six-point socket II
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Disclosure: In 2017 I received these blades for testing and evaluation, from the German manufacturer MPS on behalf of Spyder Products, free of charge!
Back then I gave them a quick test and some social media love. I was intrigued by how well (compared to regular style recip saw blades) you could plunge cut with them and that they even cut old, dry, hardwood like a breeze.
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These are the blades I'm talking about:https://spyderproducts.com/recip-saw-blades/
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The real world testing and evaluation came years later.
From my original test. The 14 TPI wood/metal and 10 TPI wood type blade.
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And cutting metal anchors.
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The same, not another one, blade was still being used during my most recent demolition.
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What I feel even more confident in vouching for now, after many cuts in different materials is the longer lifetime. They hold the edge much longer than any recip saw blade I have used to date and that makes them perfect for demolition. (And my ability to recognize quality early on.
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I had a small window replaced a couple of days ago and the installer brought a recip saw to remove the old, steel, window frame. He made 3 cuts and went through 3 blades for that. I've seen that before on two door installs from the same company, every cut with a new blade. This really adds up. Of course, me the customer, I'm paying for it in some way. And it obviously saves time when you add up that every cut with a blade getting duller will take more time. I get that/ the reasoning behind it.
However, I think being able to get a longer lifetime from the 3x3 blades, with the ability to easily and safely plunge cut makes a real difference here. I've not broken teeth out of that blade, it did not overheat. But you can clearly see the wear and tear, this blade was everything but babied and still has some life left in it. Edit: I just remembered I broke off the very first tooth of that blade, when I hit concrete on full speed during one of my cuts!
For the European FOG users: It's available from the German manufacturer MPS. There these blades are called "Multicutter" - same blade different name.
Kind regards,
Oliver
Back then I gave them a quick test and some social media love. I was intrigued by how well (compared to regular style recip saw blades) you could plunge cut with them and that they even cut old, dry, hardwood like a breeze.
[attachimg=1]
These are the blades I'm talking about:https://spyderproducts.com/recip-saw-blades/
[attachimg=2]
The real world testing and evaluation came years later.
From my original test. The 14 TPI wood/metal and 10 TPI wood type blade.
[attachimg=3]
And cutting metal anchors.
[attachimg=4]
[attachimg=5]
[attachimg=6]
The same, not another one, blade was still being used during my most recent demolition.
[attachimg=7]
[attachimg=8]
What I feel even more confident in vouching for now, after many cuts in different materials is the longer lifetime. They hold the edge much longer than any recip saw blade I have used to date and that makes them perfect for demolition. (And my ability to recognize quality early on.
)I had a small window replaced a couple of days ago and the installer brought a recip saw to remove the old, steel, window frame. He made 3 cuts and went through 3 blades for that. I've seen that before on two door installs from the same company, every cut with a new blade. This really adds up. Of course, me the customer, I'm paying for it in some way. And it obviously saves time when you add up that every cut with a blade getting duller will take more time. I get that/ the reasoning behind it.
However, I think being able to get a longer lifetime from the 3x3 blades, with the ability to easily and safely plunge cut makes a real difference here. I've not broken teeth out of that blade, it did not overheat. But you can clearly see the wear and tear, this blade was everything but babied and still has some life left in it. Edit: I just remembered I broke off the very first tooth of that blade, when I hit concrete on full speed during one of my cuts!
For the European FOG users: It's available from the German manufacturer MPS. There these blades are called "Multicutter" - same blade different name.
Kind regards,
Oliver
