This may make you feel a little happier when I say that I've bent every last D-handle jigsaw I've ever owned.... That's two Bosch blue jigsaws, a Metabo jigsaw and a Makita cordless. It's because with a D-handle jigsaw you generally need to apply downwards pressure to keep the baseplate on the material and when the blade is getting blunt or the material is uneven - such as cutting out in floors, etc - the pressure both downwards and forwards increases and the jigsaws take on a gentle slope at the front. I've noticed this on quite a few other tradesmen's jigsaws as well (both metalworkers and woodworkers), so I know I'm not alone. The difference is that this bend is created over a 1 to 3 year period - not a single weekend! I suspect the baseplate design of youre saw simply isn't up to the task at hand Given the discount you can get buying in bulk direct you can probably cut the price nearly in half just doing that.

Just bringing this up, iv bought various bits and pieces now from the ferrex range at aldi - quite impressed tbf! The Impact driver is fantastic and made by walter in austria as are quite a few of the ferrex range tools.