Today I take a look at the Ryobi 18 Volt Reciprocating Saw part of the One Plus Cordless Line. I dive into the features and drawbacks of this saw and I tell you honestly if this is a good saw for you to buy. I put it through a battery of tests and show you how it holds up. If you have this saw already tell us what you think of it and if it has held up over time and abuse. Your comment can help other buyers to know what is good or bad about this saw.
That could be, but I always use the blades that come with the tool when doing a demo. That way I demonstrate the tool the way the manufacturer intended it to be used. If the blades are cheap, then that is bad on Ryobi, not me. If I purposely went out of my way to use cheap blades then yes, it would be my fault. But I try to be as fair as possible when doing reviews.
I have both corded and cordless recip saw they both work great. I used the corded one while demoing my subfloors, all I had at the time. I used it quite a bit pruning small trees and bushes. It worked well for me doing that task. I would like to see a comparison of the dewalt corded vs cordless Ryobi. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos, Rodney
I have an older Dewalt corded, will that suffice or you want to see a NEW Dewalt corded? I too have used my Dewalt corded for tree trimming back before I got my Pole Chain Saw from HF. Glad to see I'm not the only person crazy enough to do that. 😃
Even for Ryobi this is their lower end saw, so if you need light weight that you can hold with only one outstretched arm, a good choice for that but otherwise, it is underperforming compared to next tier up saws from every major brand including Ryobi. That stated, it may still be the best saw for the price if you pick it up as a bare tool rather than paying for a low capacity battery and charger too. In other words to add to your existing Ryobi collection. At this point in time, models that beat it from better to worse are Ryobi P517, P518, and the brushed P516. I'd prefer they got rid of the anti-fatigue cushioning as it robs a little power from a saw that is already underpowered, and frankly, given its low power and limited amount of time it can run off the battery, I don't find myself getting fatigued. Then again I have strong wrists, could imagine an older lady having more fatigue than I would.
For most private users, the power is sufficient. This one is not going anywhere near a construction site. It's pointless to lavish four times the price on a pro quality sawzall with oodles of power if you don't earn your living with it.
Why did you put brushless in the title? That's not a brushless reciprocating saw. If it was I'd throw a 6ah or 9ah battery on that with brushless power connectors.
It's been fixed. RU-vid picked it up from some possible keywords I had associated with the video on my computer when I did the upload. Thanks for the heads up!
Really not relevant. If it was their brushless model you need a 4Ah or better battery pack more than the brushless contacts. Those have enough power as it is unless trying to win some youtube race, rather it is better to have the lighter weight of a small pack since this is their economy saw whose only virtues are the lower price and lighter weight. In other words better for awkward pruning where you have to hold the saw at arm's length with one arm only.
@@stinkycheese804Weight is not a big concern of mine with a reciprocating saw. If I wanted a pruning saw I'd use that. For a reciprocating saw I want it to have long, fast and powerful strokes so it can cut through whatever material quickly.
I ordered this saw as part of a six power tool package for $300 at Home Depot that came with the batteries, chargers and also power drivers, circular saw, light and multi-use tool to fix things around my home as DIY projects as a new homeowner since the price was good and I already had a bunch of Ryobi battery tools.
"The blade goes in...right-side-up, of course." Actually, it's a two-way blade chuck. You can insert it either way, so you can make different cuts with it.
That may be in the newer ones. Back then I think that one only went in one way. I don't have that unit any more so I can't verify. I have so many of these I gave that one away.
Either the head is defective or you are not placing the blade in all the way. Make sure you lift up the tab on the side all the way and then insert the blade before you push down the tab once again otherwise the blade will fall out.
