BC Fasteners / Home Depot - Milwaukee M12 Fuel Hackzall (Bare Tool) w FS - $119

Buy! I have one of these, great tool, cost me $149 as a bare tool from HD. I've bought other tools from BC Fasteners, no issues.

sleepyguy wrote: ↑ The non-fuel is free with the battery purchase at Homedepot... not sure how much better the Fuel is vs the non-Fuel... brushless I assume and much better build quality.

Why would there be a difference in build quality? They're both Milwaukee M12. The Fuel version with the brushless motor is a little bigger and heavier, but more powerful and has a slightly longer cutting stroke, better for cutting wood and metal. Both can be used one handed. Both go through the battery fairly quickly, so need at least a 4ah battery. Keep in mind that these are not as powerful as the M18 version, which in turn is not as powerful as a corded reciprocating saw, so don't expect to do heavy-duty jobs (although there is a Youtube video of somebody cutting through an old 12" oak beam with a long blade on the M12 Fuel Hackzall. It took more than half an hour, a couple of battery charges, and frequent pauses to let the tool cool down - but it made it!).

sleepyguy wrote: ↑ I've found Fuel ones to have better build quality... maybe just me. I have both the M12 Fuel impact + drill and the M12 non-fuel impact + drill. The quality in build quality is very noticible. I assume the same would be for the Hackzal.

I have a mix of M12 Fuel and non-Fuel tools. No difference in quality. The older Fuel tools emphasized power as the advantage of the brushless motor, so they tend to be a bit beefier, while the newer Fuel lineup emphasizes battery life and compact size instead.