This little band saw has turned out to be the best tool purchase I've ever made kzfaq.infoUgkx5ZrqmYO2uJq_nuU8TopyWxVzn8vqmPUL Once doing the set-up as per the included suggestions, this table top tool has been my go-to saw ever since (8 months as of this review). There are few things I wouldn't attempt with this saw. It takes up much less space than my table saw yet delivers twice as much punch. I've used it to create slices of wood no thicker than an 1/16th of inch by using the POWERTEC BS900RF Rip Fence. For small shop projects this tool can't be beat.

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I noticed you had the Sawzall set to orbital. I have the same Sawzall and absolutely love it. But I do recommend turning the orbital off when cutting metal. It will reduce the vibration and bouncing effect and help produce a cleaner cut. Cheers

I have one of these. One of my favorite tools that I use daily. I install overhead doors all day long and use this for all my hangout cuts. One other plus is being able to work in factories with this. No sparks when cutting, so no hot work permits needed. Definitely a valuable tool!!

Beat the hell out of mine for months in the metal worker industry every day it's thrown around indoors and out. Best tool ever.

I have the shallower 3-1/4” Cut Capacity brushed M18 bandsaw I use ALL the time on job sites and in my videos... I've been thinking about getting this saw! You're completely CORRECT, once you have one, you'd be surprised how much you'll use it!

I live in an Asian country that has none of or ever heard of T-posts so we had to make them out of angle iron , almost 600 of them to fence in a property. We used this saw for that and was a huge time saver. The guys working for me had never seen such a tool and one guy said he could cut them far quicker with his trusty hacksaw , I cut 7 to his one . The men here don't have access and could not afford the kinda tools we use daily in the USA and most tools they don't even know what they are used for til I show them, and having contests with them is lots of fun . The only battery tool i have ever even seen here was a 9.6v Chinese brand drill. Best ever was attaching top plates to steel I-beam using Hilti coalated powder gun vs drilling and bolting . I fired 6 shots in maybe 10 seconds and they were still putting the drill bit in the drill.

I have a corded band saw and rarely use it but when I do its great! If I had to do it again I'd go cordless just for it ability to be used anywhere.

I have a Milwaukee corded ban saw that my grandpa bought in 1993, same as yours but with a cord, it works awesome! I love it!

When you are indoor and you wanna keep the sparks and dust down. It is perfect

*Perfect band saw for the hobby enthusiast **MyBest.Tools** Easy to set up and square. Had it running in 10 to 15 minutes. Quality of cuts will depend on the quality of the blades.*

I love my Milwaukee bandsaw. As a trim Carpenter doing multi family I use it all the time for cutting closet rods. Very clean cuts and fast

I've got a corded portable band-saw, so until it burns up, I'll have to make do with what I have. The Milwaukee cordless band-saw looks like a contender once the corded one dies. The Diablo carbide blade for the Sawzall looks interesting. The only negative that I see is that the blade started turning blue (you're only using the area of whatever the saw stroke is), which normally means the steel is being annealed and it's soon to become a wobble blade. That blade does look like a perfect blade for demo work when you run into nails and other foreign material. One thing you can do to increase blade life is to use a wax stick or a sulfur containing cutting lube for steel. The wax works great on aluminum where aluminum would melt into the blade if you get a bit aggressive.

I've had tool for years and love it. Cut copper,pvc,cpvc, aluminum, stainless, and mild steal with it. Hell even used it on 8in schedule 40 steel pipe have to roll it but will cut no worries. My 12.0 battery sticks in saw so there is that as well I know u mentioned it but that's been my experience. 5.0 or 9s on mine. 12 sticks

I work in metal. Deablo saws all blades are my absolute go to. They are head and shoulders ahead of the competition, (Lenox makes a decent blade too)

My buddy has one of those and they are an amazing tool! Lessons learned, the underside has moving parts. Don't set on your leg or anything you don't want scraped up until the blade/drums stop moving.

