Best Reciprocating Saw?

Winchester

I'd like to get a makita AVT but my dewalt just won't die.

I left it in the rain and it was rusted and the blade holder wouldn't work. I soaked it in wd40 overnight and it works again.

as soon as my dewalt dies I'll probably buy the Makita AVT

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Ryan

Inner10

I have said for many years "when my dewalt dies I will get a Milwaukee or Hilti"....it just won't die!

The set screw for the blade has been lost and replaced a few times, sometimes you need a claw-hammer to remove/insert the blades because the useless owner (me) never gave it a shot of grease in its life.

Sounds like the new ones may not be as nice but the older ones seem just great!

samthedog

I have a cheapy dewalt too and have found it to be fine for what I need. I mean, if you use the right tool for the job most of the time you won't be burning things out. My dewalt is the one where you can change the blade orientation which has been a life saver and in fact the only reason I chose it over the more powerful models. Oh, and the fact that my Dewalt was made in Germany helped sway my decision too.

JKBARR127

i love my makita avt. i think when it does die or run away Im gonna have to take a long hard look at the Milwaukee just to see which one i like more

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Spencer

DEWALT!!!

I am a tool junky to the highest degree and it takes a lot for me to get especially excited about a tool. The dewalt is a beast. I can't pick the thing up without grunting.

I have put it through everything and she hasn't skipped a beat. Buy one and start living...

JKBARR127

sawzalls by there nature are just bad and built tough. I dont care whos ur using if u dont grunt when u pick it up knowing what ur about to do ur in the wrong buisness.

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KillerToiletSpider

I killed three of them in less than a year, after the third they refused to honor the warranty saying the tool was abused, because it got a little wet.

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A flush is better than a full house.

Inner10

Guess I'm in the wrong business, normally for me its "ohh crap I guess I'm going to have to do that with the saw-z-all"

wallmaxx

Yeah Baby!!

I resurrected my Super Sawzall (that stupid Twist-Lok cord was no good - - after I had taken the entire sawzall apart and checked all the solder points) grrrrrr

Then just a couple weeks back, someone stole my Makita AVT out of the back of a friends truck (popped open his camper shell). Strange.

KennMacMoragh

Did they put the same blade holder on it? I took mine in too because after about six months of use, the blade kept falling out. They told me it would cost over $100 to replace the blade holder. And the mechanism that holds it has 15 different parts to it, while the Milwaukee and most others only have about 7 parts and are bullet proof.

They told me it's a ridiculous design and probably not worth fixing, so now it just sits on my shelf and all I use is my cordless Hilti which holds up to anything.

72chevy4x4

as far as cordless goes, the dewalt has done great for remodeling work whcih doesn't require the constant use through the day but has plenty of power to get the job done.

not sure if all the other brands have this, but the dewalt has a 4in1 chuch so that the blade can be installed at 0/90/180 and 270 degrees-extremely useful for flush cuts in tight space.

KellyD&B

I loved my Dewalt but it got stolen...I just picked up a Rigid and its pretty good so far. Nice and light.

redwood

I've owned Milwalkee (reg & super), Dewalt, & Porter Cable(Tiger). For me, the Milwalkee's took the best licking. I just got the Dewalt back, after 2 mos. in the service center. I won't buy another DeWalt corded tool. I've just had too much bad luck with them.

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Mark
Los Gatos, CA
www.creative-redwood-designs.com

moorewarner

Porter Cable/Tiger here.

Not the most powerful but gets places my old Milwaukee (stolen ) couldn't.

Also picked up the new one handed Rigid recently, an odd fish, still not sure what I think about it yet.

jiffy

They put a new piece in the holder that fixed the "issue" with the original. Of course this is a Factory Service center I took mine to and not a Authorized center. They had the new part ready to go and it took care of the problem completely.

grusel

I just cut a Milwaukee Super Sawzall in half with my Cordless Hilti WSR 650 A.

Tom M

I've had 2 Milwaukees, a Bosch and am on my second Porter Cable Tiger. I like my porter cable. Dont own cordless.

KennMacMoragh

They only warranty that for a year, I wouldn't buy the Makita.

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JustaFramer

I like the PC Tiger saw. I really liked the one they made in the 90's with the metal carry case. I miss that saw. I replaced it with the non-orbital tiger that was a pos and now sits in it's case torn down. I also have a old Milwakee before the removable cord. That thing just keeps going.

I like the new tool smell but lately it seems 90's and later tools still work. The 2000's and newer break when the warranty is up.

KennMacMoragh

Yeah, unless you go with a Hilti, but ya got to pay twice as much.

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