A few months ago I bought a Chicago Tools 6 amp reciprocating saw (aka Sawzall) at Harbor Freight. Like most their tools, the price is the main attraction-on sale I paid $19.99 for an electric saw with a 4.5 inch "throw", angle adjustable cutting head, and a few blades. The first weekend I did some light cutting, and realized what other reviews said was true-the saw itself is good, but the blade it comes with is junk.
Fast forward to yesterday, when I bought some better blades and went to cut some fairly large beams we need to get rid of. We're talking the main structural beams of a house here-big, heavy and aged wood. I'm happy to report the saw performed well, and I got the cutting done. The saw does vibrate like crazy, especially if you push the blade too quickly through the cut, but that may be operator error and common for all sawzall's.
I haven't cut metal with it, but I can imagine with a good blade this saw should cut anything on a bike you needed cut while doing custom motorcycle work. For infrequent use with good blades, or to use frequently then get another one and use it up I think this is a pretty good saw. Please comment if you have experience with this or another sawzall-thanks.
Update: Saw is still used occasionally for projects around the garage and house but I still haven't cut metal with it. My Father-in-Law has with his and reports good success. For the price I really can't think of a negative for this tool.
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Just a short update. After owning this saw for over two years, and helping my father-in-law on projects using his, I'm still impressed with the utility of it compared to the inexpensive price. Good value for a seldom used but nice to have tool. Even if it burned up over the next few uses I would find it a good saw to buy when Harbor Freight puts it on sale (frequently) and to have "just in case". Maybe not a pro quality tool, but I'm a hobbyist mechanic/woodworker so it meets my needs.
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