Did anyone buy one of these - if so what blades should be used? Dewalt blades kept popping out

Cheers Craig. Been to Kettering and picked up one of these today. Happy new year all

Picked one up earlier. Local stores all had 5+ in stock luckily. Great price and will be ideal for a host of jobs given moving house in the next 6-8 weeks. Great selection of blades available as well....Hot

Oi,oi

Can you get a blade for breeze blocks?

Not got this one but had a similar Bosch one for years and they are outstanding for hacking stuff to bits. Just need to use the right blade. Phenomenally useful for taking out old wooden windows when you want to replace them. They are not a precision instrument though so provided you want a cut approximately where you start the blade and are not to worried about the exact line they will cut through damn near anything :smile:

do these cut bone ?

cheers OP got this as soon as I saw it!
took the last one from my local branch.

I'll vouch for it, at work we use pro saws and this is great value for money. it's fine fir metal and wood.

Bought this today, excellent piece of kit

Well I got one as its cheap so worth a go. My scorpion is 10 years old and the blades are pretty expensive. I think this will be better suited for cutting floorboards anyway.


I got a cheap chainsaw for this reason and it was ok to start with but the chain came off and could have easily taken my face off. Cheap chainsaws and people that are not experienced horrendous idea. I reverted to the scorpion. It was actually much easier and much much safer. I was lucky based on my experience I wont be using a chainsaw again leave it to the professionals !

Thanks for the comments someone pointed out this is alot more powerful than the scorpion and seems to be a much better selection of blades which are also cheaper. If it gets the job done more quickly it will have been worth the money, its usually better just to get this stuff if in doubt always seems to come in useful.

same saw on sale at Aldi only £24,99,, sometimes they have a blade pack of mixed blades for about a fiver to , the blades are ok and cheap enough to keep changing

Swype took it wing

Any good for cutting into old metal of the rear quarter panel off a 4x4. I want to take off the rear quarter panel and weld a new one in? Not sure if this will be up to it, any DIY'ers opinions welcome!

Does this do the same job as a jigsaw or is it different in some way?

And that is the problem with telephones in Hong Kong. Too easy to wing the wong number.

funny site only went to 44 degrees last time posted gets good reviews on screwfix site which I believe are genuine

I wont get you wing if you do not get me wong

Any good for cutting floorboards / joists ? I have a load of rotten boards and joist ends to cut out of an old terrace house floor.

could you please provide links to good cheaper blades.
Thank you

Great tool, great price. Hot.

Just a word of advice, don't buy it if you don't have a clear need for it, don't get me wing,this is a fantastic tool but most diy people will never use it.

If your cutting something that can move like a branch make it easier by using a uni-directional cut blade. Like this;



As you can see from the blade configuration it mainly cuts as the blade is going back to the shoe and therefore holds the branch against the shoe as it cuts. If you use a b-directional blade it will cut faster for a clamped piece of wood but pushes the workpiece away as the blade moves away from the shoe. Bi-directional cut as below;

Good quality stuff from Saxton - had their multicutter blades before and they are a fraction of the price of the Bosch genuine ones, so far they have proved to be just as good, did a lot of cutting when I was doing our new fencing area, made short work of cutting some nice joins by hand.

bought one of these last year when they was cheap.
quite a timesaver.
Only issue I had was trying to cut Cherry Wood Logs - but 99% more likely because I had the wrong blade :oD

any good for scoofing ?

could of done with this for getting through those pesky xmas presents :confused:

For clean and intricate cuts I'd use a jigsaw.

good one :smiley:

Thanks for the web link, never seen these people before. I use a lot of blades.....

Need this for the missus :stuck_out_tongue: she got on my nerves during Christmas

I've used one to take down bushes and dense bramble. Even considered using this to tackle a tree however the wife doesn't want it felling.

Thanks for advice, will look into it right now.

Thanks OP and dave_dave69 got the saw and spare blades - collecting this afternoon

This looks really useful. Better than b& d scorpion ?

3 left in Slough :smile:

I would really like a battery powered on of these but they are generally sooooo much more expensive.

You gotta love a saw that gibes something back

*trick

The tick with this is to make sure you use the correct blade, minimise vibrations therefore reduces cutting time and effort, and but the saw right up to the material. Also make sure not to hold anywhere other that the grip as it hurts if you don't as my dad found out!

I've used a few Titan power tools and they haven't disappointed. Check the reviews out on screwfix

I got one of these last year and used it for cutting loads of branches during the summer. It is a good bit of kit and spare blades are cheap at Screfwix too. Highly recommended.

Make sure you get the right blades for the job - these are fine for tree branches http://www.screwfix.com/p/reciprocating-saw-blades-steel-1-3-x-240mm-5tpi-pack-of-5/89843 5 for £3.69 at present.

What's Titan stuff like? Generally.

Any good in the garden for cutting branches?

Comes with 2 year guarantee also