CATERPILLAR Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Love this new makita sawzall its brushless powerful two speed settings and a variable speed trigger and a trigger lock. Rafter hook light on front , adjustable shoe. I would highly recommended I use 4ah batteries with it and works great. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Yee haw dude those are awesome saws Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I'm with you Trevor, I've got this and it is awesome 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 It does everything that a saw coming out after the benchmark Fuel Sawzall should do; copy it and improve it. Somehow Dewalt didn't get that memo. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 @CATERPILLAR Looks like a nice saw. does it have AVT? The speed selector looks nice and intuitive. almost like a drill direction selector. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bremon said: It does everything that a saw coming out after the benchmark Fuel Sawzall should do; copy it and improve it. Somehow Dewalt didn't get that memo. do you like anything about the DeWALT recip? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 [mention=54219]CATERPILLAR[/mention] Looks like a nice saw. does it have AVT? The speed selector looks nice and intuitive. almost like a drill direction selector.To a point I've heard it's not the smoothestSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, Jronman said: do you like anything about the DeWALT recip? haha The FlexVolt? It's powerful enough that you can't really stall it. If you cut posts all day with it you don't need an adjustable shoe and still make use of most of your blade. Other Dewalt recips; 4 way blade positioning. If you have a loose tooth you can use them to knock it out. Other than that there's not really anything to like. Corded if you're buying anything other than a Milwaukee or Makita AVT you're crazy. Cordless there are clearly multiple superior options, one of which is in this thread lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The FlexVolt? It's powerful enough that you can't really stall it. If you cut posts all day with it you don't need an adjustable shoe and still make use of most of your blade. Other Dewalt recips; 4 way blade positioning. If you have a loose tooth you can use them to knock it out. Other than that there's not really anything to like. Corded if you're buying anything other than a Milwaukee or Makita AVT you're crazy. Cordless there are clearly multiple superior options, one of which is in this thread lol. Gotta be the x2 makita Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said: Gotta be the x2 makita Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk x2 with avt would be nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stductwork Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 It's a tool I've put off for a long time because I don't use them enough to warrant buying another (already have 3) but there seems to be a lot of push from manufacturers to develop better recip saws. What prompted you to buy the 18BL over the 36? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 5 hours ago, ChrisK said: I'm with you Trevor, I've got this and it is awesome Lol it is I love it more then my corded and I really love it I have used the shit out of my corded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Jronman said: @CATERPILLAR Looks like a nice saw. does it have AVT? The speed selector looks nice and intuitive. almost like a drill direction selector. Anti vibration tec I don't think really a sawzall is always going to vibrate around lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Bremon said: The FlexVolt? It's powerful enough that you can't really stall it. If you cut posts all day with it you don't need an adjustable shoe and still make use of most of your blade. Other Dewalt recips; 4 way blade positioning. If you have a loose tooth you can use them to knock it out. Other than that there's not really anything to like. Corded if you're buying anything other than a Milwaukee or Makita AVT you're crazy. Cordless there are clearly multiple superior options, one of which is in this thread lol. I agree milwaukee and makita make the best corded sawzalls hands Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, stductwork said: It's a tool I've put off for a long time because I don't use them enough to warrant buying another (already have 3) but there seems to be a lot of push from manufacturers to develop better recip saws. What prompted you to buy the 18BL over the 36? Battery life I believe just my theory this is more fuel efficient one battery dead throw it on charger put other battery on work and probably by time u run out if u do then other will be done and plus 2x the batteries to charge isn't a option its more of a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Anti vibration tec I don't think really a sawzall is always going to vibrate around lolHuh?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said: Huh? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I don't know I confused my self ahh lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Toolaholic and toolpig in Instagram mentioned that the Makita vibrates Alot in the air, but inside the cut it's very good with anti vibe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stductwork Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, kornomaniac said: Toolaholic and toolpig in Instagram mentioned that the Makita vibrates Alot in the air, but inside the cut it's very good with anti vibe. It's like putting an umbrella up indoors and considering how well it works in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, kornomaniac said: Toolaholic and toolpig in Instagram mentioned that the Makita vibrates Alot in the air, but inside the cut it's very good with anti vibe. I agree if u get it steblized good it cuts very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Yeah indeed. Should only really matter in the cut right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tools & Stuff Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I got the 36 as I felt it had less vibration, maybe due to the extra weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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