Ottimo prodotoo
E’ leggero da usare, potente ed ergonomico, preciso e non si surriscalda.
Well worth the cos
I bought this to replace a Bosch jigsaw which admittedly was at the bottom end of their range. Whereas the old one would never cut exactly perpendicularly and was hard to keep in a straight line, this Makita does both with no diffioulty at all.
Both use the same blades so I think the better performance must be due to the Makita’s orbital action. The doubled wattage might also help. Anyway, it’s a huge improvement well worth paying for.
Excelente
Excelente herramienta, vale cada peso
Silenciosa y estable comparada con otras
La recomiendo ampliamente
I didn't realise jig saws could be so accurate.
I had an old cheap jigsaw from a DIY store that was probably twenty years old; the base plate bent on it and I intended to cut some kitchen laminated worktop so decided to spend a bit more on a decent saw. The Makita comes out well in comparative reviews and in fact was out of stock nearly everywhere except Amazon. Probably for good reason – this is absolutely chalk and cheese compared to my old cheap saw and when used with reverse cut blades gives a beautifully clean and accurate cut in kitchen worktop. Almost vibration-free in use it is comfortable and effortless to use. Very glad I bought it.
Solid, good actio
Well built, better action than cheap ones, quite heavy, good quality
All good
Was very impressed with a Mkita circular saw I bought recently, so decided to go with the same manufactrer when my jigsaw needed replacing. Without doubt, the main the difference I noticed, compared to my old one, was the lack of blade drfft/wander when cutting out for inserts in a 38mm laminated worktop. It stays straight. I used the blade I got with the saw and covered the worktop face with masking tape for a great finish – no need for a down-cut blade. I didn’t use the orbital action, as this can tend to chip the edges of the laminate, as with all jgsaws, but I tried it on a scrap piece and it flew through. The removable plastic shoe that protects the cutting surface is a good addition. The box is not as good as some other brands, but that’s a small matter. It’s a well made, heavy and solid saw with a no-tool blade change. Delighted.
Plastic blade guide too loose
This is a reasonably good jig saw, what I didn’t like was the plastic insert blade guide, it was very loose, and in the end I lost it as it kept coming ou
Powerful, quality jigsaw
Great tool, served me well on many a diy job. No complaints at all, cuts easily through everything it has faced. Plus pretty decent value for a quality powertool that will last for many years.
Great jigsaw, accurate and easy to use.
Nice simple, powerful and precise jigsaw. Plenty of weight and solidly put together. No unnecessary junk like laser lines (it has a nice worklight that shows where the blade is cutting nice and clear, mains powered), just solid engineering.
I like makita products, this one I’ve used to fit one kitchen so far with nice straight lines and clean precise cuts.
Cumplira con tus espectativas
Maquina precisa, muy buena calidad-precio, cumple con todas las espectativas
This is the second one of these that I’ve bought (the second was a present for a family member). Very impressive jigsaw which is why I bought the same one. This is a powerful and heavy duty power tool. Accurate cuts and easy to use…I’m a DIYer but this is easily tradesman quality. Well made but not too heavy. Useful storage case…the only downside is that the dust extraction fitting is of a very narrow diameter. You would struggle to find anything to attach it to any dust filtering system. That isn’t a problem for me but something for potential purchasers to consider.
Uses t shank blades in case you’re wondering. Cuts real smooth. I’ve used it to cut plywood as thick as 3/4″ and as thin as 1/8″ without a problem. I’ve used it on plastic sheets as thick as 1/4″ without a problem. And I’ve used it on perforated sheet metal used for ceilings without any problem either. Has a antisplinter plastic piece but ive never used it; also it didn’t seem like it would hold itself in place to withstand the force from splintering wood too well but i cant say for sure. Not too heavy either. The light really helps when you think its not even too dark to see your line. Ive used other jigsaws that blow dust towards the user which is annoying. But this 1 blows the dust towards your work keeping it out of your eyes and keeping your line free of dust/debris from cutting. If a corded model is what you’re looking for, I’d recommend this 1 with satisfaction for sure.
A Game Changer!!
After having two Bosch jigs over the years decided it was time for a change when the last one packed it in…they were workable but not great by any stretch of the imagination. After some research & asking around I got this Mikita & the difference is unreal! So much better in every respect…never looked past Bosch for any power tool previously & this has totally changed my mindset ….a game changer!
