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Hi guys I’m thinking of buying a mini recip saw and I like the style that bosch and milwaukee have. Anybody have a suggestion on witch one I should get?
Milwaukee 12v line has more choices of bare tools to grow your collection of power tools. I have the small hackzall and It’s been a great little tool.
Do you have any of the DeWalt 12 volts. They have a nice compact pivoting recip saw.
I think in the majority of cases the Milwaukee/Bosch style is more what I’m looking for in a 12V mini saw. For 12V go Milwaukee. They quality is about the same, but Milwaukee has a much bigger 12V line to expand to. More to come as well!
I love the 12V Milwaukee line! Their little saw rocks and there are so many options of tools!
ChaseRogers wrote:
Do you have any of the DeWalt 12 volts. They have a nice compact pivoting recip saw.
Yeah I have the Dewalt 12v impact and the screw gun but the design of their mini recip does’nt seem to convince me. I was already leaning towards the Milwaukee the only reason I was’nt sure was because I have the 12v Bosch driver but Milwaukee does have a wider variety. Thanks for the info.
Dewalt and in the same token the Porter Cable 20v recip saws look about as durable as play-dough. I have the Hackzall and just use it for DYI stuff, but it just feels solid. I don’t like the “adjustability” of the Dewalt and Porter Cable.
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Meant to write 12v not 20v
I didnt know PC came out with a 20v recip saw yet and i have heard that the Dewalt 20v max recip is a beast.
Forgive me. I didnt mean to write 20v, I meant the 12v version.
oh haha ok
The hinge on the 12v recip saw for Dewalt makes me think it wont be that durable. (Sorry the image is so large)
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Yeah i agree, Eric, Dan Long term test on this?
The bigger the better. I agree it does a little weak I might get it as a back up later on.
If I couldn’t have my Metabo 12v Maxx I would go Milwaukee but Bosch are about to upgrade many tools hint hint 🙂
Haha what an original design, looks like the old milwaukee sawzall
CrazyAndy, you are talking about the 12v max right?
crazyandy wrote:
Haha what an original design, looks like the old milwaukee sawzall
We were talking about that when they came out. They still sell those Milwaukee Hatchet saws a few places. We found them back when the Dewalt design came out. They never upgraded the Hatchet to the M series batteries though. They’re all Ni-Cad I believe.
Oh ok.
Yeah its a cool concept but I never found a complete benefit at work
Heres one:
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Still available for around $180. This one is a corded model. I liked these saws. Apparently Dewalt did too 😆
Haha very similar to the DeWalt.
I have tried the 12v recip saws and the Metabo does destroy the other two on sheer power.
It is in a complete other league of it’s own.
I ama massive Bosch fan and my Son loves Milwaukee but they are not even close to this thing it’s a beast.
I love the bosch but i got the dewalt today and it looks a bit more powerfull
Jeth wrote:
I love the bosch but i got the dewalt today and it looks a bit more powerfull
I really like the 12v DeWalt!! very powerful but can be a little bulky…
I have the Bosch and one thing you have to keep in mind is don’t expect 18v results. If your looking to do something small like cutting a 2×4 stud or notching something or similar, then it’s great. If your having to cut for several feet or for more than a few minutes, you will be disappointed. I had to cut out an existing door and it took me all of 5 seconds to realize that I had the wrong tool for the job. I broke out my 8 year old Hitachi 18v and proceeded to cut it out in about 3 minutes. It’s ugly and dated, but effective.
redbirdone wrote:
I have the Bosch and one thing you have to keep in mind is don’t expect 18v results. If your looking to do something small like cutting a 2×4 stud or notching something or similar, then it’s great. If your having to cut for several feet or for more than a few minutes, you will be disappointed. I had to cut out an existing door and it took me all of 5 seconds to realize that I had the wrong tool for the job. I broke out my 8 year old Hitachi 18v and proceeded to cut it out in about 3 minutes. It’s ugly and dated, but effective.
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For hevy cuts i use my dewalt 24v , the 12v saw only for copper and some styrofoam cutting it replace my old makita 9.6 v