That's great info on brand durability.
Thanks!
tim
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Karl Vacek wrote:
> I've cut lots of roots up to maybe 6", with my Sawzall, often just
> plunging
> it down in the dirt. I've had great luck with DeWalt blades. Certain
> Milwaukee blades (the Torch and Axe are among them) have worked well
> for me,
> but many other Milwaukee blades have been short-lived, dulling or even
> spitting teeth within a few minutes' use, and all Milwaukee blades are
> expensive.
>
> I've abused the heck out of DeWalt blades, binding them up and bending
> them
> into pretzels while hot. Let the blade cool a bit, roughly bend it
> back to
> shape, and the blade seems to have a memory - with a few pushes this
> way and
> that they're usually perfectly straight. Cutting into dirt
> (especially our
> very sandy soil) is gritty and tough on blades, but again the DeWalt
> blades
> hold up longer than any others I've tried.
>
> I do love my Milwaukee Sawzall, even if I'm not a fan of their blades.
> Sometimes when we were cutting those roots the saw got too hot to hold
> even
> with the rubber skin on the nose. I'd give it half an hour to cool
> off and
> go back at it. That's a load of abuse for it, but it was the only way
> to do
> the job (well, I also used an axe...). Anyway, after 15 years of
> mistreatment it still works good as new, though it looks pretty used.
> Karl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nick brearley
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Sawzall blades
>
> Got to remove a tree growing beside the shop and I've been wondering
> about
> using a Sawzall type saw for cutting the roots. Getting tired of
> swinging an
> axe in close quarters.
>
> Looking on ebay I came across these http://tinyurl.com/8fcvykz and
> wondered if anyone had experience in using these, or similar, for this
> type
> of job.
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