Thread: Reciprocating saw and meat

Probably better on the wood butchers.

geez we used to use an axe but if you go by a band saw blade about 4 t teeth per inch if i remebr but i dont think its realy to critical cos i remebr using a hand saw but hard work for a steer just dont get the blade near any of the animals teeth or you will need a new blade

There are some that would do the job here.

However there are things that you should keep in mind as tanii51 said like the teeth of the animal, hoof and so on.

Although a reciprocating saw with teeth may work, it will tend to clog up on the sinue. It will work on the bone excellently.

Most Abattoirs use VERY large circular saws. and on smaller items they use a straight blade.

if you are going to use a reciprocating saw best to use an edge that has minor serrations like a bread knife.

to precisely cut items like ham they actually freeze it first..

(My father was manager of Beef production at KR Darling Downs abattoirs)

Surly there would be a better way of getting rid of the mother in law...

regards, Sandy

I have help butcher a beast and split the frame down the backbone with a chainsaw.

It was what we had so we used it.We washed the blade down with metho and after the split, washed the frame with a garden hose to remove the bone chips.

Unconventional,but there you have it.

Grahame

When we did it we always used an axe... Then we used the chainsaw a few times... Now we send it to the butcher to do and we pick the meat up in small bits..

Big teeth and lots of set.....probably a "rescue blade" they are designed to cut thru anything that gets in their way......probably inprove your pertformance if you could strip the paint off the blade or get one without paint on it.


Obviously you didn't grow up reading Footrot Flats... everybody knows you split a cracase with a chain saw... then leave th dog to clean up the mess

cheers

To do sheep I use an old B&D Scorpion recip saw fitted with a normal wood blade.

nothing wrong with using a chainsaw have done several with success a hand saw works well too score down back with knife first hardest and slowest bit is of course forequarter

My uncle runs a mobile slaughtering business out of the back of a truck in FNQ.

Commonly uses a small chainsaw, or a reciprocating saw for butchering up the large parts, and then moves onto the circular for smaller sections.

Timbo 123

We used to use an electric chainsaw kept just for that job work well.

Also use a cordless Dewalt recipro saw with a stainless steel blade made for this job I think it was purchased from MBL or Master Butchers Canningvale WA.

I can get the details if you need them.

wafarmer