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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
I have a Green Ryobus ONE+. I bought it at a garage sale for five dollars years ago. I popped a battery in it and a new Freud saw blade and it ran like a champion. The story of a Milwaukee sawzall burning up is an odd one and I would say rare. Because we wouldn't even call other brands of reciprocating saws SAWZALL if it wasn't for the Milwaukee brand. Jerome Schnettler or Edward Ristow in 1951 created the Sawzall reciprocating saw, and it was such a hit we now call EVERY reciprocating saw a SAWZALL, no matter what manufacturer produced it. Same goes for the circular saw, while (I think) Porter Cable was the first to place a circular saw in the hands of carpenters. It was Skil who made them popular all across the world. When you are on the job men who have DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, or Hitachi will call their saw a Skil saw.
I used my father's Milwaukee sawzall for years, it was from the 1960s, but changed it out for Mikita because of the weight issue. No reason to use a 20 lb saw opposed to the new light 7 lbs saws of today.
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The first time I used a Sawzall was in the late 70's, before I got into construction, I don't even remember what brand it was. When I got into construction, I had a old black and decker circular saw, but within the second year, I started using What is now called skill saw, the long side winder, (I think it is called) been using one for over thirty years now, I am on my second as a bought a new 77 mag, about 20 years ago and I still use that same one. My first one I gave to an employee as payment when I got out of business with my partner. The first Sawzall was a Milwaukee, which I used for about 5 years till the bushing on the blade went and it would not cut straight. I would cost as much to fix as a new one. As it was my go to tool for many things I bought an off brand as I figured it would only last about two years. I have gone though a many as 4 in the last 20 years. My skill saw was my most used tool and I could cut almost anything with it.
Although I always have my corded tools in my truck I have found I use my battery operated tools almost seclusively, since I have added two of the larger lithium battery's. Before the lithium I used to need to buy a new set of battery's about once a year. The tools themselves lasted but the battery's did not. My most go to tool now is the multi saw I just bought last year. Mine is the Ryobi with the interchangeable head, and I just bought the Sawzall head last week, so far it worlds well.
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