Thanks for doing the comparison! Was looking at old Project Farm videos and found this mixed in with his. I always reach for the Milwaukee blades so this video kinda confirmed what I was pretty sure about already.
Nice comparison:) I think that reason for blades being faster with nails is purely because first run scraped that paint coat off thus showing that fresh and shap metal tooth for second run. Some blades might be painted with quite heavy coat of paint so it will definetly slow down first run:)
Could the slower blades be from the sawdust not clearing out of the cut? The wood after the cut looks like a lot of sawdust is stuck to the off cut. Since you are doing a 3.5 inch cut I wonder how the times would change if you turn the wood 90 degrees and cut on the 1.5 inch side.
I used diablo ct blades to cut tile on steel mesh embedded mortar. They cut it like butter, it was amazing. Very low wear on the blades. They cut that better with a little more force. The lower tpi blades cut faster and easier. Some of the ct blades I looked at had variable number of tpi (teeth per inch.) A good comparison has to take that into account, and also see if at a given force on the saw are fewr teeth faster? Is the cut quality still acceptable - does that matter for demo work? I’d like to see a comparison of blades cutting hardened nails or screws, like how many until they fail to cut! And really, don’t have to show the cut full length, that should be maybe the start then edit-cut to the finish of each.
Failing to show the wear on the blade up close didn't help. I'd rather have a slower but longer lasting blade than the quickest cutting but fastest wearing blade. When your talking under 20 seconds... it's all about the longevity of wear. Noone should buy a blade that cuts fast but doesn't pay for itself over time. Unless they are cooked into thinking faster is better. It's all relative. Making my money count as long as possible... that's what I care about.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will think about coming up with a good way to test long term blade performance. In the mean time check out my video comparing the carbide and non-carbide blades over more cuts.
Why people always say sawzall??? What's up with that?! Sawzall is Milwaukee's!!! And I don't use Milwaukee and never liked it! I'm using DeWalt, Makita, Bosch and FLEX. in my Jobsite people are like, hey can I borrow your sawzall?! This ain't a Sawzall dummy!! This is Makita XGT40V reciprocating saw damn it!!!! It's like asking for a mouth wash, hey can I have some Listerine!!! But I'm using a different brand! It's like asking for a laundry detergent, hey can I have some tide ultra??? Dude!! I ain't using Tide! I'm just only using a cheap Walmart stuffs bro!!!!
That's the way people do, it's the same way for a lot of products like ,crow bar, Q-tips, vaseline, crescent wrench, coke, skil saw, BC powder , weed eater, etc.
Because the terms are used interchangeably. Milwaukee had the first reciprocating saw and called it the "sawzall," so when other companies copied this design of tool, the name stuck throughout the generations. Similar, but not exactly like skilsaw/circular saw. You knew what I was asking for when i said either, and took more time explaining your point than it would have took to just hand me the tool. Just sharpen your plumbago and get to work.
