cordless spiral saw: a good deal?

[shorthair]

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=352836&pn=3

[BobA]

Fair deal.  Usually new name brand units go for about $100 so it is not a $200 dollar unit like they would have you believe.  Still a good price though.  Now if you want to do any heavy cutting forget it.  The spiral saw is good for drywall,  thin wood and I have seen them used on tile but it may depend on the saw bit.  It is great for cutting down a TV case or carving vent holes in a monitor.  Depends what you want to do with if whether it will be worthwhile to have in your collection.   Rotozip used to be the one that started it alll but I think they went out of business.  Ryobi makes one now.

[ChadTower]

Well, at $30, you're not out much if it sucks.

[ScottS]

I don't know anyone who's purchased a spiral saw and found it useful for anything except making ragged cuts in drywall. I also don't know anyone who's purchased a no-name cordless tool and had the batteries last very long. I'd pass if I were you...

[ChadTower]

My Black and Decker cordless (with the battery nonremovable) didn't last long.

Certainly, that drywall cut is easy to make with a $5 keyhole saw.

[Kaytrim]

This thing is not at all good for cutting holes in MDF it that is what you are thinking.  I used a spiral bit on my dremel and it took a lot of work to cut a small arc in 3/4 MDF.

[shorthair]

Thanks. I thought I saw someone talking about using one of these, but I guess not.