I know what metal cutting blades ill be buying now, holy shit that Diablos insane

When you think about speed, remember the reciprocating saw is only cutting half the time -- on the back stroke. The forward stroke cuts nothing -- just repositions the blade for the next back stroke. Helps explain part of why the band saw is so much faster -- it doesn't have that issue.

as per the instructions with the band saw, use only the weight of the saw. Watch your line or reference the top of the battery for level to keep cuts straight. Great tool. The M12 version is also very handy.

Kyle, none of us 317K followers would ever say you are a failure. 👍 Portabands have come a long way since I was using a corded one in the 80's and 90's. Nice tool.

Love mine, had it since it was released and I use mine a lot more after buying the SWAG Off-road portable bandsaw table they make for it. With the slots for a miter it’s really great for accurate cuts

That diablo blade stole the show. I need to cut out some cast iron drain pipe from under the house. I know what I’m buying for that.

Kyle you are my “Tim the tool man Taylor” what a wonderful thing to be able to do!! Hohoho. Tools!!

the main advantage with the band saw over the sawzall is the number of teeth used to cut

Bandsaw are good for small pipe jobs it says 5” x 5” but it’ll do 6” pipe std. We use them a lot in places where hot work isn’t necessary or dangerous like wood chip, hydrogen, natural gas lines or pneumonia. Refineries use em for the crude oil and so much more where sparks can detonate and constant monitoring to fire watch. Great tool just like a big bandsaw it saves you on consumable and no metal dust. Can use some cutting oil to prolong blade life.

sweet jess man, that sawzall is a beast, i´ve bought the dewalt atomic version wich is only 1inch 3/4 space to cut, it works nice, however the 5" space for projects is so important, I´m buying one of these milwakee, they´re just too nice.

Been watching your builds for a while now. I have learned a lot. Aside from the badass builds - your tool reviews are great. As a business owner myself, it helps us make a decision before buying anything. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Umesh G Austin, Texas

Great for conduit and unistrut as well as threaded rod. Great for electricians.

As someone who works with steel as a career that adjustable shoe is a life saver

I use one of these every day in a fab shop to cut mainly 3/16 stainless tube i go thru a blade every 5-10 cuts we use the nice starret blades and they just dont last i would never buy one of these for personal use.

You hit it right the first time. Those porta band saws do take getting used to. I comes from the angle of the machine to the cut line. Necessary to get any throat clearance but not ergonomic by a long shot. I have used the corded variety for years and you have to pay attention because the weight being off balance it does want to cut anything but perpendicular. Even more so with the full size versions. Love the babies for being handy. Just try one handing a full sized one!! I will say that they are so much more economical than a sawzall whose price per carbide blade really make them great when needed but cost per cut and life of the blade just don't compare. Cords are a pain but batteries eat money even when they are on the shelf self discharging. I tend to fabricate around the shop where power is available so I haven't got into cordless grinders or porta bands. Good video now do a follow on comparing available blades in bi metal for them. Merry Xmas. Doug

I just bought this. I am a DeWalt guy. I bought the bare tool for 275 and a battery adapter to use my 20v/60v on it. Everyone hates it and calling me a traitor. LoL =] I have always loved Milwaukee and only stayed with DeWalt because of the flex 💪 however if I knew what Milwaukee had planned I would had fully converted. =]

Love this channel. Also love bandsaws. If you read all the directions , a band saw will cut better on your first cut than cutting with a recip saw with 20 years exp

Safety third...lol. I'm 55 and been building for 35 years. I'd work for you for a year in a heartbeat just to learn your ways as they are better than what I've developed....that's a decent attaboy my friend!!!!

Let the tool do the work. lol sorry just had to. I love my band saw. Merry Christmas to you and your family

Swag Off Road make a stand for the hand held band saw. I have one and love it!

I'm watching this video 2 years in the future of you making it. Saying things are going to get crazy in 2020 is a understatement! 😆

I like where the battery is located on the Milwaukee. We have a Dewalt and to put a bigger battery in it is a tight squeeze and also makes it awkwardly balanced.

Just for anyone else who has yet to pick up a band saw, since you've probably since learned where you went wrong: if you have the capacity (width) always cut I beams down the short side. Is easier to guide, less potential to skew the cut, and you cut faster since more surface area is exposed to the teeth at any given time. Similarly, angle iron should be cut from the corner of the angle if possible.

plumber by trade, I have replaced several different tools I used to use with this one tool. If you can fit it in there it will cut it!

