Precision Reciprocating Saw

R Q

R Q

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I've needed a precise reciprocating saw on several occasions and usually it's in tight places I have an air recip saw and it's hard to manage and isn't really a good saw. I've looked at Milwaukee and haven't see anything yet. What do y'all use for this?
 

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RatLabGuy said:
What do you mean by precision? A short blade? Makes a super fine, thin cut?
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A sawzall can really butcher things sometimes and is too big to put in tight places. The air saw I posted is the idea but it sucks. I was just wondering if there's something else that will work that's a bit more refined.
 
R Q said:
A sawzall can really butcher things sometimes and is too big to put in tight places. The air saw I posted is the idea but it sucks. I was just wondering if there's something else that will work that's a bit more refined.
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I assume you specifically want a reciprocating blade?
Honestly for precision things I usially use a dremmel w/ a cutoff wheel or an oscilating tool like this
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I have both a Dremmel brand and a bigger HF one and with the half-moon blades they are great
 
RatLabGuy said:
I assume you specifically want a reciprocating blade?
Honestly for precision things I usially use a dremmel w/ a cutoff wheel or an oscilating tool like this
www.dremel.com

MM50-01 Oscillating Multi-Tools | Dremel

High quality Oscillating Multi-Tools MM50-01 for your project. ✓durable ✓highest safety standard ✓perfect results. Find out more!
www.dremel.com www.dremel.com

I have both a Dremmel brand and a bigger HF one and with the half-moon blades they are great
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Not necessarily a reciprocating blade, just something a little more gentle and controllable. A jig saw that I could point would be ideal. I have an oscillating tool that I have never really used, I bought it for some cabinet work I'll try that Thanks
 
R Q said:
Not necessarily a reciprocating blade, just something a little more gentle and controllable. A jig saw that I could point would be ideal. I have an oscillating tool that I have never really used, I bought it for some cabinet work I'll try that Thanks
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You can get saws that are basically a jigsaw but it sticks out from the body like a sawzall. Typically used for cutting holes in drywall. Not sure what they're called.
 
I've owned several air saws. They have a spot just between using a knife or scissors and tin snips to do a job. Low power small stroke and fine teeth. A baby nurse shark is scarier and more efficient.

Jig saw, tried that a lot. Great blade options, must fit material. Bulky designs and unless it's pretty damn flat or the surface areas can be bridged to cut extreme edges of sheet goods damn awkward.

One of those oscillating widgets. Yep got one of them. Offset narrow blade and very little stroke. They excell at flat cuts in a corner where nothing else fits and that's about it. If your the poor bastard that thinks a swiss army knife does everything and you will not carry something more specific this is the gadget for you.

Router. Works. See jig saw.

Still I will pick up some sort of saw for almost any cutting over a plasma for many applications. Especially aluminum and steel of a light gauge. Then it's all those substrates falling into .....not science of metals.

My go to is one of three sawzall I own. First big corded bastard Porter Cable. Power and not chasing batteries and I need the power of Thor to beat or cut something into submission.
Milwaukee full frame cordless and the model they call Hackzall.

90 percent of the cuts intricate or curved are blades I modified. I pick the appropriate tooth count and then profile the thickness to suit the job. Basically cut them to a more jigsaw profile. Now I can curve, straight and use one saw. Tooth sizes for many thicknesses, variable speed, varying tool weights, and each have enough power not to piss me off getting work done.
 
Short answer. Ingersoll air saws have worked or held up as good as any I've used. Tool truck units and these are very comparable. I have no experince with Horrible Freight or the like with these.
 
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