Good solid machine, heavy & secure blade action..no visible wobble.
I was using a borrowed cheap jig last weeks making some furniture at home..
First impressions with the makita here…motor sounds quieter, much less vibration & more solid & harmonious.
On the old yoke if you hold the blade and shake it side to side, there was a distinct movement “wobble”, on the makita here its secure & doesn’t move a millimeter.
One small thing i don’t quite understand, there is the little transparent plate there..i think is to avoid splintering of timber…it distinctly touches & rubs the blade on one side & i suppose while using is going to get filed down…hmm…that’s not very precision built.
The unit just arrived yesterday & i’ve been busy with no time to work more but i’ll update this review once i use it for tasks.
So far, thrilled & excited to use.
Mine arrived with 6 blades i think..(i’ll recheck that later on)
Only gripe was that due to the covid situation worldwide, it took a long while to arrive plus as the tracking reached the almost arrived date, i get a message on my phone saying that there has been an issue with the delivery & its been sent back !!! wtf !!! that really got me mad & i went about and ordered it again as i needed it in some urgency..actually a week earlier and i would have already run it through a lot of good usage.
Next day, delivery update & said on its way?
hmm..strange times atm anyways so all is grand and acceptable
Overall well pleased here
Not my first Makita tool, tried and tested now, happy with the brand
Cheers
update: much use later. I LOVE IT !!!
It has a powerful motor, good weight,smooth action.
Yes, that plastic plate mentioned before is getting filed down due to touching the blade. Still have it attached though as its not affecting the cut in any bad way.
I’ve combined this with a set of Bosch blades. My all time fav is the Bosch clean wood series (currently only using for timber projects).
Beauty of a machine, you can know the motor is doing a good job due to the response action, vibration, movement and cut. I’ve managed to cut so smooth and clean, i never knew a jigsaw could cut so clean (novice here of course, more used to manual hand tools & saws & drills etc).
So, i can only say good things about this Makita. Not the cheapest unit but money well spent & i reckon it will be with me for many a moon.
Makita is the best!
Makita is one of the… you know.
So this jigsaw I took for all my woodworking projects.
Very powerfull (720 watt), quite havy (2.4 Kg), fuse option (13 amper), 6 blades included in case, speed control (from 1 to 5), wood cutting up to 135mm (impressive), nice well made case, orbital option (from 0 to 3), Onboard hex wrench (for fast, accurate bevel adjustments), dust nozzle (included), led light (very usefull).
Made in Romania.
P.S. you can register your Makita at makitauk.com and get 3 year warranty (for free). To my mind its so cool.
Excellent quality and easy to use
Really easy to use. An excellent, well built, solid piece of ki
Strongly Built Quality Tool.
The last jigsaw I had ( some 25 years back ) was a Black and Decker, so not much to be said there. I decided I needed another, so being aware of Makita’s good reputation I took the plunge. Without doubt this is a quality bit of kit. Smooth, powerful and very well put together. Just what you’d expect for a Tradesman quality tool, and of Makita of course. I used this corded version for a while and then went on to buy the cordless version. Even better, with no cables to get in the way. As for the rest, just re-read what I have already written……
Fantastic jigsaw
This machine is a beast. Cut through scaffold board like a knife through butter. Accurate cuts and very easy to turn mid-cut.
You have to remove the blade for storage but this is a five second job and doesn’t require tools.
Only con is that the box is a bit flimsier than other Makita boxes but should be ok if you look after it.
Probably the best jigsaw on the market.
I have used most jigsaws on the market but keep coming back to this makita, it cuts very accurately and the quick change system saves so much time.
Have had Bosch jigsaws for years. I bought another not long ago to replace an old one that finally gave out but frankly the replacement Bosch was rubbish. The blade vibrated all over the place making accurate cuts all but impossible. I thought it was me. However, I then thought I would spend a bit more and get something better. I am absolutely delighted. I can now cut straight and square (just had to get rid of the small plastic guard which actually gets in the way of the marking out). Do yourself a favour. If you are serious about DIY (which I am) this is a great tool. Recommended.
Great value powerful jigsaw
Looked at Bosch jigsaws but this was cheaper. Very powerful and cut through a kitchen worktop like butter using Makita blades. Guide is about 8 for straight cuts. Excellent value and can’t be faulted
The slow start is a bit too slow can cause it to jam in wood .
