Originally Posted by
manapua_man
Tool store? Why would I go there when I could get a stolen one for $25 at a swap meet or on craigslist? Or jack one out of someone's garage?
And the only things that really limit the discount ones are the crappy bits and blades they come with and the cheap batteries. If you aren't too worried about durability they'll do about as well as higher end products. I used a cheap reciprocating saw to hack up a bunch of old locks that I lost the keys to a while back. Didn't take much time at all with a decent blade that were actually intended for cutting metal.
Reciprocrating saws don't work on properly hardened chains and locks, even if you use metal cutting blades (the teeth just dull immediately without even scratching the surface). Grinders are the only thing that will go through every lock and chain.