Note: As all the Chinese single handed reciprocating saws use the same pattern and look the same, do they all have slop in the reciprocating shaft ? Cheers Rob
I have the big brother to yours, which is the larger model with the handle/trigger at 90 degrees to the blade axis. ie conventional recip saw layout. It likewise has a brushed motor and makita compatible battery but with 32mm blade stroke. It has done a lot of weekend work so far cutting mainly hardwood frame timber and also mortar between bricks, using the appropriate blades. My only complaint has been the excessive slop of the reciprocating shaft which has been there from new and is getting much worse with use, as the shaft guide has worn into an oval shape. As you would have seen, the shaft runs in a soft metal diecasting which really needs to have a brass bush fitted. I have yet to investigate if it would be possible or practical to fit same, to prolong its useful life. Bob
I originally asked to review the larger one (next size up) like yours, but it was not available. It was a more useful looking unit. I'm not surprised the shaft wobbles, but it is completely unnecessary from a manufacturing point of view. LOL. I may investigate if the bush can be replaced/fitted with a better one when things get real bad. I can easily turn up something to fit or resleeve it. Cheers Rob
Hi Rob. I probably have no intention to buy one of these. However your demonstration of the different blades was the best explanation I have seen on line. I now have a better understanding as to what my Makita corded saw can do. Thank you. 👏👏👍😀
Hi Andrew. I thought it was time to educate a few people. Watch any saw review and it's clear that most people have no idea of why saw blades differ and what they work best on. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers Rob
Hi Alan. Good for the garden, light pruning. Pity about the shaft slop. It may be possible to turn up a bush to fit. Have you heard back from the DIY model shop ? Cheers Rob
Rob, I would have liked to have seen you compare the time it takes to cut through the material with the bangood and then a hacksaw, and then the bangood and a sharp panel saw for the wood.
hello thx for the video. Cordless reciprocating saw are very handy, but poor choice for any pruning involving branches over 5 cm. I recorded a test my youtube channel , one of them against a mini chainsaw, the later cuts in seconds while the alternating saw takes minutes... the biggest limitation is the small 20mm movement of the blade.
Just bought something almost identical off of tiktok, your review is useful, not sure about using it to cut metal though, ithink i prefer an angle grinder,as you said its really only useful for small diy projects but thats ok as that's all i need it for😊
Hope you enjoy it! I use mine for pruning/lopping in the garden. It's good at that. I also have the next size up (twice as powerful) and that goes well cutting light steel. Then if things get really tough I use my 240 AC corded reciprocating saw. Handy units. Cheers Rob
I surprised myself when I first used my ozito 18V reciprocating saw..I didn't expect its cutting power to be quite as good. (admittedly I was expecting more noise than cut). I see the 920W ozito corded unit is cheaper than this unit and the 18V ozito (skin only) is substantially cheaper. I wonder if you can get your hands on metal cutting sheers for review Rob. The Ozito brand at bunnings is AU$209 but I see banggood have a battery powered unit at half the price with similar cutting specs to the bunning ozito, and its cordless and take makita batteries.
Hi Benjamin. I bought the original Ozito corded unit when it was $60 new and 800 watts. It's been awesome and worked really hard. Plus it runs on my genny. That's interesting about the metal shears. I will look into it. I don't know anything about those, but I can see they would be handy to some viewers. The price of batteries is the big killer when buying cordless. The Banggood batteries seem to have a good following, so they must be reasonably OK. Cheers Rob
G'day Rob I can't see much point in the " Makita battery compatibility" of this tool unless you can get it in skin only option. When you've already got $$$ sunk into Makita batteries, it might be OK as a cheap option for the whole toolkit, but otherwise, nah !! Best regards
I wouldn't buy into some no-name battery system, it's e-waste waiting to happen. I wouldn't buy into no name "makita fit" batteries either, don't trust them as far as I could throw them. That said, Makita batteries are e-waste waiting to happen as well. I have 3 perfectly usable 18v packs that won't charge on the Makita charger, because used in the cold and the charger decided to brick them. I'd probably go Bosch, DeWalt or Milwaukee if I didn't have a bunch of cash tied up in teal and black.
So long as they are compatible with Makita and a lot cheaper, then buy 4, and get the same runtime as Makita at the same price, but now you can charge and work at the same time, and not wait for the flat one to charge. Or even use 2 tools on the same job with no battery swapping.
The Makita form factor battery has become a defacto standard for a huge ecosystem of these type of tools. Most 'For Makita battery' tools readily available as 'tool only'. These style of batteries are charged via a barrel plug. The quality ranges from OK to complete turds. Does not matter to me as I repack them with quality cells. I got this saw with a battery for $35 usd . The Makita would be over 5x that. These type tools fill a need for decent tool that doesnt need be pro level for a fraction of the cost. If you already have Makita batteries you can use them as well, that's the whole point
Certainly worked very well. The slop in the shaft is something that will only get worse and should not have been there to begin with. I looked closely and it's just poor tolerance between shaft and bush. Easily fixed at manufacturing level, if they make the effort. For home use it probably will do the job for quite a while. Cheers Rob
