Battery Jig Saw

[Felix]

Anyone got one. do they drain the battery as fast as the angle grinders? Seen a few Makita ones going cheap but battery run time if low will make me hate it. All my Makita batteries are 5 amp.

[demographic]

I have the De-Walt one which I reckon is about the nicest out of the cordless ones I've tried.
The Makita wasn't far off it from what I remember.
Battery life? Enough. It's one of those tools I don't really hammer much and pretty much any 5 Ah tool I use does fine and the worst is either an SDS drill or a cordless circular saw and even they charge up faster than they discharge in normal (but proper trade) usage.

[Felix]

I have the De-Walt one which I reckon is about the nicest out of the cordless ones I've tried.
The Makita wasn't far off it from what I remember.
Battery life? Enough. It's one of those tools I don't really hammer much and pretty much any 5 Ah tool I use does fine and the worst is either an SDS drill or a cordless circular saw and even they charge up faster than they discharge in normal (but proper trade) usage.

Thanks for that. I would be relative light use. Gardening is mostly what i do with a bit fencing and the odd handy man jobs for a few customers. When i do need one i find it a pain using cables and running a dirty extension lead over the place. Think i may just go order one now

[demographic]

Just make sure its got tool less blade change cos ratching about for an allen key gets old fast.
I guess pretty much all will have it by now but just make sure.

[Felix]

Yeah it has the quick release. Made that mistake with my reciprocating saw. Would have paid the extra for the next model up had i noticed.

[demographic]

Was going to suggest recip saw as you'd mentioned using it in the garden and recip saws have longer blades available.

I have one but for my work it doesn't get much usage, more for when someone has left a scaffold tube in the way of a roof build (whistles innocently).