Bare-Tool Makita BJR182Z, About the battery..

Overall Rating44444

About the battery comment….

Responding to the prior comment about the user not having a battery fit with his existing Makita battery:
This is because he was trying to use the white 1.5Ah Makita battery (slim pack) in a tool that requires the more powerful (and larger and more $$$$) 3.0Ah battery. SOME tools can take both, and other tools can only take the 3.0Ah battery due to their higher power requirements and are thus keyed that way.

Update (2/9/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Bare-Tool Makita BJR182Z 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Reciprocating Saw Tool Only, No Battery Tools & Hardware, was written by Ken Zemach.

The average rating for this item is 4 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

DoorGuy

April 3rd, 2010 at 4:18 am    


Overall Rating22222

Nice saw with one major problem
I’ve owned many cordless reciprocating saws over the years and this would definitely be at the top of the list if it weren’t for the fact that after using it for a short time the blades fall out while sawing! At first I thought I just didn’t have them locked in properly, but I tried again several times, each time making sure it was completely locked in and it keeps falling out!!! This is exremely frustrating. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s had this problem. I’ve tried different blades, but it just won’t hold them. Otherwise it seems great! Good size, not too heavy, work light and plenty of power. I’m going to try to contact Makita to see if they have any suggestions.


Jamie Dolan

April 20th, 2010 at 6:01 pm    


Overall Rating55555

A+++ Way to go - Great Portable Saw
First off, if you put this side to side with a corded super Sawzall, the Sawzall will win hands down. For what it is, the Makita is a truly amazing product.

Some quick points / comments:

Never had any problems with changing the blades and I regularly get mine full of mud using it with a long blade to cut out tree roots.

The Batteries last about 12 minutes if your using it really hard, and they get very hot and take 30-40 minutes before they are charged again, due to the additional time required to cool them. If your going to really use this saw hard on a regular basis, buy more batteries.

I used this saw with a 12″ blade in it to cut down a 47 year old spruce tree when my chain saw wasn’t available. It was over 15″ thick. Took the saw a while, but it did it.

I’ve cut metal, plaster, metal lath, 4×4’s, lots of conduit, lots of tree trimming / pruning, etc. It’s really worked well on all of it.

One suggestion, you get what you pay for in terms of blades. I think the Bosch blades are some of the very best. Lenox blades are also very good, but tend to warp from the heat during heavy use more than the bosch blades do. The Milwaukee blades are pretty decent.

It likely won’t replace your super sawzall for really heavy demo work, but for everything else, I think it is just an amazing tool.


Ken Zemach

April 22nd, 2010 at 2:07 am    


Overall Rating55555

About the battery comment….
Rated 5 stars.


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