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Reciprocating Saws reviews

Bosch Professional 060164C800 review - product image
Bosch Professional060164C800

4.7 out of 5 stars7.3K reviews

When the job demands serious cutting power and there is no room for compromise, a professional-grade reciprocating saw is the tool that separates the tradesperson from the weekend...

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Bosch Professional 06016A5001 review - product image
Bosch Professional06016A5001

4.8 out of 5 stars4.5K reviews

There are cutting jobs around the house, the garden, and the workshop that a circular saw cannot attempt and a handsaw makes painfully slow work of. Cutting through a buried pipe...

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Bosch 06033C9000 review - product image
Bosch06033C9000

3.8 out of 5 stars5.4K reviews

Cutting wood around the home and garden should not always require a full-size circular saw, a workbench, and hearing protection. Sometimes all you need is a quick, clean cut...

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Bosch 06033A7000 review - product image
Bosch06033A7000

4.6 out of 5 stars3.4K reviews

Some cutting jobs are simply not built for a circular saw, a jigsaw, or a handsaw. When you need to cut through a pipe in a cramped under-sink cabinet, slice out a section of...

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Makita DJR186ZK review - product image
MakitaDJR186ZK

4.7 out of 5 stars2.6K reviews

There are tools designed for precision, and then there is the reciprocating saw — the blunt instrument of the power tool world that gets called in when finesse takes a back seat...

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BLACK+DECKER BDCR18N-XJ review - product image
BLACK+DECKERBDCR18N-XJ

4.5 out of 5 stars1.2K reviews

Some cutting jobs are too rough, too awkward, or too varied for a circular saw, a jigsaw, or a handsaw to handle efficiently. Demolishing an old fitted kitchen, pruning thick tree...

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Bosch Professional 060164J007 review - product image
Bosch Professional060164J007

4.6 out of 5 stars1K reviews

When a job calls for cutting through timber that is still nailed in place, slicing through metal pipe in a confined crawlspace, or pruning thick tree branches where a chainsaw...

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Bosch Professional 060164E200 review - product image
Bosch Professional060164E200

4.6 out of 5 stars879 reviews

When precision goes out the window and the job demands raw cutting power — demolishing a stud wall, slicing through embedded nails and timber in a renovation, pruning thick tree...

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Makita JR3051TK/2 review - product image
MakitaJR3051TK/2

4.7 out of 5 stars848 reviews

Not every cutting job is about precision. Sometimes you need to cut through a stud wall to gain access, slice out a section of old copper pipe in a tight corner, prune a thick...

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Makita JR3070CT review - product image
MakitaJR3070CT

4.6 out of 5 stars843 reviews

On a construction site, in a demolition crew, or during a full-scale renovation, there is a tool that gets handed the jobs nothing else wants. Cutting through a laminated timber...

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Makita DJR187ZK review - product image
MakitaDJR187ZK

4.7 out of 5 stars689 reviews

On a busy construction site, in a loft conversion with no power run yet, or at the bottom of a garden where an extension lead will not reach, the value of a cordless tool is not...

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Makita DJR188Z review - product image
MakitaDJR188Z

4.8 out of 5 stars536 reviews

Not every reciprocating saw job is a full day of structural demolition. Sometimes you need to climb into a loft and cut through a few joists to fit a loft ladder, or prune a dozen...

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DEWALT DWE305PK-QS review - product image
DEWALTDWE305PK-QS

4.6 out of 5 stars507 reviews

When a renovation project moves past the planning stage and into the part where walls come down, old timber gets ripped out, and embedded pipework needs cutting flush against a...

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Bosch Professional 060164L976 review - product image
Bosch Professional060164L976

4.6 out of 5 stars444 reviews

Sometimes the job is not about cutting clean mitres on a bench — it is about reaching into a wall cavity to cut out a section of plastic pipe, pruning a branch in a tight fork, or...

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Bosch Professional 06016C0001 review - product image
Bosch Professional06016C0001

4.7 out of 5 stars303 reviews

When the job calls for cutting through something in a place where no saw was meant to go, a reciprocating saw — often called a sabre saw — is the tool that answers. Unlike a...

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DeWalt DWE397-QS review - product image
DeWaltDWE397-QS

4.7 out of 5 stars209 reviews

Cutting through brick, block, and aerated concrete on a building site usually means reaching for an angle grinder with a diamond blade — effective, but also loud, dusty, and...

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Makita DJR183ZJ review - product image
MakitaDJR183ZJ

4.1 out of 5 stars232 reviews

When a circular saw is too precise and a chainsaw is too aggressive, the tool you reach for is a reciprocating saw. Sometimes called a sabre saw or a demolition saw, it is the...

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RYOBI R18RS-0 review - product image
RYOBIR18RS-0

4.6 out of 5 stars199 reviews

When a circular saw is too precise and a chainsaw is too aggressive, the tool that steps into the gap is the reciprocating saw. Often called a sabre saw or demolition saw, it is...

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Bosch Professional 0601575103 review - product image
Bosch Professional0601575103

4.2 out of 5 stars165 reviews

Cutting foam looks like it should be easy — it is soft, after all. But anyone who has tried to slice through a thick block of upholstery foam with a utility knife or an electric...

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DEWALT DWE398-QS review - product image
DEWALTDWE398-QS

4.7 out of 5 stars106 reviews

Cutting bricks, blocks, and masonry materials accurately is one of the most demanding tasks on any construction site. Angle grinders with diamond blades are the traditional go-to,...

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