BOSCH GSA 1100 E Professional - sabre saws (corded)-Black, Blue, Red

Great product. Goes through anything like butter (with the right blade of course). Item comes with a two pin plug but an adapter is easy enough to get hold of for a couple of quid.

As you would expect from Bosch a really good tool.

I purchased my GSA1100 in the happy days when Amazon was offering these for under £75. It was bargain at that. It even came with a case. The first saw had an issue with the blade chuck but Amazon were on the case and replaced it promptly - thanks. The saw is Chinese made and (apart from the chuck issue) seems well made. It lacks pendulum saw action, so it's more a simpler robust tool. The trigger feel is really good to control the blade speed. I appreciated the hook when working on a raised platform. I bought the saw to cut out some seriously hard 100kg oak beams that were around 220 x 300mm. The saw did this perfectly using carbide blades. It didn't get noticeably warm, let alone over-heat and gave every impression of not being strained. So for that matter did the excellent carbide blades which have doubled in price now! Maybe the reciprocating version would have been a minute or two quicker cutting the oak but it is much more expensive tool. For under £75 this was an absolute bargain, hence five-stars. Now it is almost twice the price maybe not, but it's a justifiable four-stars.One final point about the chuck: The chuck gripped firmly on the first saw I had to return but failed to unlock the first time I used it. The chuck on the second saw was a bit looser in terms of grip but worked. There seems to be a design or tolerance issue. If the blade gets sufficiently hot, the paint on the blade seems to stick the chuck closed. A light tap on the release bar with mallet (note light and mallet) should free it, whereas all sorts of twisting won't. A drop of silicon oil on the blade insert might also help.

Comes with a 2 pin plug beware!