I have two reciprocating saws. My Super Sawsall works well but on
occasion (like going to the Pick&Pull salvage yard) I need to use a
cordless one. I have a Ryobi cordless reciprocating saw that does not
retain the blades very well. The blades frequently (like once every
20 to 30 seconds of use) come out of the quick release retention
collet. I can not seem to find the problem. A quick Google search
did not lead me to any answers (nor did I find others complaining
about this issue) - just raves about the quick blade changing - at
this point I would love a traditional collet with sets screw to retain
the blade. Anyone else have this issue and what did you do to
resolve it?

On Nov 1, 8:58*am, wrote:
I have two reciprocating saws. *My Super Sawsall works well but on
occasion (like going to the Pick&Pull salvage yard) I need to use a
cordless one. *I have a Ryobi cordless reciprocating saw that does not
retain the blades very well. *The blades frequently (like once every
20 to 30 seconds of use) come out of the quick release retention
collet. *I can not seem to find the problem. * A quick Google search
did not lead me to any answers (nor did I find others complaining
about this issue) - just raves about the quick blade changing - at
this point I would love a traditional collet with sets screw to retain
the blade. * Anyone else have this issue and what did you do to
resolve it?

I quit going to Pick&Pull salvage yards!

Paul

On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 09:00:26 -0700 (PDT), KD7HB
wrote:

On Nov 1, 8:58*am, wrote:
I have two reciprocating saws. *My Super Sawsall works well but on
occasion (like going to the Pick&Pull salvage yard) I need to use a
cordless one. *I have a Ryobi cordless reciprocating saw that does not
retain the blades very well. *The blades frequently (like once every
20 to 30 seconds of use) come out of the quick release retention
collet. *I can not seem to find the problem. * A quick Google search
did not lead me to any answers (nor did I find others complaining
about this issue) - just raves about the quick blade changing - at
this point I would love a traditional collet with sets screw to retain
the blade. * Anyone else have this issue and what did you do to
resolve it?

I quit going to Pick&Pull salvage yards!

Paul

I went to one yesterday, looking for car batteries. My forklift battery
died and I needed one for the Lincoln and Hobart gasoline powered
welders.

So I drive the 40 miles..and they didnt have any. Someone had come in
and bought 20 Sunday morning..blink blink....

So I noticed a pallet load of them in an odd location and asked the guy
about them and was advised they were "bad".

So I get out my meter and go check..and about 3/4 of them were showing
under 7 volts..but 5-8 of them were at 12.5 volts.

So I bought 2 of them (with a 30 day warranty) for $21 each..and he
tossed in the 3rd for free and included a warranty. I picked the best
looking and most capacity, which in a pickup truck town are generally
pretty big.

Ill test them this morning and see if I did ok or not.

Gunner


Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Back to the topic - Anybody use one of these (POS) Ryobi
reciprocating saws? I want to be able to cut METAL with it.

Specifically I am going to upgrade the front suspension spindles on my
61 Falcon this winter (later spindles that use larger more durable
wheel bearings) and I need to harvest the strut rods off of a later
Falcon in a salvage yard close to me and I know that I will not be
able to unbolt them so I want to cut the structure away around them.
Torches are not allowed in the yard and my "portable" generator to run
the corded Sawsall is not very portable.

Back to the topic *- *Anybody use one of these (POS) Ryobi
reciprocating saws? *I want to be able to cut METAL with it.

No, but I've been avoiding Ryobi anything for a while, since they
appear to be designed to a price point rather than to a function.
I'll buy a good name brand used first for corded stuff (I have a used
dealer near me that warranties his stuff) but that doesn't always work
for battery tools.

If the thing is pretty much useless to you as it is, I'd be tempted to
go ahead and try to disassemble whatever is there now and see if I
could re-engineer it a little. You might find it simply has a burr or
something inside it that keeps it from clamping fully or a piece
that's worn that can be built back up with a dollop of weld, or you
just may find an easy way to add a set screw.

Torches are not allowed in the yard and my "portable" generator to run
the corded Sawsall is not very portable.

My first thought is not "saw" but "grinder." What would a half-decent
battery operated angle grinder and a handful of the thin cutoff wheels
run you? It looks like the HF one runs about $60, which might be good
enough to last you a few parts runs. Though I could see your yard
also not allowing grinders if they don't allow torches.

--Glenn Lyford

Quick update - the collet retains the blade via a ball. As the collet
is rotated the ball is allowed to move away from the blade. I tried
to dismantle the collet but was unsuccessful so I am going to try a
different tactic - open up the retention hole in the sawblades - I
used a small center drill to drill a pocket concentric to the existing
retention hole. I did not get a chance to try it out but expect to do
so tonight or on the weekend.