Pro Tool Reviews: Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials for Dual Tools’ DualSaw RS1200 on late night television. The outside-the-box design has sparked a lot of interest and buzz around the reciprocating saw end of the industry, but how does it actually perform?
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I want this saw so badly. My biggest pet peeve about sawing is the intense vibration when facing resistance. But this saw is claimed to be the least vibrating cut in the industry, which is enough to convince me to get it. Also, the dual saw blade is interesting, but I am concerned with the rate in which I would burn through blades since I would be using two at a time.
This saw obviously has a lot of drawbacks that the author doesn't shy away from highlighting and it's pluses aren't enough to convince me I would want it. While it is great that it has so little vibration and starts slowly to avoid kickback, those features don't make up for the fact that it took 20 seconds longer to cut through just wood. To me it doesn't matter if there are fewer vibrations if you have to use the saw for two or three times longer than the competition. If the creators were going for optimal user experience, the slow speed is more of a turn off than a plus. If I have to work for an extra hour or two to get just as much work done but so my arms aren't sore, I'll take the sore arms. That being said it isn't really marketed towards professionals or even serious DIYers which makes sense. In the real world, speed and power is what really matters. Of course safety and comfort are important but I doubt most workers are willing to compromise that much for comfort.
Its unfortunate that this design didn't work, they had a lot of success with their circular saw model, but i can see how a dual blade circular saw is a better idea then a dual blade recip saw. the idea behind a dual blade design is that with the blades going in opposite directions, it can tear the material apart as opposed to just tearing it from the rest of itself. That concept sounds really smart, but, as the review point out, then you need to power 2 saws in the same casing and without making it weigh a whole lot more. This is more of an issue with a tool you hold in the air to use as opposed to a circ saw that you rest on the material you are working with.
has anyone used a miter saw for cutting tiles? what are your thoughts aboutcutting tiles with a miter saw?
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