[Shop-talk] Sawzall blades

[nick brearley]

John Miller wrote:
>> I was looking at the set as a tester for various jobs as well as the
>> tree roots. Since the Sawzall type saw is not much used on this side of
>> the pond it's a case of finding out what it can do. They're mostly seen
>> on TV shows like "Scrapheap Challenge".
>
> I'm trying to come up with an appropriate sexual analogy for the 
> throbbing energy of the reciprocating saw...
>

I see where you're coming from...  For me the ultimate tool is the Stihl 
cut-off saw, just the right combination of size, noise and sparks.

> I wish I'd had a couple of the Milwaukee 'Torch' blades when cutting 
> up that well-tinwormed Mk1 Cortina parts car into scrap-bin-sized 
> chunks a little while back...
>
A nailfile should deal with Cortina parts by now!

Nick