On 9/3/2015 9:32 AM, Leon wrote:
On 9/3/2015 8:18 AM, Jack wrote:
On 9/2/2015 9:34 AM, Leon wrote:
On 9/2/2015 8:12 AM, Jack wrote:

I have a battery powered Sawzall with a pruning blade and it works
fantastic. Cut's up to about 5" branch like butter. Haven't used my
bow saw since getting this blade.

Actually tree wood is like lumber. ;~) I always used a standard demo
blade to trim trees with my recip saw.

Green Tree wood is a lot different than dry lumber. Look at the teeth
on a bow saw, then look at the teeth on a standard demo saw designed to
cut lumber and metal. There is a big difference. A pruning blade for
your reciprocating is like a bow saw blade, and cuts at least 3 times
faster and with far less effort than a standard demo blade.

Try cutting across a 2x4 with a hack saw, then do it with a standard
carpenters crosscut saw. You will quickly see that both work, but one is
much better at it.


So I just checked 3 pruning blades for a recip saw, Diablo and
Milwaukee. 5 TPI My Recip has 6 TPI. The depth of the gullets look
like they might be a bit deeper by looking at the picture. But all
three are closer to my demo blade than a bow saw blade.

The gullets on my Milwaukee pruning blade are a LOT deeper than on the
demo blades, and the teeth are not all equal length, and the points are
sharper on the pruner.

Regardless a standard demo blade cuts plenty fast. so cutting a 4" limb
takes me 9 seconds, with a dull demo blade, vs 3, I can live with that
and save the money.

Do what you want. Too cheap to spend $5 on the correct blade that cuts
way faster because it is designed for the job. Do you also cut lumber
with a hack saw? Same difference. I've used both, and if you have much
pruning to do, the pruning blade is well worth it.





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