HeyBub wrote:
BillGill wrote:
I'm just going to discuss the blades briefly. You can buy them
anywhere, but based on my experience with HF's reciprocating saw
blades I wouldn't bother buying them there. When I got my
reciprocating saw I got a package of the cheap blades and they were
just about worthless. In fact I am happy with the saw, since I am not a
professional and only use it
occasionally. But I buy good blades, wherever I happen to be. The
blades are definitely the biggest expense for a saw. I expect for the
multi-tool it will be just about the same. You can shop around for
less expensive blades, but don't go too cheap.


"Blade" is a bit of a misnomer for these multi-function tools. They're not
really "blades" in the sense we're used to thinking about. They're not
sharp, they don't really "cut" (more like gnaw). You can't really "dull"
them, since they're "dull" to begin with. You CAN wear the cutting blade
down to where it has no teeth, but then you have a brand-new "scraper"
blade!

Conversely, you can take a "scraper" blade and notch it with a Dremel rotary
tool and have a brand-new "cutting" blade.

It's so confusing.

About the closest thing to which I can compare the cutting blades is a
stiff, thin, wire brush.


The shape of the blade may not make a difference, but the material might.
I figure that was the big problem with the blade pack I got at HF.

Bill