My new Makita jigsaw is excellent nice and powerful the only thing I don’t like is the slow start . If you’re not careful you can jam that you saw in the woods but an excellent product .
Uso la sierra como aficionado pero buscaba una mquina de calidad. No la he usado mucho pero las veces que la he necesitado ha funcionado muy bien. Me gusta el inicio lento del principio para coger velocidad rpidamente. As poder controlar mejor cuando empezamos a cortar.
Una cosa que me ha parecido muy interesante que posee a diferencia del modelo anterior (ms barato), es la luz led que te permite ver mucho mejor el corte.
En conjunto la recomiendo.
Always wondered why I cut never get a straight line with my old Bosch jigsaw, just put it down to me not holding it right. Thought it had been stolen from our shed so bought this, all I can say is wow. Now everything I cut is absolutely knife edge straight, so it wasn’t me! This really is suitable for any DIY job you could wish to tackle, unless you are building houses as a profession. The new method if engaging and disengaging blades it simple and quick to use, no more twiddling round a knob waiting for a “click”. Really can’t fault the thing in any way. By the way…if yours arrives with the blade-holding arm in the wrong position, to put the blade in straight, turn it on, and press the start. The blade holder is a pendulum that swings back and forth and sometimes they are packed with the arm in the forward position.
Very good jigsaw
Used to lay laminate flooring. Used with laminate blades and was very pleased with it. Was like cutting a hot knife through butter! Like the variable speed function. The saw looks and feels well made too.
Great quality tool.
Great jigsaw. Cuts at 90 degree angle with correct blade and easy enough to get a reasonably straight line. Good soft start. Very easy blade insertion. Replaced an hitachi one which was rubbish. No comparison between the two.
This is an almost a perfect jigsaw. If it had a variable speed trigger and a bigger case I don't see why anybody would buy anything else. The light is super nice and it's weight makes it very easy to use. This is a quality jigsaw, though; comfort is an individual thing and if possible I would suggest holding this and some of the competitors. I don't believe functionally most would have much to fault this saw for.
This is an almost a perfect jigsaw. If it had a variable speed trigger and a bigger case I don’t see why anybody would buy anything else. The light is super nice and it’s weight makes it very easy to use. This is a quality jigsaw, though; comfort is an individual thing and if possible I would suggest holding this and some of the competitors. I don’t believe functionally most would have much to fault this saw for.
Everything is awesome
I’ve used this jigsaw day-in, day-out and it’s simply one of the best out there. It’s so reasonably priced for what it is. Really comfortable to use, good power and really easy to control. It keeps the sawdust away from the cutting line, and the T-top blades are held really securely making it cut rally accurately. It has a bit more ooomph than the LXT version otherwise I would’ve gone for it… sometimes I still wish that I had.
I guess the power cord is the only limitation of the tool but even it is the usual Makita high quality, memory-less cable that rolls up nice and tidy and is a good length. Mine came with a no-marr base plate cover which I find invaluable. I can’t imagine how anyone could improve it… other than the fact it has to be attached to a wall socket, obviously.
This saw is easy to use and feels reliable. I've only had it about a few weeks now. I found it is hard to make perpendicular cuts in thick wood, such as 4x4 without a little curvature of the blade, however, I think that's just a limitation of any jigsaw when using a long blade. The dust blower is nice. The light that turns on while cutting is really helpful to see your line, and I wish my router had something similar. All in all a solid jigsaw.
This saw is easy to use and feels reliable. I’ve only had it about a few weeks now. I found it is hard to make perpendicular cuts in thick wood, such as 4×4 without a little curvature of the blade, however, I think that’s just a limitation of any jigsaw when using a long blade. The dust blower is nice. The light that turns on while cutting is really helpful to see your line, and I wish my router had something similar. All in all a solid jigsaw.
Great tool. My husband loved. Work great as promised. Thank you.
Great tool. My husband loved. Work great as promised. Thank you.
Contento, MAKITA es una muy buena marca. Vengo de otras con nombre y este modelo cumple sobradamente todas mis necesidades.
Superb jigsaw, far better than my struggling Bosche models that it replaced. Bags of power and a nice clean cut. Ingenious tool change, so simple! I would have given it 5 stars but this particular model was made in Romania although this model seems also to be made in the UK. In a fit of patriotic rage I was about to send it back when I discovered that I could have got a UK made version at Wickes. The display model in Wickes was UK made but the ones they had boxed for sale were also Romanian. I don’t know why Amazon can’t sell us the tools that are made here.
