On 10 Feb, 19:22, (Steve Firth) wrote:

It depends, as ever. I have a Ryobi 18V sabre saw, it works well for my
uses, and I've used it for pruning as well as for rough cutting and for
slicing up an old water tank. It was fine for most purposes but the need
to swap batteries on long jobs can be a pain. OTOH the batteries are
essential for me because there's a long way from the top of my land to
the bottom (around half a mile) so an extension lead is out of the
question.

I have the same one, I've found it brilliant for all sorts of jobs
where I'd have previously struggled with a bare hacksaw blade. Latest
one was cutting holes in the back of the new kitchen cupboards to get
the Miele hoses with their damned big non-return valves through.