Adam, I work as a test engineer for this machine! I have been following you since when i first could use a hammer. I have made a scooter, mini moto and a robot from parts of this machine. If you ever need to mod it, please get in touch. I can make that thing do anything you can think of (it is sort of my job). This makes me and a lot of my colleagues over the moon. Would love to meet you one day. //Nerd at HQ
FUN FACT! This tool (Commonly referred to as a K12 in emergency services) was invented by AB Partner in the 1950s. As the story goes, the Bromma Airfield Fire Rescue (north west of stockholm) came to them looking for a saw to cut into airplane fuselages, because the common chainsaws (such as the AB Partner R11) of the time couldn't do it, the first version was the K11, an attachment for the R11, with the K standing for Kutter. After it became so popular locally, that a little while later AB Partner released a standalone K12 saw alongside the R12 chainsaw and it exploded in popularity! That brings us to today, Husqvarna has long since took ownership of AB Partner and continues to build the "K12" style saws to this day based on the original K11 and 12 designs.
That is fascinating! I love when tool manufacturers are prompted by a specific need like this. On a side note, I was first introduced to this style of saw as a LEGO piece!
As a Swedish person that lives about 90 km from the original Huskvarna factory, and had my dad work there, I do find it rather amusing how Americans pronounce the name! 😄If you ever come to Sweden, I can highly recommend you go visit the Husqvarna museum, as well as the matchstick museum in Jönköping! 😁👍
@@bazzatron9482 the brand naming they're using (Husqvarna) dates back to how it was spelled back in 1528! The name today for the city and region is simply "Huskvarna", and it's pronounced pretty much how it's spelled. The 'U' is a long one though, so it would sound something like 'Huuskvarna'! The 'Q' spelling sounds exactly the same, the 'Q' is pretty much an outdated 'K' from back in the day! I hope I didn't complicate it too much, because it's pretty simple! 😄
I ain't even going to begin to try to pronounce Jönköping. Well, I guess if I did it'd sound like John coping. But yes people in different parts of the world do pronounce things differently.
I used a cutoff saw, as we called it, to saw the cab of a semi in half. It was my first assignment at a construction company, where I got to use a plethora of amazing tools. Jack hammers, to chainsaws used to cut door ways in concrete walls. Love your videos Adam and team, thank you. Edit: if you ever get to Sweden you have to go to the Husqvarna museum, it’s absolutely incredible, the pictures of the original factory are astounding.
@@RobbBoswell I know he does, but he repeated it a few times, and many people are here to learn from him like many of us were back in the Mythbusters days, so might as well have it properly :)
Halligan bar. I'm a full time fireman. Our department has added battery powered chain saws to our trucks. The pros are they start every time. And also the smoke doesn't choke them out.
I love my 82V battery chainsaw - one major pro over gas-powered is the lack of inertia in the motor: there’s basically no kick when the chain starts and stops because there’s so much less rotating mass inside the machine.
@@28th_St_Air The wording of your question is confusing. A power tool not made by a company? So custom built? Adam has done many of those. As for power tools that were made by a company, that he featured but in a way that didn't feel like an ad, there are also many. His lathe, drill press, sewing machine... though not a power tool, the one where he was talking about his Knew Concepts saws and had on someone from the company to talk about new products didn't feel like an ad even though it basically was. Just to be clear, I love the Knew Concepts episode.
@@FoxxofNod sure, I could have worded things better. I think it sounded like an add to you because they gifted it to him. He clearly likes the tool and was going to be stoked to have it and show it off even if he had spent his own money on it. The other tools you mention were not given to him if I recall correctly.
I am a goldsmith not a preper. The closest that I come to being a preper is that I think I might have a few old birthday candles that I could use in a power outage.
We call em a quick cut saw at work. Been slicing up limestone blocks with it for over 10 years now and they are a beast of a tool. Having said that, if you intend to use it on a concrete floor, get a wheeled trolly for it to sit on. A friend of mine hit steel in cement when holding it by hand, kicked back and the back of the sheild tore half his cheek off. Take care everyone.
Apocalypse Training 101: Connections - Series 1 Ep 1. James Burke nailed it back in the 70s; if you had to survive, you’d eventually encounter others who want your stuff, or who’s stuff you need. Kill or be killed. Up to it? Not most!
Concrete is difficult to drill through.. I know from experience when I built my brick and mortar business from gray shell - thank you for all your work and your team’s work.. it helps builders - from novice to well experienced .. gratitude
Halligan bar. 😊 Another good tool to have on hand is a tactical tomahawk. I have many of my father's tools. I would be very unhappy if they were taken. And I too like the sound of a circular blade slicing through the air.
Would love a complete set of demerit badges. While i love the idea behind becoming a great maker, my technical skills are sorely lacking. I love watching people build stuff.
What you going to do when it eventually won't hold a charge? There would be ways to make fuel and oil in the apocalypse, but not so much with Lithium Ion batteries. Heck, cordless tools already have a short lifespan built in because at some point the manufacturer will stop selling batteries for your collection of cordless tools because they have a "new and improved" battery, which of course won't fit. So, you get to pitch everything and buy all new tools. It's all part of their plan.
@@snaredude56 I think you might be vastly oversimplfying the ease to which a fuel can be made. Sure a basic petrol combination can be synthesized. But the shelf life of most Fuels can be measured in the range of 3 - weeks to a year (for diesel type fuels). While a lithium battery has a shelf life of 12 years if stored correctly. Smaller Li/Ion batterys lose about 2/3% of charge per month, but thats still a much better rate than fuel. A simple battery is also a lot easier to construct if you have the chemical know how. (Which not everyone has, but thats always the catch all in these conversations). Recharging is as simple as either solar, wind, hydro or worst case by hand turning a mechanical generator.
