Orright You Gurus, Which Recip Saw?

mickeyco

I have an old Sears Craftsman industrial, not used a lot either but I had another one I used the crap out of (stolen) and I loved it.

I've got a Makita as well, pretty happy with it.


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Chris G

I have a Ridgid corded. It sucks. Not as powerful or as versatile my old Dewalt cordless, (stolen).

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bcradio

I saw at Home Depot today the new 15amp makita AVT recip saw for $169... not too shabby

TempestV

Plus, you can get a cupon that if you spend over $150 on power tools, you get $30 off, so the actual price would be $139.

2ndGen

That sale was over two nights ago for our region, but I managed get:
2-Bosch Angle Grinders
1-Bosch PS40 Impactor
1-DeWalt Hammerdrill
1-DeWalt Impact Ready Bit Kit
2-Bostitch Roofing Nailers
2-Botitch Roofing Staple Cap Nailers...
...all for less than $800.00.

That's with their sale prices but the $200. off they gave me for making purchases over $500. at the time. The tools at regular price (outside of the sales and promotions) would've cost me about $1,600.

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CJKarl

Holy poop! I see you're in Norway. How's the king?...and how's the oil?

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silvertree

Been using 2 DeWalts for the last 10 years, hope one will break so I can get an AVT by Makita.

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MALCO.New.York

Hows the Petrol prices????

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samthedog

The king is ok, he said to say 'hello'

As for the oil, going up every day unfortunately. We are paying 2.6 USD a liter. Add that to the ridiculous cost of tools and materials and it becomes obvious that life for the little guys like me is getting harder .

2ndGen

Don't feel too bad.

Tools you buy once.

Gas you get weekly.

Here, in the U.S., it's up to about $3.70/Gallon and that's the low end.

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Tom M

Had a Bosch, and 2m Milwaukees but I have been using the Porter Cable Tiger. Its the second one I have and its a smooth balanced saw. I would recommend it to anyone.

samthedog

I gave the DeWalt a burl today. I am pretty happy with it. It blew through a row of floor boards like they were nothing at all. I am not sure when I'll need more power than what it has but if it comes at the expense of extra weight I am happy with what I have. Most of my cutting is above my head so I am happy with the DeWalt I have due to it being quite light.

SteelCity

Well as for the recip blades.... I was at an open house last week and saw the folks from Lennox use their Gold blade to cut a car in half good stuff

Timuhler

Absolutely love that Makita. We joke that it almost cuts fast enough to get rid of the circ saws and only use the recip saw :-)

MAD Renovations

I have had Bosch, Dewalt and PC... I am currently using the PC tiger saw and it is by far the bast I have had.

bcradio

wow... almost $10 a gallon is outrageous

samthedog

Yeah I know. To make things worse people live sprawled out all over the country side and expect quotes to be free. You kidding me???? I just spent $25 one way to get here plus 45 minutes of my time. This makes amendments to job quotes a very expensive process when you have to pick up different materials.

troubleseeker

I am generally a fan of PC, but I'm with you here. I just replaced my PC Tiger with a Milwalkee. It is only about a year old (only used by me, so not abused) and has so much slop in the blade that it is almost impossible to start a cut on a line. I bought it because of my positive experiences with other PC tools I have, and was dissapointed from the first time I used it, expecting a lot quicker cutting from a saw so heavy and with a long blade stroke. This is actually the first Milwaulkee electric tool I have ever owned; but they are the chosen brand of plumbers, and I figured if a plumbing crew cannot kill them, they must be tough.