Best Reciprocating Saw?

big steve

definately not the new hitatchi AVT from lowes i got 6 months ago.The whole blade/shaft mechanism feels like its about to fall out.

threaderman

I guess I'm old school because I never think of Ridgid power tools when considering a purchase{I think they are ugly too,though it did take years to get used to Dewalts bright yellow].Dewalt,Milwaukee,Makita,Bosch are all proven leaders.A cordless doesn't have the power I need consistently..The Makita sounds like a good one.I have the Dewalt,though I was always a Milw. man but got perturbed by how often I would have to re-place the blade holder.I bought the porter cable sawzall [the Tiger] ,when it first came out about 10 years ago and was pretty happy with its power but I had less than 15 min. running time on it when someone decided they needed their crack more than I needed my saw. And even deeper into it,I got turned off at the Ridgid Forum and just am not giving them my power-tool business.Hand tools and specialty tools and machines ,yes,not power tools!$0.02.

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jiffy

And this is based on a clinical study performed by whom?????[/quote]

Myself and 10 other guys and girls tried the Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Makita. The test was on a 4x4 and we all raced. The Makita won the race every single time no matter who used which saw. It didnt matter how much pressure you used on the saw either.

The corded Makita with AVT just does it better.

Have you tried more than one at a time...if you havent you should.

MALCO.New.York

Thank you for the "clinical study"!!!!!

I shall try a "head-to-head" some day!!

BTW there is some confusion in your quote-box. Not my words!

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KillerToiletSpider

Your study is flawed, heavily, you didn't include all manufacturers.

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neolitic

You didn't try the Tiger.
If my Tiger won't out cut
the others, I bet I could
use it to bludgeon them
to bits!

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2ndGen

Yeah...I just can't get used to that "Home Depot Orange" though.

Same here.

That's what's broken on the Mil Sawzall I was given.

But, I'm going to go with the Milwaukee Super Sawzall...corded of course. I need consistant power when I'm sawing. I'm very "Tim The Toolman Taylor" when it comes to power. Argh! Argh! Argh!

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blackbear

Im going to have to say the super sawzall. I used a co workers for a day and it was awesome. I cant wait for my 10amp to break so I can go buy one.

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skylands

Boy now I feel bad.

I'm not keeping Milwaukee or Miketa in business by buying one of those sawzalls every couple of days.

I've just had my Porter Cable sawzall for only 12 years and still going strong.

However.

They can send a man to the moon but nobody can make a sawzall that doesn't blow in your face when you're on the last rung of a 40 foot ladder trying to cut a soffitt. (bummer)

jiffy

Sorry it's not "Clinical" , but neither is asking advice on a forum. It was all the study I needed. I saw a 90lb woman out cut a 250lb man with the same blade, just different sawzalls. Multiple people had the same outcome, using a large variety of different sawzalls.

Joining_heads

One cut is all it takes to realize the greatness of the Makita AVT. It is sooo smooth and sooo powerful. It is by far the best sawzall I've ever used. Check out the new JLC.

john5mt

Yep Makita AVT is clinically proven to be the bomb!

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MasterEngineer

On a job site recently, we had to install commercial ductwork (60x24) and 13 RTUs. The Trane Voyager series commercial ac sits on a curb made from 14 gauge sheet metal. We have both Makitas AVTs and Milwaukee Super Sawzalls on the jobsite. I like the Makita for vibration control, but the Milwaukee is a bad dude. It fights back more, but it cuts faster, especially in metal. The sheet metal mechanics (tinners) also told me the Milwaukee is way more powerful.

grusel

My Opinion... Hilti WSR 900-PE. Half the size and twice the power of most recips.
But.... ToiletSpider is right... if you want the "best" right now it's the Makita 15Amp with AVT.
Though a Hilti will probably never need to be replaced... ever! and can run up to 110 / 120 / 220 / 230 / 240 Voltages.

Bill in VaBeach

Ridgid was mentioned in this post, but I'd have to say not Ridgid for recip saws. Have both corded and cordless and am not happy with either. Cordless performance is weak compared to other name brands, and the blade release on the corded has been a problem...too much play and then won't release. Completely happy with my Milwaukee, never a problem with it, although haven't tried the Makita.

boman47k

If I had a good still, I wouldn't need a sawsall...at all.

Well, I might need it some cutting to build the still, but after it was built ina nice secluded area...........just corn, hops, sugar, water, heat... then let the pot, thumb keg, worm and condensor work Oh yeah, lot of jugs. I have seen a lot of glass and plastic milk jugs! ( Many years ago)

P.S. I have a Makita, not sure what model it is, but does pretty good for what I need. I am not even sure what all the settings are for. Very handy tool to have.

KennMacMoragh

The Makita AVT cuts better than any of them, but the mechanism that holds the blade is ridiculous, it wears out and breaks easy, and is not cheap to fix.

I would probably buy a Hilti if were going to get another one. I have the Hilti 36V. cordless sawzall and it works perfect.

woodworkbykirk

#1 makita avt
#2 milwaukee
#3 hilti



dewalt....... how do they call themselves heavy duty when we had two of them burn up on the same day cutting the roof off a house. one month later, the motor on the new dewalt we picked up as a replacement burnt out, replaced with milwaukee, only thing that went bad on it was a handful of blades cutting plaster,

my final thought, i dont think the dewalt could handle cutting a cooked turkey let lone framing material

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jiffy

The Makita AVT recip saw is the best one I have ever used. It makes the Milwaukee seem like a "toy". It cuts twice as fast as the Milwaukee or Dewalt. I tested them at a show side by side and it was hard to believe. The anti vibration really works and I have one in my collection now based on my test.

It's the JR3070CT

jiffy

There is a fix for that problem. Took mine in and they put the new blade holder on...problem solved.