[Shop-talk] Sawzall blades

[Brian Kemp]

Nick,

I have on old pruning saw that is set aside for roots, which may be an 
affordable option if you just have a little cutting and don't have the 
Sawzall type saw already.

As another option, I used my rotary hammer in hammer mode with a chisel 
blade.

We had a large tree fall down and rip out a retaining wall.  There was a 
cluster of roots remaining where the new wall needed to go. The roots 
were intertwined and full of rocks.  I tried a hatchet and pruning saw, 
but wore out my arm and chipped off the corner of the hatchet.  I wanted 
minimal dirt disruption to avoid settling of the replacement wall, so 
didn't want to make a big hole trying to dig out the roots.  I wore 
heavy leather gloves and used one hand to guide the chisel.

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-in-1-1-inch-sds-rotary-hammer-97743.html
and
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-sds-masonry-flat-chisel-set-42651.html

$49 for the drill and $10 for the bits on sale.

It isn't necessarily efficient and it might have been quicker and easier 
to go with some of the blades mentioned in a Sawzall, but I didn't think 
about that.  I throw this out to the list as another choice and use for 
a fun tool.

I love the rotary hammer.  Wear hearing protection though as it is 
loud.  The only thing I use my regular hammer drill for now is precision 
stuff with small bits.

Brian

On 8/20/2012 1:50 AM, nick brearley wrote:
> Got to remove a tree growing beside the shop and I've been wondering 
> about using a Sawzall type saw for cutting the roots. Getting tired of 
> swinging an axe in close quarters.
>
> Looking on ebay I came across these   http://tinyurl.com/8fcvykz and 
> wondered if anyone had experience in using these, or similar, for this 
> type of job.
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received.
>
> Nick Brearley
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