How To Choose and Use A Reciprocating Saw - Ace Hardware

If you are considering purchasing a reciprocating saw, let our home expert Lou Manfredini help you pick the right saw. Watch as Lou shows you the features of a reciprocating saw and how to use one safely for your project. As always, be sure to read the manufacturers directions before using this or any tool.

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[bradentaylor]

Literally had no idea what they called the "fence." Retailers don't talk about them, but they're probably the most important feature of good performance, internal mechanics aside. Thanks for mentioning it.

[johnsuarez]

I'm glad I stumbled across this. I was going to buy a reciprocating saw for the wrong purpose! Thank you, Ace Hardware!

[ivorygilyard]

hi and thank you for the video. it was really helpful.

[cdtero]

Greetings from Venezuela....

Thanks for sharing this demonstration...

I love tools... Unfortunately, They are very expensive here...

[peterv]

Very well described - great info - thanks!

[signedelacroix]

I know this guy, oh ya, I saw him in the other Ace video.

[bahkbahksa]

@02:00 When you pick up saw blade with your fingers near saw body, you should always pick next side of saw tooth for a best safety reason.

[garrykrause]

love my saw--works great for cutting wood...

[SwiftKickThrowBack]

Thanks from an amateur! Didn't know about the "fence" feature on my saw.

[BobJones-zfie]

At 2:34 you say you can do a fair amount of cutting with the cordless dewalt, but you followup saying if you had to cut one hole, you would use up the battery...one hole doesn't sound like much. If you used it to trim trees, how much cutting would you be able to do?

[chriscardona]

Can you do a reciprocating saw vs circular saw video to see which one is better please? Thank you

[kyoadam]

Hi, what about brushed and brushless?

[noahriding]

Can the reciprocating saw do finesse, nice cuts like for finishing carpentry and nice pieces?

[noahriding]

How does the longevity of the blade for this side of saw compare to a circular saw? Thanks.

[-ut]

How do you know which length of blade to use?

[AA-ynnx]

does wattage matter in reciprocating saws? there are saws that are 710W and have 150mm max cutting depth into wood. And there are saws that are 900W that have 115mm max cutting depth into wood.

shouldnt the one with the higher wattage have deeper cutting depth?

[barballan]

How would u get the broken piece locked in out of the corded saw?

[chriskennedy]

Must be a BIG hole to flatten it after only one