I am trying to decide which mains powered reciprocating saw
to buy. The Bosch GSA1100E and the Makita JR3050T look good,
but I am struggling to decide which one to get. The Bosch is
less expensive, has a work light and the motor consumes more
power. The Makita is lighter and slightly quieter.

Does anyone have any comparative experience? Does the higher
power motor in the Bosch actually cut faster? Is the tilting
shoe of the Bosch useful or a nuisance?

John

wrote:

I am trying to decide which mains powered reciprocating saw
to buy. The Bosch GSA1100E and the Makita JR3050T look good,
but I am struggling to decide which one to get. The Bosch is
less expensive, has a work light and the motor consumes more
power. The Makita is lighter and slightly quieter.

Does anyone have any comparative experience?

I have the 18V version of the Makita, but nothing to compare it to, are
you using it on gardening duty, or for demolition?

On Thursday, 13 October 2016 20:16:52 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
Does anyone have any comparative experience?

I have the 18V version of the Makita, but nothing to compare it to, are
you using it on gardening duty, or for demolition?

Cutting up wood for a log burner, chopping up steel pipes in difficult
locations like under the floorboards and no doubt lots of other things
I haven't thought of yet.

John