Customer Reviews:
 Learn From My Mistake June 15, 2006
Maximus
40 out of 48 found this review helpful
Black and Decker Scorpion Saw.
I'm now two years into a complete restoration of my house and I invested in one of these saws at the start of proceedings. To be frank, I used it three times, discovered it was pointless, and have not used it since! Other tools do the same job a great deal better.
The flaws are these: The blade is rather too short and not particularly effective, and the motor is underpowered. Everything I tackled with it took a long, long time to cut through. You'd think it would zip right through materials but oh no! And the geometry of the handle means that control is imprecise too - when you do achieve the cut it wont be as straight as it could have been.
My personal experience is that a good modern full length hand saw cuts two to three times faster than this gadget! For instance, Jack make some excellent saws with razor sharp teeth that sell for around 7 so you save money too. Look on any building site and that's what the pro's use for speed and accuracy, not a Scorpion saw! That's why your local builders merchant has boxes full of them. Team your hand saw with a reasonable electric circular saw (available at Amazon and at least four times more powerful than the Scorpion!) and you'll have all the kit you need to make easy work of both small section timber and longer cuts in sheet materials. Lastly, if you need to cut out holes within sheet, buy a Jig Saw with a blade guide and preferably a pendulum action.
Learn from my mistake and invest your own money more wisely.
 What a great saw! December 8, 2004
39 out of 43 found this review helpful
Just recieved my electric saw today. In an hour and a half I have cut enough wood to keep my small log fire going all winter. A slighly short blade for thicker bits of wood but it is so easy to use! The saw feels robust and cuts very easily. I have yet to use the alternative shorter blades but I am sure they will come in very handy. All for 39. A bargain!
A good buy September 16, 2005
zztopbanana (Lancashire, UK)
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
***
An extremely useful piece of kit and at a good price too.
Well recommended.
***
good saw January 28, 2005
Mr. B. Plowman
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
I bought this to help remove parts of existing door frames pre replacing the doors and the architraves. I had already done this job using a jigsaw and it was a real pain.The saw is great. It works well and is supplied with three different blades. For the money it is excellent value. You just let the saw do the work. It beats the heck out of a hand operated thingy.
 Beware of scorpions! July 10, 2007
Beezageoff (Kent. UK.)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought one of these in 2002. Within 8 months, I was on my second saw, under warranty. The mounting holding the blade in place is very weak, and gradually wears with the result that the blade points upwards instead of level and eventually the mounting breaks. The B & D agent said that they had had several returned with the same problem. I cant have used the saw more than a dozen times in the 5 years that I have had it, and at no time did I saw wood etc more than the thickness recommended. Now, the thing has broken again. Very disappointing for something bearing the B & D name, especially as I paid 69 for it, not 39!! So, unless they've changed the mounting, I wouldn't consider another one.
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