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Old 04-28-2004, 12:57 AM   #1
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Buying a Sawzall pretty soon and wanted to get oponions on what everyone liked...Appericate the input.
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Old 04-28-2004, 05:39 AM   #2
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Partial to Dewalt with blade quick release !
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Old 04-29-2004, 12:35 AM   #3
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DeWalt handsdown

1) Fixed shoe
2) Quick blade relaese
3) Repair center is close
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Old 04-29-2004, 10:16 PM   #4
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WHAT? Dewalt?
Go with the original - Milwaukee Sawzall (they are the only ones that can even call it that - notice Dewalt calls it a reciprocating saw)
http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/weba...entProd=281178
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Old 04-30-2004, 01:07 AM   #5
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Milwalkee all the way on this tool. Crude but very tough. I've never worn one out, something else always gets them first (stolen,water, dropped).
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Old 05-25-2004, 08:59 PM   #6
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Old 02-18-2005, 02:19 PM   #7
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Milwalkee and nothing less.
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Old 02-18-2005, 06:18 PM   #8
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Considering this thread is almost a year old I'm sure he's got one already.
I will say the Porter Cable saws are real nice, and VERY tough.
Hard to choose between them or a Super Sawzall.
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Dewalt.

Hey hatchet, do you only by Cresent brand adjustable end wrenches?
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Old 02-25-2005, 05:09 PM   #10
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Buy Craftsman wrenches, lowest price with a lifetime warrantee. Not all chromey and slippery like others.
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Old 02-20-2006, 08:26 PM   #11
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When your buying that sawzall look at the AMP rating.
I've got a Milwaukee rated at 11 AMPS and it's a "work-horse." They have got sawzall going at 6.5 amps but you are going to be missing out on preformance with one of them.

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Old 02-20-2006, 09:21 PM   #12
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Amp rating and stroke length. I just tried a Hilti and it was a new experience in sawsalling. Pretty pricey. HS.
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Old 02-23-2006, 07:26 PM   #13
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Yep, I like my sawzall (reciprocating saw) to be like me...long strokes:p because no matter what they tell you, it does make a difference

I've always had great luck with my Dewalt's, gramps had a 4 amp milwaukee when that first came out and the thing would not die, 16 or 17yrs later it finally bit the dust, but was used almost daily mon-fri. I hated it since the stroke was soo short. He has since bought the Porter Cable tiger saw? I think it's called, very strong saw and smooth too. in 8 or 9 yrs when this newest dewalt finally give it up I may look into a porter cable, they produce some powerful SMOOTH saws in all shapes and sizes.
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Old 03-20-2006, 04:25 PM   #14
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The RS15 is a brute of a saw. Best blade clamp in the world, bar none. One handed blade insertion, so you don't have to hold the thing open to put a blade in. Just push the blade in and it locks shut. Turn the collar to release and it ejects the blade.
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Old 03-23-2006, 12:02 AM   #15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mvmarini
The RS15 is a brute of a saw. Best blade clamp in the world, bar none. One handed blade insertion, so you don't have to hold the thing open to put a blade in. Just push the blade in and it locks shut. Turn the collar to release and it ejects the blade.
Thats impossible the saw doesn't exsist.

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