I think 50 years after this was made they scaled it down, made it electric, and called it a turkey carver ( electric knife) which I'm sure worked better than this. P.s. I love seeing old tools run!!
My uncle had one for use in his orchard. I never recall it running for any longer than the one in this video. Somehow my dad ended up with it, where it sat for years under the workbench. Don't remember my dad ever using it - the saw wouldn't let him.
It is legitimate reciprocating saw.... These are very cool. You can still find them working and not working on eBay from time to time. I work at a hardware store we are a stihl dealership. 3 or 4 times a week, full grown men walk into the store with a chainsaw and ask me if I have if I have blades.. It's always the same, I answer With a question... what kind or saw do you need blades for???. All the blades are over in isle 9. Reciprocating saw blades, jigsaw blades,scroll saw blades..wait...your holding a CHAINSAW...We do have chains...
You're scaring the dog with that thing! My neighbor had one of these beasts -- (The saw... not the dog...) We tried and tried but never could get it to start. Just as well, I suppose. Looks scary. Thanks for posting this video.
It’s a reciprocating saw, I think black and decker or dewalt make one that runs off electric that works pretty well but it doesn’t have the top cover over the blade, it’s similar to a regular saw blade that goes back and forth at high revs.
Milwaukee popularized the sawzall style electric recip but everyone makes them now. My old US built Milwaukee sawzall I inherited from my dad is an absolute tank though Id much rather have my chainsaw for big cuts, recip blades get way too hot buried in a log. having a chain that moves continuously through the wood, taking chips and heat with it, is a better system, just higher maintenance.
Poulans are great saws. I have 4. My modified Wild Thing is just as fast as my Husqvarna. I've had it and my 2450 30 years. I use them regularly since I heat with wood only. I recently got a 245a I want to get running. It's the Leatherface saw. And I have our Homelite XL12 my uncle bought new. First saw I ever used. I was 12.
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I remember seeing these in old Popular Mechanics magazines from the 1960's. The ads showed fellows using it to build houses cutting the lumber. They obviously jammed easily as shown here; thus the introduction of circular saws not very long after.....
Yes made in fifty's were 4 stroke made for vertical cutting. When sharp and running right would out cut chain hands down. Ours would cut mesquite 10 to twelve hours a day sharpen with file once a day
