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No comparison the Milwaukee wins hands down.
My DeWalt packed in in for good this afternoon, stripped the gears this is the 2nd time.
Soon the DeWalt will return to China, went out and bought myself a Milwaukee, shy on blades grabbed a used one and that saw zipped right through the exhaust system like a hot knife through butter.
I'm a bit puzzled why this Milwaukee cuts better, but can see a savings in blades coming up.
did you get one with the orbital cutting?
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Originally Posted by freonjoe
To be honest I'm not sure I just know that it's a 12 amp saw with the quick change blade holder. I even left the plastic case and paper work behind where I had purchased the saw. I was in such a rush to get back home and cuts a few cats off this evenings load.
It cuts and thats all that matters to me.
never much used a Milwaukee cordless, but their industrial (was it 11 amp?) is a real sawzzzalll!
ahhh! a 12, you posted that while i was typing ; )
Milwaukee,like u said hands down. Dewalt is sh#t for saw zaws, I broke many of them.switched to Milwaukee now no problems. Lots of power and durability. U pay a little bit more up front but still cheaper than buy 3 dewalt sawzaws
Anybody else love the porter cable sawzall? I've abused mine about as much as a person could and it still chops right through things.
Interesting. My Dewalt has been to hell and back and still keeps on cutting. Only thing wrong with it though is the lever to release the blade broke off so I use a screwdriver to pop it open.
I have to agree my dewalt sawzall is like the AK-47 of saws....It works in mud, rain, and any other condition I have put it through (It is the only tool I leave out in the rain just so I can awe at it's durability)Quote:
Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper
I really like my dewalt, it does every task I want it too. Growing up, my grandfather always used Milwaukee and still does. Pick your color and start cutting :thumbsups:
I'll have to put that one on my list but what I really want is a Milwaukee 18v impact wrench but their so dang expensive, i tried to offer a guy on eBay $280 for one but he wouldn't bulge!
milwaukee is my pick hands down for alot of power tools. There grinders are worth every penny if you ask me...there cords suck...so keep a few cords from things you are scrapping and you should be good.
My little 6 amp Milwaukee Sawzall must be around 30 years old and still cuts whatever I need.
I personally just bought a bosch 12 amp and thing cuts like butter. I have never seen spoarks from cutting metal with a sawzall till I got this. Only problem is it dont like hb blades. Takes the teeth right out of them lol/
I purchased these the other day for $64.99 + $14.99 shipping to Canada. This seller has a good selection of blades with good pricing.
6" 10 TPI Reciprocating Blades, One Lot of One Hundred (100) Blades, Made in USA by Simonds Bi-Metal Blades. UNPAINTED - Bulk No Packaging
Jack bought the Milwaukee 18v impact and he claims to have removed the wheels off of 50 cars on one charged battery, I'm not getting enough aluminum rims to warrant the expense. But that 5 year warranty looks impressive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ptscrapper
I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone have any experience with Ryobi tools? Their recip saw is very reasonable in price and uses 18v batteries. Looking at it as a back up option to keep in the truck should the Dewalt break down.
ive had there drill it was good but it was the old one's from 04 with out li batterys. now i upgraded to a dewalt drill with li and its the best god dam drill ive ever owned...Quote:
Originally Posted by crowbar
My first tools set was black and decker (NEVER AGAIN!).
Then switched to Dewalt and Ryobi. Ryobi is decent, but I love my dewalt stuff!
I have used milwaukee on some jobs, and also will agree that they are very reliable and work real well as well. To me Dewalt and Milwaukee are both good!
My 1/2" drill is a Milwaukee (was my dad's), good drill.
He always bought Milwaukee over anything else.
Milwaukee by a mile, I will say Porter Cable is worthy (faster cut,less vibration) just don't know how durable they are. Milwaukee "Torch" blades are really impressive.
Electric Milwaukee sawzall and cordless ryobi drill. Had the sawzall for 10 plus years and the drill for at least 5 yrs. never a problem with either one. B & D are garbage imo, and never owed any Dewalt tools but never heard anything bad from anyone who has.
i love the torch blades. to me the blade makes all the difference. a good blade in a crappy saw works way better than a not so good blade in a great saw. i like the dewalt cordless, but the batteries dont seem to last me long enough. i have a milwaukee corded that is a beast that even my kids havent been able to kill. i hate the cord, but not as much as running out of batteries and realizing that the others arent charged yet. wish i could blame that on the kids but..... the only real downfall on the milwaukee that i have is that i need a wrench to change the blades out on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Area67
Milwaukee is what the pros use can beat them all day long and some how they still turn on the next day at my work we have a pile of dewalt drills and saws alls laying on the top shelve all broken
I picked up an almost new milwaukee last weekend while driving the wife to yard sale's , guy had an almost new sawzall with a pack of blades , and a new hammer drill in there metal cases , Wife called me over , the guy saw us looking at them and stated , " I know what there worth , and I won't take a penny less then $ 10 for each of them .
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They both work , as my neighbor borrowed them to Sun. to hang a gate .
We use to use dewalt cordless sawzalls and a snapon impact then switched to Milwaukee ( 28v ) sawzalls, impact, drill and even circular saw and love them, the impact is a horse but it is very heavy but worth the power, not sure if it would take off 1000 lug nuts,(50 cars) I would guess closer to 25 cars. And other thing I really hate about it is it has a detent to hold the socket on that you have to stick a nail or something through the hole in impact socket to get it off.
Why don't you scrap them,,,??Quote:
Originally Posted by HStoverScrapping
ok, i have to say i buy alot of tools my favorite in this order is milwaukee, makita, and a tie for rigid and dewalt, ryobi(i only have a table saw)
i was at lowes a couple days ago and seen this little saw and just had to have it, its about the same size as my 18v milwaukee hackzall, ive been wanting a new corded saw because my super sawsall the chuck is wore out and will only hold the thicker blades, and my bosch the plug will vibrate out. anyway i wanted a 10 to 13 amp saw and was looking at milwaukees and makitas (home depot) and decided to goto lowes and as much as i wants red or green i had to go with yellow 129.99 ive only used it for one converter but i like it alot
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I usually lean towards Dewalt for things that take a lot of abuse (skill saw, screw gun, impact gun, etc.) and Ryobi for light use stuff (table saw, 4.5" angle grinder, sanders). The only exceptions I make are for sawzalls (Porter Cable) and the 7" grinder (Makita). Porter Cable's "Tiger Saw", their version of the sawzall might be the best tool I have ever owned. The head rotates 360 degrees which is wonderful and you just can't kill it. 7 years of using it about 3 days a week and it still destroys everything I want it too. Combined with Diablo blades it is unstoppable.