SawZall blades
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Topic: SawZall blades
Posted By: Don(MI)
Subject: SawZall blades
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 4:33pm
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Seems like for how many you get they are way overpriced!! Who has the best cost on both wood and metal Sawzall blades?? Thanks! ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 4:36pm
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I normally buy mine at Menards....... I get a 10-12 pack of VARIOUS that last for 2-3 years... Then I get a 6 pack of 4 inch STEEL CUTTERS since I use them 80% of the time. Buying a pack ( bulk) normally gets a lot better price than 1-2. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 5:23pm
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Last I bought were at Rural King. Mikwaukee brand. When you bought the larger multi-blade pack you got a smaller multi-blade pack free. I don't remember the price but they were cheaper than the generic I've bought in the past. Might want to keep an eye out for it. I've seen it again after the one I got, so it must be a reoccurring deal. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 6:18pm
Wherever you end up getting them, bi-metal blades last longer, and are worth the expense...
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Posted By: Dave in PA
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 6:25pm
| Get Diablo blades, a bit more money, but worth it to me! Dewalt, trash, Milwauakee, o-k for the price. Just my 2 cents here. |
Posted By: bryani289swmi
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 6:58pm
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I've been using Milwaukee "Torch" blades with good success, can't stand most of the cheap ones I've tried. Thanks. Bryan ------------- Sticks and stones may break my bones but hollowpoints explode on impact. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 7:18pm
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Lenox, Diablo are badass but pricey ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 8:37pm
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X2 on what Pat says. The Lenox blades hold up well, used a lot of the fire/rescue blades when I was with the fire department. For gaining access to the inside of a vehicle the Diablo blades can't be beat but they are pricey. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 9:10pm
| I get mine from Menard's, bought a few from Harbor Freight that were on sale. Not good. |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 9:35pm
| The Milwaukee bi metal blades last pretty good and there not very expensive. Most of the time I use the dual saw with bi metal blades it cuts smoother and the blades last but there expensive. Don't bother with any of the cheaper blades some of them don't even make it through a single cut. For metal projects if I can get it to the shop the plasma cutter gets the job. |
Posted By: Auntwayne
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 10:01pm
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Don, take it from a guy who has used a "recouperater" saw almost daily for over 30 years, Lenox are the best and Milwuakee next best. Bi metal blade would be the go to blade. Cost of blade doesn't matter if your cheaper blades burn up nonstop. ------------- Dad always said," If you have one boy, you have a man. If you have two boys, you have two boys". "ALLIS EXPRESS" |
Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 10:33pm
| Lenox Fire and Rescue for metal. Wood just about any brand will work. I have tried Harbor Freight with some success. Nail embedded wood Lenox will out last them all. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2018 at 11:21pm
| i'm still using the blades I salvaged from a dumpster 5 years ago, still have a lot to go. a lot were new yet. it's good to know which ones are good ones! |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2018 at 12:01am
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Dude, why didn't you tell me you had extra blades when I was there? I would have been happy to "borrow" a few of them. I wouldn't wouldn't waste my money on HF metal cutting blades. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2018 at 2:32am
| ya didn't ask! |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2018 at 5:02am
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Lennox Diablo or Milwaukee.i used to pickup blades that the plumbers or electricians left. Some still had all the paint. When the Great Recession hit that all came to a stop. You pick one up now ya better head straight for the trash. We been getting some black wood blades that have medium teeth on one side and big teeth on the other. They cut fast but one nail and they’re done. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2018 at 11:54am
| that's how the ones I found in the dumpster was too Thad, never used, all styles, wood and metal cutting. I dug out hand fulls. bet they charged someone for them. |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2018 at 6:55pm
| Wood don't get me too excited but if it's metal of any thickness I want good uns. |
Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 8:36am
| Used several when custimizer my B . Made fenders battery and tool box and other things. Lenox . millwakee and dewalt . Old blades make good pearing knives, Keep one in kitchin window and use a lot. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 8:43am
| Got away from Sawzall for pipe or steel cutting, actually bought a Milwaukee steel cutting circular saw. Blades last a long time, cuts cleaner less file or grinding, cuts are cold when done and straighter. Does not care if thin or thick, just don't push on it too hard to start let it cut at the speed it can clear the cuttings. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 9:13am
| sounds like i'll need one of those like Miller talks about when I start cutting metal siding for my new car ports, used to use just a regular circ saw with metal cutting blades, but they don't last long, the blades and the saws. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 9:42am
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I've just bout gotten plumb away from using sazall blades for anything metal,,cuts aren't straight and hard to work. The only'ist ones I use are the wood cutters for any quickie work, I've tried the good blades and they didn't last to offset the cost,,, I've got to where I use mostly the 4 1/2" angle grinders cause you can follow a line much easier and leaves pretty cuts that don't require much grinding to be pretty. I only gots bout 6 or 7 of them grinders with different blades for quick work.  Since I own stock in Harbor Freight,,,I mostly wait for their regular sales flyer and go stock up. I decided to try their new line of discs,,Blue Thunder (I think) ,,10 blades for $10 and they weren't bad but think I'll stick to the regular ones I been usin for the longest,,,10 for $5.99,
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 11:13pm
| yep….go for the cheapest! (poke,poke) |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2018 at 11:14pm
| if you'd quit drunking that black label stuff.... |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 12:24am
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shameless dude wrote:Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 5:30am
| Lenox or Milwaukee for Sawzall blades. If you use abrasive discs take a look at the Lenox MetalMax discs. Cost more up front but hold their diameter and last longer. great for sheet metal. They do recommend a lube if you cut aluminum as it will bond into and plug the diamond edge. |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 8:30pm
| WD-40 works good for that. |