Pneumatic saws: reciprocating saws, jigsaws and tube saws

Air-powered saws for bodywork, tube and metal: reciprocating saws and jigsaws

Air-powered saws for cutting sheet metal, tubes and profiles to size, mainly in body shops, maintenance workshops and installation engineering. With no cable or battery and a slim housing, they reach tight corners of a vehicle or installation where a larger saw will not fit.

A short-stroke reciprocating saw cuts thin sheet and exhaust pipes. Check the stroke length, 10 mm on these machines, and the strokes per minute: a high rate, up to 9500 per minute, cuts quickly through thin material, while a lower rate, around 5000, gives more control in thicker steel. A body saw is built for cutting out panels, a jigsaw for curves and cut-outs in sheet, and a tube saw for straight cuts in pipework. A scrub saw completes the line-up for removing material along an edge.

Look as well at the case or set a saw comes in, so blades and keys stay together. The brands are Ingersoll Rand, Fein, Metabo, Bahco, Facom and Red Rooster. These saws form part of the wider pneumatic tools range for workshops that already run a compressor, alongside the pneumatic impact wrenches and ratchets.