Milwaukee M18 FUEL M18FHZ-0 Brushless Hackzall One-Handed Reciprocating Saw (Skin) vs Makita DJR189Z 18V LXT Brushless Cordless Reciprocating Saw (Skin)

Pros

• + Lightest and shortest saw here at 1.85 kg bare and 355 mm long
• + Dual gear counter balance mechanism settles one-handed cutting
• + 22 mm stroke at 3,000 spm from a POWERSTATE brushless motor
• + Five-year Milwaukee Australia tool warranty with local dealer service

Cons

• − The 5.0 star rating comes from just 30 ratings, a thin sample to buy on
• − Milwaukee Australia publishes no wood, pipe or steel cutting capacities
• − Skin only - battery and charger cost extra on the Milwaukee M18 platform

Pros

• + 22 mm stroke at 0 to 3,100 spm with genuine trigger control for starting a cut
• + 255 mm timber and 130 mm pipe capacity from a 1.9 kg one-handed body
• + Counterweight and electric brake keep a compact saw settled in the hand
• + XPT dust and water sealing on the broadest battery platform in Australia

Cons

• − Skin only - battery and charger cost extra on the Makita 18V LXT platform
• − Compact class by design, so it is not a bearer-and-joist demolition saw
• − Only A$14 separates it from the full-size 300 mm-capacity DeWalt at rank 3