JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Wht is better? Corded band saw or fule cordless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 There is no "better" it will depend on your circumstance. Are you used to Milwaukee fuel, is this why you ask? I don't know what your situation is, you just now posted your first, so welcome aboard, tell us a little about yourself eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 If you cutting a boat load of metal I would saw go corded or you may need quite the batteries, not sure how run time works out but if it's for here and there I would think cordless would be sufficient. Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yea I just joined I'm a student going to school to be an electrician or an hvac tech so the saw would be used for a wide range of things ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I'm a plumber with mechanical contractor, and I vote the Fuel would be best in our line of work!! Coworker has one and it is extremely versatile, he just needs to put a new blade on it already! It isn't used for thicker metals a lot like a production shop, so if you can, get the Fuel definitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks for your help and the cordless would be a good addition to my fule set and m18 hacksaw ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yea fuel seems to be the way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Any opinion on the 4.0 or 5.0 compared to the regular xc battery are they worth the extra money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 If it were me I would only consider a 5.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 You can get used to what you get, but if you had them for comparison, the saw will cut faster with the 5AH battery, and will last longer as well. And maybe consider the rapid charger as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I need a rapid charger, I have enough milwaukee chargers I could probably sell them and have enough for a rapid charger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yea I have a friend that uses one because he has about 12 m18 battery's and he likes it a lot and I will probably get one once I get a few more battery's but right now I just have the two 4.0 that came with my fule drill and impact set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 If you have the 4ah batteries already, those will work perfectly fine, I have the same set of drill and driver and 4ah batteries too. Not like you really need to upgrade if you dont want to Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeInCtown Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Personally I would wait until it is absolutely needed and then borrow one first. You are looking at dropping hundreds on a tool that as an HVAC tech would rarely get used. In my facility, an HVAC tech has needed to use a bandsaw exactly ZERO times in 20 years. An electrician would need one if it was new construction, but even then conduit can be cut quickly unless it is like 1"+ pipe. Heck, I just use a jigsaw for cutting all my copper and conduit. Does the same job much cheaper and has far more uses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 You have a point and it will depend on what field I go into but It would have plenty of uses in commercial wireing more so than residential and yes they are very expensive if they are not going to be used a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Mike has a point, but the size is more of a problem for me than the price. If you have to be mobile at all there are other tools you already have that can do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Protool you so silly. .. I've used it just like this before on a job just like this: Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 They make bases where you can use them as a shop band saw, not sure which models would fit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP26 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Here's the like to the swag band saw stand and has a list of the models it works with http://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-V30-Portaband-Table_p_55.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I knew it was out there somewhere Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, JimboS1ice said: They make bases where you can use them as a shop band saw, not sure which models would fit They also make stands to use it as a horizontal bandsaw. It's a great replacement for a chopsaw on sites where grinding is not allowed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 They also make stands to use it as a horizontal bandsaw. It's a great replacement for a chopsaw on sites where grinding is not allowed. Yea I've seen Those too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bringing this back to life because I'm anal about not starting new threads where not necessary Don't mind the all caps "look at me" title. I like what he does, but his all caps titles and "clickbait" type captions made me unsubscribe..... Regardless this is pretty cool, as the comment above mentions about the swag stand .. Then one day I was just perusing the pages over at Toolbarn and found this: .. http://www.toolbarn.com/milwaukee-48-08-0260.html Talked to toolpig on instagram and he says its a pretty good stand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 .. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Makita has a bench mount base that works with their cordless band saw also. It is available for order from Canadian sources but not in the US. Last I checked it cost over five hundred clams to acquire, so not worth chasing after. I had a bad case of sticker shock when I got the quote on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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