Top Uses For My Sawzall by Jeff Toby

| by Jeff Toby | December 06, 2007
Seriously, is there anything that a Sawzall can’t do? I got a Milwaukee Sawzall from SpecialtyToolsUSA.com and WOW! Just wow. The Milwaukee Power Tools user manual is a thing of beauty. It lists all the different materials that my Sawzall can cut and the possibilities are endless. Which got me thinking. So I present to you: Top (mostly serious) Uses for My Sawzall.

1. Trimming 2x4s while constructing my addition.
2. Re-trimming the same 2x4s, since I am unable to adhere to the “measure twice, cut once” law of woodworking.
3. Trimming another set of 2x4s for the addition, MTCO strikes again. Third time’s the charm.
4. Cutting up scrap wood for my fire.
5. Helping the woodchuck out – you know, there’s only so much wood that woodchuck can chuck.
6. Cutting the window openings in my addition – let the sun shine in!
7. Cutting the excess plywood sheeting off the roof of my addition.
8. Slicing neatly through the Thanksgiving turkey (no, honey, it’s not overdone at all, lemme just get my Sawzall…)
9. Demo work. Need I say more?
10. Cutting out the old studs to join the old house with the new addition.
11. Cutting the 2x4s I removed into dumpster-sized pieces. No nail pulling required!
12. Removing the tags from my daughter’s t-shirt. Just kidding.
13. Pumpkin carving at Halloween? No problem!
14. Cutting neat holes in the 2x4 framing for the plumbing.
15. Cutting holes in the floor for plumbing and duct work.
16. Trimming the trees back away from the addition.
17. Cutting the dead wood out of the maple tree in my front yard.
18. Trimming my bonsai tree. What?! It’s really big!
19. Cutting down this year’s Christmas tree. If only there was an extension cord long enough…
20. Trimming the end of the Christmas tree. Did you know that you are supposed to cut at least an inch off the bottom of the trunk?
21. Whittling the end of my Christmas tree so it will fit in the stand.
22. Trimming the shrubbery around my house.
23. Pruning my Weeping Cherry so people can walk up our front walk unmolested by tree branches.
24. Cutting the branches I pruned out into fireplace-sized pieces.
25. Cutting the rebar for the footings of my new deck.
26. Removing the ugly wrought iron railings from my staircase. This is one job I am really looking forward to.
27. Cutting the old gutters and downspouts into smaller, scrap-yard-acceptable size pieces.
28. Cutting the new downspout pieces to size before installing them.
29. Dismembering the nasty old aluminum window frames.
30. If I were so inclined, I could install a do-it-yourself sunroof on my car.
31. Cutting the ducts for installation in the addition.
32. Cutting the basement support pillars to size.
33. Use it as a scroll saw to make a puzzle for my daughter to play with.
34. Cutting out the hole for the sink in the addition.
35. Cutting the hole in the sink for the faucet.
36. Cutting the copper pipes to plumb the addition.
37. Cutting out the holes in the drywall for outlets.
38. We’re installing a bunch of new light switches, too.
39. Trimming the drywall to fit in the tight spaces.
40. I get to cut a gigantic hole in the wall to begin demolition between the new and old area of the house. I can’t wait!
41. Did I mention this is an old house? There’s plaster and lathe to cut through, too.
42. Instead of using a sledgehammer for the demolition, I’m gonna use my Sawzall!
43. If any of the waste from demolition is large, I can cut it up with the Sawzall so it fits better in the dumpster.
44. My son has a cast on his arm. I could cut the cast off with my Sawzall and save myself a doctor’s visit.
45. My artistic cousin uses her Sawzall to cut apart the plaster casts she makes of things.
46. Cutting the window openings in the new drywall.
47. Cutting out the space for the medicine cabinet in the new bathroom.
48. Craft projects with the kids! Everyone loves kid handprints in plaster!
49. Cutting the drywall for the HVAC ducts.
50. My wife thinks she wants a central vacuum system. Even more holes to cut in the new drywall.
51. Cutting a hole in the new countertop for direct access to the garbage can. My wife wants to be able to scrape her scraps into this hole when she’s cooking.
52. Installing a new deadbolt in the door between the garage and the house.
53. Cutting the PVC pipes for the waste plumbing.
54. Cutting through the tile floor in the kitchen so we can move the sink.

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About the Author

Jeff Toby is a power tool enthusiast who also enjoys writing. In his spare time, Jeff likes to spend time with his family, working on home improvement projects and writing. Jeff, of course LOVES his sawzall. Who doesn’t? » Read more articles by Jeff Toby
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