Tim S wrote:
The Medway Handyman coughed up some electrons that declared:

John Rumm wrote:
Tim S wrote:

So far the best blades for me have been the 100mm circular saw for
plasterboard and chip, and the HSS plunge cut blade for all the
fiddly bits.

I find the pluge cut blades seem to be faster in many cases - even
when doing something like a floor. With practice you can surf along
a board as you cut with the plunge blades.

I agree with the OP that vibration is a problem with the Bosch, but
I'm far too hard to worry about that :-)

You Kentish Men[1] may jest of your hardness - but seriously, don't
underestimate wear and tear on your vitals, especially if they
represent your livelihood. I came across a paper a few weeks back
highlighting the dangers of oscillatory tools like this on the nerves
in the hand. Didn't make nice reading. A bit now and then is probably
fine, like most things - but if you were going for an intense
session, especially for days on the trot, then 10 quid or so for a
bit of protection is almost certainly prudent.

Good point that. I don't tend to use mine for long periods, but I'll bear
that in mind.

The only downside of the Bosch is the cost/lifespan of the blades.
They don't seem to stay sharp for very long, albeit they are half
the price of the Fein blades. Are the Fein blades any better?


Well, the 100mm circular blade appeared untouched after running a 2m
cut round plasterboard plus some chip.

The HSS plunge blade was doing fine until I decided to see if it
could cut nails. I was trying to slip it down the back of some
skirting and chop the nails in order to remove the skiting with no
damage. It really didn't like them - they were probably semi-hardened
nails for masonry.
..

[1] BTW are you a Kentish Man? I'm a Londoner, but my kids are a Man
(boy??!) of Kent and Maid of Kent respectively and they're proud of
it. I can see, when they're bigger, they'll be going the other side
of Tonbridge to have a pop at those Kentish types ;-

I'm also a Londoner (Plaistow). We live north of the Medway so my daughters
are Kentish Girls (with attitude).


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