Which Bi-metal Sawzall Blade Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 4 bi-metal sawzall blade options head to head. Diablo came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Lenox or Milwaukee (described as a close tie, interpretation dependent)
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“diablo coming out on top and then of course lenox or milwaukee coming in a close second depending on how you want to interpret the results”
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Pipe cutting test (3/16 by roughly 2.5 inch pipe, harder than mild steel, with weight applied)
- 1Diablo bi-metal, 14/18 TPI
cut through in 1 minute 1 second, the fastest time and least amount of damage or paint loss of any blade tested
- 2Lenox Gold, 14 TPI curved, tin coated
cut through in 1 minute 23 seconds, second place, quite a bit of paint damage and some tooth damage but described as a very respectable finish
- 3Milwaukee bi-metal, 18 TPI
cut through in 1 minute 38 seconds, third place, quite a bit of tooth damage and paint loss but described as a very respectable performance
- 4Warrior bi-metal, 14 TPI, alloy steel body with M2 high-speed steel cutting edge
was not able to cut through the steel at all, the test was stopped early
Angle iron test (1.5 inch, 1/8 inch thick hard bed frame steel)
- 1Diablo bi-metal, 14/18 TPI
cut about three times as deep as the Lenox blade, won this test as well
- 2Lenox Gold, 14 TPI curved, tin coated
was not up to the task on this very hard steel, finished third of the three blades that were tested on it
- 3Milwaukee bi-metal, 18 TPI
second place, a fairly respectable job
- 4Warrior bi-metal, 14 TPI, alloy steel body with M2 high-speed steel cutting edgenot tested
All measurements (1 more)+
Angle iron test
- 4Warrior bi-metal, 14 TPI, alloy steel body with M2 high-speed steel cutting edge
not tested, having already failed the pipe cutting test
- 1Diablo bi-metal, 14/18 TPInot tested
- 2Lenox Gold, 14 TPI curved, tin coatednot tested
- 3Milwaukee bi-metal, 18 TPInot tested
How it was tested
- cutting through 3/16 inch by roughly 2.5 inch steel pipe (harder than mild steel) with a fixed test jig and applied weight, timed
- cutting through 1.5 inch, 1/8 inch thick angle iron (hard bed frame material)
- visual inspection of paint loss and tooth damage after the pipe cutting test
“diablo coming out on top and then of course lenox or milwaukee coming in a close second depending on how you want to interpret the results”
