Get a lot of burning with Multimaster

[John Langevin]

If the original poster was referring to the black coated semi-circular blade from Fein (which costs about $40 IIRC) they are junk! The teeth have little or no "set" to them so all they really do is create friction. I have been using the aftermarket blades for two years and they are much better and far more affordable. The rectangular wood and metal Fein blades are decent but I wish I could get aftermarket metal blades. I originally tried a sample pack of the three different blades and the Japanese style definitely cuts the best especially in ply (it has the deepest gullets of the three which really helps clear the sawdust and prevent heat buildup), I also use it for fine pruning where it has no peer.

 

[MartinW]

So I received some of the japanese style blades from the Multiblade site yesterday and used them to remove some old stairs.  They worked great, no burning!
I used very little pressure on the blade as recommended by most of you, and only needed to use one blade for the whole job.  I was beginning to regret my Multimaster purchase, but now that I have the right blades and the right technique it's starting to work for me.  There were many parts of the old stairs that I couldn't cleanly cut out with the sawsall and the Multimaster earned its keep.

Thanks to everyone for all of the advice.

Martin.

 

[Rob-GB]

OK Rob, I'll bite...   what the heck is an electricians bolster?  a chisel?? (I got the big club hammer bit). 

Thanks

I found some info on Bolsters here.

I was wondering too!  [unsure]

Chad

Sorry guys forgot to check for replies on this thread. [doh]

One of the best tricks is to permanently borrow the electricians bolster as pay-back for cutting off the power just before the kettle boils for tea break  [mad]
that way it does not matter how much it gets abused ;D.