Black and Decker Scorpion ES890EC

[Bowells]

Has anyone got or ever used a Black and Decker Scorpion ES890EC(jigsaw and handsaw)? Is it any good. Will it comfortably cut 4"x4" fence posts? It says it will cut 100m timber? They do them in B&Q for £40.

 

[^woody^]

Not used it, but from looking at them they seem just the same as any 'all purpose' saw. But perhaps less 'all purpose' if it only takes B&D blades.

I have a Bosch all purpose saw which will do fence posts no problem - and it will cut as deep as the blades - 8", so I assume the B&D will cut as deep as its blades too

 

[Bowells]

Thanks Woody. How much was your Bosch and where did you get it from?

 

[Richard C]

Wife bought me one as a pressy 2 Christmas 2 ago (a lot cheaper than that though); I was bit sceptical at first but I’ve found it pretty useful all round & it certainly takes the effort out of using a hand saw. I’ve built a large shed with it & repaired fences so 4” timber is no problem; they are also pretty nifty at cutting floorboards neatly across the top of a joist (in situ) when you want to take them up.

Don’t use it on manufactured board though as it will blunt the blade very quickly &, like all such consumables, they are ridiculously expensive!

 

[^woody^]

The Bosch (green) saw is about £50-55. I've had mine over 15 years and it has had abuse in this time, but it has been one of the most useful tools for cutting anything.

Anyway, the B&D is similar, and I would check the blade fitting - if it takes common all purpose blades, then it will be useful. If it takes propriatary blades, then it could be expensive to run and blade options limited.

 

[Mark Br]

Hi

I've got the Scorpion and have found it very useful (no problem cutting through 4" posts, I'm using it for this at the moment). However, if I was buying similar again I would go for the The Bosch as you get a better choice of blade, they're cheaper and I've always found the availability of the B&D blades to be a hit and miss affair.