@@campercombo932 You are overthinking it. Ethanol is easy to make and will work just fine, just won't produce as much power. Plenty of people can make ethanol, finding the raw materials and someone with the know how to make a LiIon battery in the apocalypse will be much harder.
Isn’t it obvious that when Adam speaks to collaborators about specific tools/items of theirs he likes, they’re gonna obviously send it to him free to sweeten the deal…Adam knew what he was doing there imo 😂😂😂
I was literally thinking as soon as i saw the thumbnail "that looks like a great zombie apocalypse weapon" But here is a tip from a swede on how to pronounce Husqvarna First part, use of a posh brittish accent and say "who's" And for the second part just pronounce it with a k "kvarna" with the k and v in one sound like in the word "quality" but with a v sound instead of a w
I said the same about seeing it! Also I think our American Huskvarna commercials are to blame for our incorrect pronunciation. STIHL made a point to correct us, in that it's not "Still", but "Steel". But yea, if I'm remembering right, they say _"go to your local HUSK-varna dealer"_ I always thought it had an "-ah" in it, Husk-ah-varna 😅 So even I'VE be wrong this whole time! 🤦♂️
i work at a large facility that occasionally decommissions old buildings on our campus to make room for new development, one of the best parts of my job is working with local fire departments to conduct destructive entry training on old buildings right before they are set to be demolished... it's so much fun to see all the different tools and techniques for opening up uncooperative buildings for ventilation and access
And the coolest part: since it’s battery powered it’s absolutely „end times“ ready, not like the gas guzzlers that run out of juice 6 months in or so… 😁👍
My grandfather was a masonry contractor/bricklayer and I used to work with him to make a few extra bucks. Using the concrete saws was one of my favorites. So, the battery powered is cool, but the sound of firing up one of those saws was my favorite.
The spear is the ultimate zombie apocalypse tool, but it never gets much airtime because it's hard to make it look exciting if your survivors are easily poking holes in the heads of zombies from a safe distance.
We have a similar gas powered version on the rig that goes out for vehicle extractions. The gyroscopic precession coming from the extra chunky demolition blade always makes me nervous. I imagine that it would not only remove a digit or limb from the careless, but toss it away with disdain.
We call them a demolition saw aka the keys to the city. They've also recently added a demolition chainsaw to our truck which cuts through everything as well
There is an excellent movie called High Tension. Haute Tension in German. A concrete saw just like this one is employed to great effect. A great movie. A bloody good time.
The fact that cutting off a car boot was the very first thing that he insinuated you might want to cut off with this thing makes me love him. Viva la Revolution.
I've been a fan of these saws since the early 2000s when BBC Special Effects bolted one to a robot as the new and improved Dead Metal for Robot Wars. It wasn't actually that effective but it looked amazing.
I wish I could remember the quote I recall you referencing, about how the prevalence of zombie movies is a sign of how much we want to shoot our neighbors, or something similar.
Serious question: have you ever considered sampling all of the amazing noises that you make in your shop and selling them for sound effects? (New electric saw, turning on the milling machine, sanding noises, etc!) Truly, this would be epic!
@5:41 - The very first transaction I ever made on Ebay was to sell two of those batteries and the charger. Successful, trouble-free sale too. I couldn't recall the year if I tried.
You knew he was excited about this tool when he started making Tim Allen Home Improvement noises unironically. Can't wait to see when he cuts with this... hopefully it's not accidentally one of the lights like what almost happened there in the demonstration.
Greetings from a few hundred meters away from the Husqvarna factory in Huskvarna, Sweden. I'm sure I'm not the only one from Huskvarna watching but greetings nontheless! Unfortunately, living in Huskvarna does not come with a complimentary concrete saw. :(
@@joelkton1 Sure, I can give it a shot! The name is based on the swedish words for house and mill. ("Hus" and "Kvarn") I think the spelling in english that would convey the pronounciation best would be "who's quarna" but you can look up the pronounciation of the word "hus" if you want to be precise! 🙂
Not only can those irons get a fire fighter through openings ... depending on the wall, it can create their own openings. Of course that big electrical cutter can get though a lot too, including some that would be challenging for the irons
Husky always had plug in versions of the same saw. The reason why they are popular, is because they can be used indoors without filling the worksite with exhaust gases. Yeah, they're most used for cutting concrete indoors.
Regarding the axe and halligan... It's not everywhere the same, in my previous department, the halligan was used in combination with a sledge hammer since it can be pretty dangerous having an axe blade towards your face when hitting the halligan...
Ok, I love Adam…..but let’s be honest, that slightly maniacal laugh after firing up the saw ……..the mad scientist alter ego was definitely peeking through juuuust a bit!!😂
My one big issue with large electric tools is whether suitable batteries will be available for the rest of my lifetime. Yup, they're quieter, greener, just as good, cleaner, often lighter and more ergonomic, safer for some applications...but the idea of having to chuck one because you can no longer buy a battery pack, as I have with several drills, makes me very wary. What's needed is an industry standard battery pack across manufacturers. Modular, so you buy one for your little Dremmel, four for your heavy duty drill, twelve for your chainsaw and so on, and they all just clip together to fit any tool from a manufacturer who has signed up to it.
