Sawzall -- Same as Reciprocating Saw ??

[James Nipper]

I am not much of a do-it-yourselfer, but I do have some basic homowner tools. One tool that I have thought of purchasing as I think it would be handy in many instances , is a recriprocating saw.

I have heard of a Sawz-All (not sure of spelling). Is this the same as, or just similar to a reciprocating saw ? Is it a brand name ? Is there a need to have both ?

I would like a saw where I could make short cuts in tight places, and in which I could put a tempered blade in and cut a small bolt loose, cut up rebar, and things like that.

Any comments ???

Thanks for any advice on these "green" questions !!

--James--

[SteveC1280]

A sawz-all is a reciprocating saw. I think the name sawz-all (spelling?) is the name owned or coined by Milwaukee tool company. Other companies make a competing version.

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[Doug Miller]

Oh, yeah. Big-time handy. I wouldn't be without one. I've had a Craftsman reciprocating saw for fifteen years or more, and I can't begin to count the number of times I've used it, or the different jobs I've used it for.

Same thing. SawzAll is the brand name for the reciprocating saw made by Milwaukee.

Just the ticket.

Reciprocating saws work for those tasks -- but an angle grinder might work better.

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[Phisherman]

I have the Milwaukee Sawzall. It can take various types and sizes of blades. I used it last week to cut off the bolts to my car's muffler. There's a more powerful "Super Sawzall." It really is a "wonder saw" but its use is mostly for demolition rather than precision jobs.

[Christopher Green]

Yes, it's a reciprocating saw. It's Milwaukee's trade name for their saw. The other power hand tool makers also make them: Porter-Cable has some even more powerful models, but Milwaukee's are lighter and better balanced.

Those are some tasks these are good for. What they're not good for is tasks like cabinetry: they cut too fast and too rough.

[ameijers]

Chuckle. Been on both ends of those hissy fits. More like plumbers and electricians, to get their tickets, should have to work on a framing crew for at least a week, and learn where it is and is not safe to cut, and how to add wood back in if they absolutely to remove something.

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[James Nipper]

Thank all of you for the quick answers !!!

--James---

[3D Peruna]

And framers should work with plumbers and electricians so they can see how their work can cause considerable extra work for the plumber or the electrician....

Actually...they should consult with the designer prior to removing any wood...regardless of how well they know how to "put it back."

[mbrooks]

Sawzall is Milwaukee's bailiwick. Check their site online. They make different sorts of tools now too but the Sawzall became so identified with the category, it's become almost a common noun, like kleenex or coke.

Sawzall still routinely wins almost any contest or review so consider buying it used. Many many many used ones around, they go forever. Built better than the cheap Chinese ones at Harbor Freight, though even a used one is likely to cost more.

[evolie]

Same tool. Sawsall is a brand name for the Milwaukee tools

[evolie]

Well, you got to understand them. It is so much easier to install plumbing or wiring when the whole house is chopped apart and removed. Otherwise all those timbers are in the way of the work.

What's worse is when the heating duct installer decides that 10 inch steel I-Beam in the basement is in the way of his 12 inch duct, and gets an acetaline torch and removes a few feet of that beam right in the middle of the house.

[Ric]

[chillermfg]

Sawzall is Milwaukee Brand reciprocating saw. Pay a little more and get the quick release chuck. Even if you only use it occasionally, you'll be glad you did. Somehow, you always lose the hex wrench that fits the blade clamp!!

[joe]

A sawzall is a saw that goes zall.

[Terry Coombs]

What a dick . Sawzall is a brand of reciproccating saw .

[dpb]

On 09/07/2016 12:35 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: ...

Just to be pedantic, it's a trademark for the saw; the brand is actually Milwaukee. :)

[DerbyDad03]

Just to be pedantic, Milwaukee is the source.

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[bob_villa]

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[DerbyDad03]

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