As others have said, there are plenty of 240V tools, intended for use in the
parts of Europe and Asia where household voltage is 240V. I suspect there
more 240V tools (ie. both more tools and more models) than 120V tools, due
to the larger population that have 240V household voltage.

I understand than in the UK, 120V tools are required on some job sites for
safety reasons, and they bring a transformer.

If you live in North America but really want a 240V handheld tool, have a
look he

http://www.internationaltool.com/220vtool.html

"marc rosen" wrote in message
ps.com...
Hey Group,
Are there now, or has there been any 230 volt hand held tools? Not the
home made type- like Uncle Joe hooked up a 3 hp table saw motor to his
circular saw - but real commercial units. Thanks in advance,
Marc