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armax:
thanks mark!  I'll hit up the HD this weekend.  You've got quite a collection of goodies there.  Heck, you've got enough to start your own arcade.

Zook:
A circular saw cuts through 2 sheets of MDF like butter.  My problem was using a jigsaw for rounded cuts and finishing corners.  I found that the blade warped/bent and didn't make an even cut with the bottom sheet of MDF.  A power sander would even things up in a hurry.  I didn't have one and spent a bit longer sanding the edges to match by hand......

Dire Radiant:
Seems a lot of people have problems making cuts with a jigsaw. Seems to me they're either using cheap blades that flex too much or they're trying to force the saw through the cut instead of letting the saw do the work (which again will cause the blade to bend) I never have a problem with mine and mine isn't anything special ($50 Skil) It also looks as though people think a jigsaw is going to make finish cuts. Never going to happen, no matter how fine a blade you use. You're always going to have to sand it sooner or later.

AceTKK:
That depends on the quality of your jig-saw.  My Bosch 1587 makes finish cuts in MDF that are as square and true as the  factory edges.

-Ace-

Samstag:
I want to add my vote to the router method.

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