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Furton said:
I've received a Ryobi reciprocating saw as an Xmas present, but with no battery or charger. There's a huge price difference between the official and non official batteries for the Ryobi range. Does anyone have any experience of using the cheaper ones? Is there much difference in quality/performance?
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I’d go non official with ryobi. I had a ryobi drill with two batteries and they both died even though they were stored with charge.

I’ve since ditched the ryobi drill and got a dewalt. The dewalt tools are a bit more expensive but the batteries are actually cheaper.
 
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Furton said:
I've received a Ryobi reciprocating saw as an Xmas present, but with no battery or charger. There's a huge price difference between the official and non official batteries for the Ryobi range. Does anyone have any experience of using the cheaper ones? Is there much difference in quality/performance?
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Depends on which charger you use. I have read reports of non-official batteries dying slowly if used in the fast charger but OK on the normal charger.

I have loads (2 x 9Ah, 6 x 5Ah and 5 x 2.5Ah) of Ryobi batteries and not one has ever failed and they have been used a LOT.
 
Gone for the dcf899n. Been around £139 to £142 and today dropped to £119.
The hog ring one was £159, but didnt see the point of the extra £40 just to pull the socket off eaiser.
 
I have a load of timber skirtings to install. Do I need a bench mitre saw to do the mitres, scarfs and bevels? If so what would people recommend?

Will it be ok to mount it onto a folding workmate or does it need a different platform?
 
jonneymendoza said:
Jigsaw should do the trick
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Really? For corner mitres? The skirting is profiled so it's going to be difficult to keep the saw flat on the board even if the blade is set to an angle. I'd be worried the jigsaw would give uneven lines and the two pieces wouldn't mate properly.
 
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ik9000 said:
Really? For corner mitres? The skirting is profiled so it's going to be difficult to keep the saw flat on the board even if the blade is set to an angle. I'd be worried the jigsaw would give uneven lines and the two pieces wouldn't mate properly.
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Ahh right ok.

Then hand saw tbh. Perfectly doable.

Or why not just lay the skirting on its flat side?
 
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