Astro Pneumatic Tool 930 Air Body Saber Saw with 5pc 24 Teeth per Inch Saw Blades, Black, Silver

Working well for me

Got this for doing some auto restoration work, duh. BUT Wait there's more. Turns out it is really handy when you just need to zip something off like metal-plastic-wood. The uses are endless, anything you need a small saw for this one rocks! Blade has lasted through way more metal sheet trimming than I thought was possible and still was used for cutting some pulleys off of an old junk engine we couldn't get to the bolts, blew threw 3/8" steel like it was butter and this was the proverbial hot knife.I'm really impressed with just how handy it has become for just about anything we need to trim or quickly cut off as long as the blade can span the material it seems to cut it all. Haven't tried it on thick stainless yet but mild steel, aluminum, wood, plastic's all are easy to cut and the tool just seems to run. We do keep it well oiled as with any phenumatic tool.For the price even if it breaks tomorrow I'd buy another one of these, it's that good. But I expect it to last a long time. Quality is very good, fit and finish is very good.Get one you probably won't regret it. And you will probably find 100's of uses for it you didn't think of before you have one.

Gets the job done, but kills your hand.

Works really well for cutting thin metals (autobody) in tight areas. An extra benefit is that it’s quick and easy to modify standard hacksaw blades to use in this tool. Get a swivel air fitting for it to make it more useful…

Saw this tool listed with good reviews and noted that it would be perfect for some projects I have "in the works." Therefore, I had to have one. Nicely made and with 5+1 blades and two hex wrenches included, you need only a hose fitting, a few drops of air tool oil and you are ready to go. The wrenches allow blade changes and blade guard adjustment. As with many air tools, the operating lever is pretty much either off or on. After a few minutes cutting, I was used to it.As to its purpose, there are jobs in which a handsaw is too bulky, clumsy, or cannot start a hole on an inside cut. By the same measure, a jigsaw may not be able to access the cut or the material is too heavily contoured. This mini-Sawzall solves that. I wondered about the 1/4" stroke but the bi-metal blades that are included pretty decent and cut the appropriate material quickly. Curves are easily cut. Sometimes too easily for my hands. The blade flexes and one must watch any precision cut closely and progress slowly. Vehicle exhaust tubing, excess material or other non-precision cuts go very quickly. The exhaust collar may be rotated to direct the air and shavings away from you.The only thing I wanted was a blade guide which would control the side-to-side flex. I pondered for a bit and found that the "straw" from inside an aerosol brake cleaner can fit nicely over the blade guard. With a little hair dryer heat and twisting, the 1" polyethylene straw sections slid into place on the guard, straddling the blade. But their thickness left too much gap. So, I cut two 1" sections of vacuum tubing and slid them over the straws. Now, the blade still has room to flex, but is more controllable as you cut.Overall, a very handy, well-made-in-Taiwan air tool that should last a good long time.

This makes pretty short work of sheet metal. The cheap one every hobbyist goes to first thinking they'll save a couple bucks since you won't use it much, listen up, this is for you.I have both and can tell you with confidence, this one has a bit more than double the strength, cycles way faster and transmits about 50% the vibration. I have pretty severe carple tunnel in both hands and tend to accidentally drop the cheap one because I can't feel my hands after about 30 seconds, the Astro is much easier on me, I can go several minutes before needing to shake out my hand and stretch.As for blades, don't blow a bunch of money on the tiny little blades these are supposed to use. I was very pleased when I was able to put a hacksaw blade in this with zero modifications! Buy the expensive long hacksaw blades and cut them into 3-4 pieces. You'll have a better blade at a fraction of the cost. If you need a longer blade, cut the hacksaw blade to the desired length.... Or just leave it whole and you'll have a flexible, long reach blade.The price difference between the cheap one and this one is very little. It's also way less headache to use too.

Cuts fast and smooth, it's less messy and much more precise than using a cutting disc to replace body panels.

I wish I knew about this all years ago. It’s flexible and durable and allows. You to work in confined areas with precision cutting. A tool should’ve had in my arsenal along time ago. Love the accuracy.