Reciprocating saw to the rescue

[rockweasel]

Tinkering away at my camper project, I realised that I'd have to flip the chassis over to work on the underside. It's a bit heavy to do so with the axle, wheels and leaf suspension attached. 4 bolts to remove to take off these bits. How hard could it be?



Two bolts came off no problem. The other two were another matter. No amount of hammering or WD-40 would budge them. A few YouTube videos later I realised that the bolts had probably rusted to a metal insert inside the bushing. There's probably a name for this part. I gave it one I can't mention on a family friendly forum. Unfortunately I had to invest in a tool to get the job done.

It was an tight fit but I managed to cut the bolts off with the saw. The Erbauer blade that came with the saw was about as useful as a chocolate fire guard. It dulled in seconds and hardly made a notch. Bosch blades made light work of it.

The tree in the front yard is next on the list

 

[Mattuk]

Most of my larger pruning sees the reciprocating saw in use

 

[Parm]

which one did you get and from where ?

 

[Maker]

Most of my larger pruning sees the reciprocating saw in use

Me too, it's light with a long body (and a 315mm blade) so I can easily climb the tree I'm cutting and use it at arms length, far higher than I could do with a step ladder.

 

[rockweasel]

which one did you get and from where ?

This One from Screwfix. I have a couple of other Erbauer tools and they're fine. The metal saw blade that came with the saw was useless for the job I had. It does come with a nice carry bag with pockets for spare blades.

 

[Kent]

Most of my larger pruning sees the reciprocating saw in use

I actually cut a big Ash tree down with mine this winter. Ranmout of oil and not much coal and even the chainsaw had no petrol (yeah can't make it up because we where well and truly snowed in ).
The Ash tree gave us three days burning on the stove, it was a lot better than the axe

 

[Mattuk]

I actually cut a big Ash tree down with mine this winter. Ranmout of oil and not much coal and even the chainsaw had no petrol (yeah can't make it up because we where well and truly snowed in ).
The Ash tree gave us three days burning on the stove, it was a lot better than the axe

I expect that axe would not have provided as many days burning in the stove. Not much timber in one of those handles

 

[Kent]

Epic fail of linked context! Lol

 

[drjim]

burning wet wood!

 

[Kent]

burning wet wood!

Winter Ash can be split n burned good. But like I mentioned it's was a needs must situation

 

[drjim]

I keep a few pallets in case of emergencies, mind you unlikely to be truly snowed in in Hale Barns!

 

[Kent]

I keep a few pallets in case of emergencies, mind you unlikely to be truly snowed in in Hale Barns!

Pallet wood I don't burn.. At the time I made a run out for kerosene in the 4x4 proper tyres the works it was serious stuff up to the headlights on my l200 barging through.
Gave up because I figured there was no way to guarantee making a big downhill 90 degree bend further up (its claimed a few cars every winter just when it's ice.)

 

[Wightsparks]

I bought an Evolution Rage 8 recip saw to take down my large shed. It's a serious bit of kit that's for sure. Did a sterling job on the demolition too. Not exactly light or small though.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage8-1100w-reciprocating-saw-230v/3717d

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I have a Makita corded reciprocating saw and it's brilliant for cutting new window and doorways through insulation block with the TCT masonry blade.
On a double skinned cavity wall drill through both skins at the corners then cut the outer skin with a disc cutter (Stihl saw) where the dust doesn't matter so much, and the inner skin with the reciprocating saw with minimal dust.

 

[Rig Pig]

This One from Screwfix. I have a couple of other Erbauer tools and they're fine. The metal saw blade that came with the saw was useless for the job I had. It does come with a nice carry bag with pockets for spare blades.

I bought one of them and a masonry blade to cut some blockwork out, it works well enough but the vibration on the body of the saw is terrible, I wouldn't want to use it for long.

 

[Burdekin]

This One from Screwfix. I have a couple of other Erbauer tools and they're fine. The metal saw blade that came with the saw was useless for the job I had. It does come with a nice carry bag with pockets for spare blades.

Just had to buy the cordless version for a job. I only buy Erbauer cordless tools now.