By Scott Arnold
Best 18V-24V Cordless Reciprocating Saw Head-To-Head |2022 Over 70 years ago (1951 to be exact) Milwaukee Tools introduced the first reciprocating saw called the SAWZALL. Since then technology has advanced dramatically. Currently, there is a plethora of full-size cordless reciprocating saws that are being used on millions of job sites every day! Demolition contractors, plumbers, […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M18 FUEL Sawzall Gen 1 and Gen 2. One Year Look Back Specifications M18 FUEL™ SAWZALL Reciprocating Saw (2821-22) – replacing 2720 3000 SPM 1-1/4” stroke length Adjustable Shoe Anti-Corrosion Blade Clamp Rafter Hook LED light Weight: 8.4 lbs (6.8 lbs bare tool) 5-year warranty Pricing 2821-20 ($199) 2821-21 ($319) 2821-22 ($419) Looking Back […]
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By Stan Durlacher
DEWALT XR Reciprocating Saw Recently, we had a chance to put the DEWALT DCS368 XR With Power Detect™ to the test. DEWALT has certainly given this tool and the other four tools with Power Detect™ a lot of press to educate users as to the power increase that this technology produces. I usually run a Milwaukee […]
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By Rob Robillard
Milwaukee M18 FUEL Sawzall Gen 2 – What’s New? One of the most widely used power tools in the construction industry would be the reciprocating saw. The first reciprocating saw was introduced by Milwaukee in 1951 with their SAWZALL® Reciprocating Saw. Today, over 69 years later, we find the industry filled with full-size cordless reciprocating […]
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By Dave Brefini
DEWALT 20V XT Reciprocating Saw with POWER DETECT DCS368W1 Review Recently we completed a rotten sill repair project on a 300-year-old timber frame house. The original sill plate was a 10 x 10 old growth piece of oak. In order to remove the rotted sections of this sill plate, we used a combination of reciprocating saws, […]
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By Wes Bartosik
Makita XRJ07 18V LXT Sub-Compact Brushless Recip Saw Review Makita is a company that combines form with function and this tool review will take a look at how the Model #XRJ07 18V LXT Sub-Compact Recip Saw lives up to that legacy. Makita’s Sub-Compact line of cordless lithium-ion brushless tools offers the compact size of a […]
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By Scott Arnold
DEWALT Atomic 20v MAX Cordless One-Handed Reciprocating Saw – DCS369B Recently we put the DEWALT Atomic 20V One-Handed Reciprocating Saw up against 5 other one-handed reciprocating saws in our Best Cordless One-Handed Reciprocating Saw Head-to-Head. Cordless one-handed reciprocating saws are a fairly new category compared to the long-standing king of demolition in full-size reciprocating saws. […]
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By Todd Fratzel
Cordless One-Handed Reciprocating Saws Cordless one-handed reciprocating saws are a fairly new category compared to the long-standing king of demolition in full-size reciprocating saws. Born out of the desire for smaller, more compact tools, the one-handed reciprocating saw has become extremely popular with plumbing and mechanical contractors. For this head-to-head comparison six one-handed reciprocating saws […]
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By Todd Fratzel
High Capacity Cordless Reciprocating Saws – Head-to-Head Testing We recently did a cordless reciprocating saw head-to-head where we tested 10 different tools that all use a single battery in the 18V-22V range. We felt it was important to keep the lineup of models in the same voltage range to give a fair side by side […]
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By Scott Arnold
Gen5x Reciprocating Saw – Model R8643 RIDGID is releasing a new 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw in 2018 and we recently got our hands on it to use in our cordless reciprocating saw head to head where it did very well against the competition. Since that testing we’ve been further evaluating this new saw on the job […]
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