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A few weeks ago I saw some reciprocating saw blades that had teeth on both sides of the blades.. at first it sounded kinda cool. But then the”safety” part of my brain thought other wise. What are your guys thoughts?
I guess they could have their place. I would a little concerned with my fingers though.
I agree, I’m sure they would have a use of some kind…..and I’m sure someone will get hurt using it too ……safety safety safety,
every winter there is some kind of snow blower mishap……
Was it one side for fine cutting and the other for fast, or was it symmetrical? I am just wondering the purpose. Is it to save time from having to pull the blade out of a wall and flip the saw around. Or is it so you can have an “all in one” blade to cut through wood on one side and metal on the other?
Either way I don’t think the safety trade off is worth the time and/or money. Unless safety isn’t a priority and you plan on really going nuts swinging this thing in all directions Texas Chainsaw Massacre style.
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well if it came to safety I don’t remember ever wanting to handle or hold a moving saw blade of any kind and as for kick back I think a single sided blade will have almost the same impact….
comp56 wrote:
well if it came to safety I don’t remember ever wanting to handle or hold a moving saw blade of any kind and as for kick back I think a single sided blade will have almost the same impact….
True. I have never come in contact with the top side of a single edge blade. I could just see someone trying to switch directions cutting (pushing down then pulling up) which would lead to the operator pulling the saw towards them, which is not ideal. You would have to be careful of kickback similar to a chainsaw, but if you have a trigger lock on it’s not going to stop.
The blade had the same tooth count on the opposite side.
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seems like a gimmic product to me, however it isnt the worst idea i have seen go with the diablo carbide recip blades, im positive they will last way longer than both sides of that other blade combined!
Most recip saws don’t accomodate a 4 position blade. The double sided at least allows the cutting action to go two positions rather than the typical 1.
A friend of mine used them when we demoed out the inside of this outbuilding on his property. The blades held up pretty good considering they were dealing with nail embedded wood. And some of the nails were some freaking huge spikes. I haven’t seen nails that large in awhile. With my Milwaukee Fuel Sawzall we made quick work of it.
I saw these at Lowes yesterday. Never really looked as they always had their special little wire rack display and felt they were gimmicky. The ones I saw are made by Spyder. They have variations of blades with symetrical tooth setup and course and fine tooth setups. I’m going to keep an eye on them though. They’re hole saw system is fairly nice.
I know a guy that loves them and buys them exclusively. I can’t remember the proper name for them, but he thinks they are the cats ass.
Yep being a nurse, I see a lot of tablesaw accidents. They do a number on fingers quick. And we can’t all have the dewalt with its 4 position blade setup. Wouldn’t it be cool if they had one that rotated without taking the blade out.
I’m of the opinion that teeth on one side is enough. My sawzall doesn’t see a ton of usage, so I’ve never been in a position where a double sided blade would strike me as a “why doesn’t this exist” type idea.
Fuck that.. I like my fingers.lol im sure that safely used they would be great but probably much more expensive.. Id say stick to one sided
Sounds like something great for demolition work. I doubt it would help when precision is the concern.
My buddy used them for plunge cuts
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Yea they sound a bit dangerous. I don’t do a lot of sawzallin’ but they might be useful cutting in a confined area. You could cut from either way with either side. I will check them out next time I’m in a store.
A boar blade. That was the name I was trying to remember!
https://wizarddistribution.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2386
Conductor562 wrote:
A boar blade. That was the name I was trying to remember!
https://wizarddistribution.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2386
I guess Spyder bought them out, or they decided to take a new name because that’s what they call their recip blades
http://www.spyderproducts.com/toolpages/spyder-bore-blade/
They also have a really cool holesaw system too.
Unsafe? Danger I’m In. Where do I get them?
Like others have said I’m sure they have their place… I would like a few of those in my Sawzall case