Merry Christmas all! I have and use the 12volt system, love the Milwaukee tools!!

The review for him actually using the tools starts at 11:38

One benefit to the bandsaw is less heat buildup. Using the other saws I have had blades turn blue without a lubricant of some type..

The 10/14 tpi or 14 tpi blades are awesome on this saw, I used mine to cut the steel "I" beams from an old trailer hs to build a Dab press for making the sticky green, it's paid for itsself 100x over, merry Christmas 😆

Good review, I bought the Milwaukee band saw last month and hav used it everyday for clean cuts works great

My corded version mainly lives in a SWAG stand. It’s great for the small metal stuff I do then I can pop it out for bigger work. I like the battery powered stuff but I don’t need to be that mobile for what I do. Good content as always! Thanks!

There a company that makes a table for those to lock into and you have a portable band saw table, which is super handy of small metal trim pieces, around windows, thresholds and what, j channel you name it

The sawzall blade will last a lot longer if you use a bigger part of the blade by reciprocating it back and forth. Often people end up with the beginning of the blade ruined and the rest good as new.

Kyle, sure is a good thing you redeemed yourself with that final cut. I know I, for one, totally ignored all the other amazing videos, buildings and content you have blessed us with in the past and judged you a failure based solely on that crooked bandsaw cut. Whew. That was close. ;-) Keep up the great work, God Bless and Merry Christmas to you, your family, and the crew.

Merry Christmas 🎄 and long Live the super sawzall also , it would be interesting to cut metal with Milwaukee fuel 7/9 big grinder . Happy New Year

Thanks Kyle. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for the time and energy you take to put together top notch videos!!

Merry Christmas from top of the world, Alaska

that Diablo blades are great. Great info Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays to you also Kyle, love your channel 👍👍👍👍👍👍

And of course I ordered a hoodie. Love the content so no problem supporting! Happy New year everyone

It will be cool a video about nails, screws all the hardware is use on the buildings.

I purchased Milwaukee blades for cutting thick steel and they worked fine, too!

Definitely subscribed. Thanks for the video man, we know you're not a failure.

As always good video, demo and personal opinions. Marry christmas! 😁👍

Never thought of you as a failure I enjoy your videos thanks I got the Milwaukee cordless router for Christmas I'm pretty excited

Merry Christmas to you, your family, and your crew Kyle! Great content as always. Great job making me want a tool I don't really need...

Love your videos, I have the same saw. In order for a straight cut, I first either use a laser line to trace (which the new saws now have) or you can simply draw your lines from a straight edge for a precision cut. Great job showing how everyone should own one.

Something which you didn't mention that is key here: is cold cutting in terms of cutting materials that is sensitive towards heat. The second part is that cold cutting reduces the chance of starting 🔥 outside! Cutting warm requires you to take precaution, and makes you less flexible and efficient. Also dust is important. This machine does not produce any. That means less cleaning, and takes away the need to wear protection. I would also guess that the machine is significantly less loud than a angle grinders or circular saws. I would love to try one. I've only used big, stationary machines. I love them! It doesn't seem like many people in Norway uses this tool, as I have never seen one. I personally think I'd buy a metal cutting circular saw first

Hope you and your family had s Merry Christmas. Thanks for another informative video. Mey you and your family have a heathy,prosperous and blessed new year.

Are you kidding me with that sawzall blade? That was insane.

From my experience try to maneuver the Sawzall blade to where you're not constantly cutting with a certain portion to reduce overall wear and as for the I beam flip it on its side to where the shoe is resting on a flat surface guaranteed to give you a better cut great video man love the m18 bandsaw does wonders especially when avoiding sparks from a cut off blade lol and circular saws are cool but having hot metal chips flying around everywhere maybe isn't the best way to go when you got a bandsaw haha

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Kyle, family and crew.

I'm behind on my viewing pleasure but being in the fabricating business, I was impressed with that diablo blade.

Should turn the orbital off when cutting metal with the sawzall, the extra vibrations are rough on the carbide teeth.

