Buy Porter-Cable 9740 Tiger Claw Variable Angle 11.5 Amp Reciprocating Saw KitPorter-Cable 9740 Tiger Claw Variable Angle 11.5 Amp Reciprocating Saw Kit Product Description:
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
A Plumbers Perspective
By Kevin G Bennett
I recently bought this saw to replace my Milwaukee Sawzall which has been giving me problems owing to the nature of my type of work, heavy duty sawing of cast iron pipes, etc. The main reason I bought the saw was because of its overall flexibility to adjust the head to many positions to enable me to cut pipes in many tight situations without the need for me to perform some of the contortions required to use existing reciprocating saws.This feature on the saw has proved to be all that was promised as far as it's flexibility to adjust too many positions. The power is really good and I particularly like the ability to regulate the speed with the squeeze of the trigger. However, there is one drawback I was not aware of, the vibration under load. When the saw is pressed to do heavy duty work there is a lot of vibration which is transferred to the operator and can prove to be quite uncomfortable when the saw is operating at full speed. Overall, I would recommend this saw because of its flexibility and power.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Powerful and capable
By EMS Pilot
I got my new Tiger Claw for Christmas and immediately took it out in my shop and chopped up some 2"X 12" white oak joists from an old building deconstruction project. The saw has more than enough power to take the cut as fast as I could force the blade into the beam. It seems to be built for extreme action and is "hell for stout" as my dad used to say. The angled gear boxes are fairly easy to adjust once you get the hang of the rather smallish recessed release buttons. What I have noticed in the few times I have used it is that it does vibrate more than the Milwaukee 11 amp sawzall, so a pair of light leather gloves help dampen it when cutting. It is also heavier, i am assuming because of all the extra gearing. I wouldn't want to spend hours at a time working with it over my head. I am going to mainly use it to trim up and dimension said white oak planks for use in furniture projects. I have lots of nails in this old lumber that are too deeply imbedded to remove, so cutting on my table saw or with a circular saw are too dangerous and damaging to the blades until I get the metal contaminated sections cut out. Perfect job for a heavy sawzall. With being able to turn the blade 90 degrees to the body, I can pull it through the lumber like a big jig saw, thus reducing the effort and fatigue a regular sawzall would cause. Other than the higher level of vibration than the Milwaukee, the only other detraction I could come up with is that the adjustable shoe has too little adjustment. I would like to see at least two more notches added to the three it currently has. This would give more options for cutting thin materials and varying where the blade wears in use. Bottom line: After all the shopping and comparing I did, and finally getting my hands on it, I would definitely recommend this saw to anyone needing a really heavy duty and flexible sawzall.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Wouldn't send a truck out without this saw
By Marc Brenner
The versatility of this multi angle saw cannot be compared. I have been in construction for 30 years and can say that there have been many difficult situations where we needed a saw like this. In tight spots, this saw can do it all. It is easy to adjust, plenty powerful, good quick-lock mechanisim.
We go through our share of recip. saws in the plumbing/heating business. They don't last forever and rarely are worth repairing when they can be bought for $140. But at around $200., this is no 'disposable' unit...so I reserve judgement on durability. We will probably use 'disposables' for open field cutting and demolition. But, I will never be without a TigerClaw again.
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