It’s a big time-saver, since I don’t have to make trips back and forth to the shop to use a stationary tool or stretch out extension cords to reach where I’m working. The only things my hands needed to do is guide the saw, keeping it straight-which I discovered required very little practice to make nice, square cuts.Īside from making very clean, accurate cuts, the Deep Cut Band Saw’s portability is one of the biggest features that makes it useful for me. While the saw hung perfectly vertical in my hands, once I pulled the trigger, I was able to let the weight of the saw do all the work. I found the weight of the saw, mentioned earlier, actually helps it perform its job. Since I first used the saw to cut steel bar stock, I’ve also cut steel and PVC pipe, steel tubing, conduit, and aluminum bar stock. The Deep Cut Band Saw has one basic purpose: making clean, straight cuts-and it does this very well. Also replaceable are wearable parts like the blade guide bearings and mounts, the wheel brush that wipes debris from the drive wheel, and the LED work light. And if we cracked or broke any of these parts, they’re all replaceable-the saw can be repaired through Milwaukee, or you can purchase parts online and replace them yourself.
A similar material covers the hubs of both wheels, as well as the tension lever for removing the blade. To protect the saw blade, drive wheels, and saw frame, Milwaukee covered the front and rear of the saw with a composite material designed to absorb impact. Our initial inspection revealed several features that will prolong the life of the Deep Cut Band Saw. In fact, when we held it in both hands-one gripping the forward handle and one the rear-we discovered the saw hangs with the blade perfectly vertical. We found the saw to be incredibly well balanced. But that doesn’t mean Milwaukee just piled on the metal in the name of durability. This is largely due to the all-metal direct drive system and the full-metal saw frame. We noticed this as soon as we lifted it with one hand. Make no mistake, it’s heavy-15.4 pounds, with the 5-Ah battery, to be exact. And you can rest assured it will withstand some abuse, since it was designed for daily use in the trades. However, its capabilities transfer to any job or task that requires metal cutting, in or out of the shop. Milwaukee has a long history of designing and manufacturing tools for trades people in the plumbing and electrical fields, and this hand-held band saw is aimed squarely at them. The saw impressed me with how well-and easily-it made clean straight cuts, which left me searching the shop for more things to chop up. While the Deep Cut Band Saw has been on the Popular Mechanics shop shelf here for a while, I only recently reached for it when we needed to make a metal bracket for test equipment we were building.
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