I have the same tool, used today. I love keeping the shoe down too and didn’t know really worry about the reasoning as I haven’t had to or don’t cut things more than 2-3”. But watching the video helped. Or it seems to me like it did and you might have already watched it before uploading and noticed, but; It seemed like on both cuts, it got off path when the shoe reached its limit. If you raise it up but still leave a little to get you started will that solve the problem? I know you were just in a hurry and cutting for the sake of showing the tool or else you would have been more focused or had a line to follow etc. lol. But that’s just something I noticed on the side view of the first cut and watched again on the second. However I would like to point out, if that is a culprit or it helps etc. I wouldn’t have realized it so quick had u not pointed it out at first and not really known what it was for lol. Teamwork

I think I agree with the ladies on this particular one; "Unless I can sense sparks flying, It's not for me!". Grinder life!! ♥️

Sawzall 65 seconds Bandsaw 27 seconds. Impressive. When you push a bandsaw or even hacksaw blade, the blade arcs and twists and cuts crooked.

Merry Christmas Kyle, great video I love my m18 deep cut use it almost every day.

Merry Christmas Love my deep cut.

Very informative, Thanks Kyle

In the end you were talking about the awkwardness of holding it at an angle. These are alot easier to use when you are right handed

We wanna see skilsaw cordless Worm Drive review too. Thanks

The adjustable shoe is a god sent. Especially when cutting larger material like pipe. Cut a piece of 2” pipe with the shoes all the way up and then try cutting a piece of 4” with the shoe in the same position and you will realize the necessity of the adjustable shoe

I have one and use it pretty often. I had the corded version of the same saw but it got stolen then I got the cordless one. Damn fine tools. I’m wanting the new cordless 8” metal saw now.

Great video and merry Christmas.

3:30 mark......closer “togeterr”........northern Illinois love it. Great videos Kyle Merry Christmas

Industrial electrician here doing new construction for big oil companies oil and gas facilities in the Deleware and Permian Basins. Our sites use ONLY MILWAUKEE bands saws. There is no competition when it comes to getting our jobs done.

Merry Christmas!!! We the people are curious what happened with the home remodeling??? Any updates in that playlist???

Office wall is looking good. Is that the same stuff you put on the barn from last build? Merry Christmas to you and your family

PS: As a Diablo boy how about a test of their new open back sandpaper on the job? Sounds like a winner if it proves out.

Always good to practice safety 3rd. Thats so true.

Hey Kyle you missed a feature of the LED, the light throws a shadow on the blade that indicates where it will cut, Ive had a Makita one similar to that for years and its one of my favourite tools, I find it cuts quicker than an angle grinder, way safer, no "hot work permit" required and is virtually bur free and the blades last forever (avoid stainless steel) thanks for the video, informative and impartial as always

U sold me on that one. The bandsaw is cool to have, but the sawsall made a straight cut with no heat. Forget the bandsaw. Get some Diablo metal specific blades for your sawsall and u are good.

I’m a plumber. How do you think it handles 4 inch cast iron?

Sawzall is destructive, bandsaw is more precision

Great video, I was looking into how this would work on metal, specifically for cutting keystock (generally 1/2 -1" thick, probably with multiple clamped together.

Biggest problem with sawzall blades are they get worn in one spot most of the time , which is a shame when you. Buy good blades

Love your channel

I think Milwaukee just released 2 new deep cut band saws. This must be the current model cuts fast

I have never had a problem with a Milwaukee power tool..all of mine are electric and well over 30 years old..my oldest is a grinder i got back in 80...

I'm always more interested in what you have in the background! You going to do a video on that Milwaukee tool chest?

M18 super sawzall was the best purchase so far, love that thing. On diablo blades. Don't like em. Try Lennox

You are good you just sold me one I"ll pick it up tomorrow well done.

I forget what state you live in but i'm thinking $20/hr for journeymen and $25/hr for gifted carpenters...here in Cali it's $25 and $33.... HAPPY LAST DAY OF A DECADE TO YOU AND TO EVERYONE YOU LOVE!!!!

For the price, I'll stick with the Sawzall. Still a pretty cool little tool though.