A little heavier than I thought but works great. Plastic guide keeps falling off so have to eye ball.
A little heavier than I thought but works great. Plastic guide keeps falling off so have to eye ball.
Having burnt out two Bosch jigsaws I thought it better to spend a bit more for a higher powered machine. This one seems really good. Only used it a few times so far, but cuts much cleaner and straighter than the Bosch ones ever did – maybe the extra power helps here.
I’d borrowed the neighbour’s Ryobi before this purchase (similar power – more expensive). The Makita cut as cleanly, but also kept the dust away with the built in blower, which the Ryobi didn’t.
The unit feels good quality and the kit includes a clip-on plastic soleplate to prevent damage to decorative (varnished?) surfaces and a basic blade set. Good lead length too.
(Was so impressed I’ve invested in a Makita planer as well since another cheapo one had burnt out.)
Very smooth operating jig saw. Not as loud as my older barrel style makita saw. Would highly recommend.
Very smooth operating jig saw. Not as loud as my older barrel style makita saw. Would highly recommend.
Easy to use with little experience. Draw your lines first,as you know you should or expect to be cutting again.
Easy to use with little experience. Draw your lines first,as you know you should or expect to be cutting again.
As good as any jigsaw I’ve ever used (I was a professional cabinet maker for almost 20 years), and better than most.
Really Great Saw, we have used this product extensively and it hasn’t put a foot wrong. Only reason it looses a star is because: there is a little clear plastic piece that is meant to surround the blade which constantly snags and falls out (although isn’t really required). And second, the blades supplied with the saw are a bit rubbish and blunt quickly. However, this is still a great product and I would purchase again.
Works fine. All the Makita line have a great reputation.
Works fine. All the Makita line have a great reputation.
You get what you pay fo
Was perhaps pricy for DIY but i wanted a tool i could rely on.This tool got a lot of great reviews and i have to say it is very robustly built .My last jigsaw was very unpleasant to use because it was so bad at cutting a right angle cut .It made using it an unpleasant experience.
Fiabilidad
Le doy 4 estrellas porque es recien comprada.Tengo una de la misma marca, un poco menos potente, que va ya por los 20 aos largos, con uso bastante continuado (soy profesional de la construccin).El cambio de hoja sin herramienta es de lo mejo
Makita 4350FCT Seghetto Alternativo, 4350 FCT
Makita 4350FCT Seghetto Alternativo, 4350 FCT, e un attrezzo professionale e costa pure poco il seghetto e dotato anche di un fusibile inserito all’interno della spina un attrezzo affidabile lavora egregiamente consigliatissimo! Soddisfatto al 100%
I ordered the Maikita 4350FCT and it arrived extremely quickly which was a relief because my 25 year old Bosch was dying a slow painful death and I needed a jigsaw for a weekend project. I opened up the case and quickly tested it out. Unfortunately the orbital action was completely defective and I contacted Amazon customer service and they took care of us. But I can review it and compare it against a new Bosch JS470 which I bought.
Makita: good power, slightly smaller than the Bosch, shorter power cord compared to Bosch, I really like the LED light, I’m hoping the orbital action was just a fluke and does not indicate overall Makita quality.
Bosch: good power, slightly bigger than Makita, much longer power cord which I like, wish it had the LED light, orbital action worked like a champ, and finally the blade release initially appears the same as the Makita but has a significant difference. When you move blade release the blade comes flying out. Actually I find this a great idea because you don’t have to grab a hot blade to remove it. But, just point it in a safe direction and don’t lose it.
Overall assuming the Makita isn’t defective, they are a close match although I would probably give the edge to Bosch
Very nice jigsaw works as it should . Highly recommend this product and good price .
Very nice jigsaw works as it should . Highly recommend this product and good price .
Light a useful addition as not everyone has good lighting in their ...
Replaced similar Makita product which lasted 8 years of daily all day use.
Hope this one lasts as long. Light a useful addition as not everyone has good lighting in their homes.
Excellent Jigsaw
Excellent Jigsaw from Makita, to go with my other Makita power tools.
Great jig saw. I was looking for a new jig saw that was more powerful and an updated one from what I have been using. This Makita fit that requirement perfectly
Great jig saw. I was looking for a new jig saw that was more powerful and an updated one from what I have been using. This Makita fit that requirement perfectly