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sk farmer

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i like the 4 position blade and dewalts style of blade retention with a lever. much easier to use than some that have a sleeve. plenty good for occasional to moderate use.

downfall may be the lack of an adjustable shoe. i like the dewalt better than a milwaukee to use but if you plan on beating the living **** out of it a milwaukee may be somewhat heavier duty. unless you plan on treating it that way the dewalt should be plenty good.
 
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the Milwaukee supersazall is the king of reciprocating saws. find a used one on craigslist. the best is the version with the removable chord.

I have purchased 2 of them off craigslist used for $40 each. comes with the steel box, etc. I still have the first and gave the 2nd to a friend as a wedding gift. it was his favorite gift.
 
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Another vote for the Milwaukee Super Sawzall with the quick loc cord. I picked up another one (brings me to 4) at a pawn shop a couple years back. You can get 25' cords for them too.
 
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Removable/replaceable cord is the way to go. You'd be surprised how easily the cord on a sawzall gets in the way....
 
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Porter cable tiger saw 737 with quick blade change. Just cut a honda accord into little pieces with it. Like cutting butter, and it was run off a 240 to 110 invertor with over 50 feet of extension cord. Couldn't stall it. It's over 20 years old and was still made in the USA.
 
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nh_yota said:
Any opinions on orbital action? My Milwaukee sawzall has it and I think it cuts faster through wood when it's making orbital strokes.
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I wouldn't tackle any wood task, such as cutting up skids or trimming a tree, without orbital---it's a great feature, and there's no valid reason to not buy a saw with orbital other than extra cost.
 
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Milwaukee with the orbital option would be my first pick. Bosch, Hitachi, and Makita all make good ones that saw fast and are durable. I like corded opposed to cordless for most uses.
 
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exmaxima1 said:
I wouldn't tackle any wood task, such as cutting up skids or trimming a tree, without orbital---it's a great feature, and there's no valid reason to not buy a saw with orbital other than extra cost.
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Or if you are buying cordless as most (if not all) do not have that feature.
 
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I will agree in that having an adjustable shoe is a must. It's not needed often, but when you do, you are happy to have it. My Dewalt is serving well at around 15 years old, but I got tired of always having to bring it with me to the pole building, so I now have PC tigershark orbital out there. I cannot hardly tell the difference between the 8.5 amp PC and the 12 amp DeWalt, they are both serving me well.
 
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My cordless Metabo has been reliable and does the job very quickly. It is very nice not having to deal with a cord. For jobs where you will be cutting hard all day, get a corded saw. Both have their uses. My corded DeWalt that is angled works ok, but I wish I would have gotten a super sawzall instead. I aslo have a little 12v bosh cutsall, or something like that, that is super good for cutting small pipe, pruning, and even some rough opening cut out work.
Make sure to have a good selection of quality blades for different materials and jobs.

Again, LOVE my Matabo the best of all the saw I have used.
 
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A Milwaukee sawzall in a metal case was probably my first serious power tool after school. That's been 25 years ago. It's still running strong.

I also have a dewalt cordless. Because it's cordless it's used in special applications where convenience and not many cuts are needed.

Just an FYI. I saw a demo by Air Force air rescue. Their specialized tool was a dewalt.
 
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