Oscillating saw blades

J0seph said:

Just ordered some blades. Will let you know how they work for me. GREAT PRICES!
Thanks,
Joe

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I'm looking forward to see what you think. A couple of years ago I saw a tool test in FWW and the Specialty Diamond blades came in 3rd behind Bosch and Fein in that order but they noted in the article that the SD blades were much cheaper which is what prompted me to try them and the carbon steel blades are certainly good value. I bought 25 for about $2-3 each when buying a Bosch or Fein would have cost me $12 ea or between $25-30 I think for a 3 pack. I had tried some Canadian ones prior to reading the review in FWW (Kent brand I think) and they were total garbage. They started smoking on the first cut. FWW agreed and several other brands were just as bad.

Since then I tried the stainless steel ones and all I can say is wow, what a difference. I'm still on the first one as I said in the first post but it did start smoking a bit the other day. However, it's still cutting okay and I'm in the middle of a bathroom reno and it's cut about as much drywall as it has wood. I think you'll be happy with them JOseph.

I guess you guys need to clean up your act then. LOL. I don`t know how to help then. The only way it seems that you would be able to order them would be by phone or get someone in the US to get them and ship them to you. That doesn`t help you to see them first but here is contact info: Toll Free 760-201-8891
Email: [email protected] The toll free number probably won`t be outside the US but the email would work.

As a complete testimonial I`ve used 4 different blades so far. The ones that came with my original tool which is possibly the same as the Harbor Freight one and they weren`t too bad. Some that I think were made by Kent here in Canada which were complete garbage. The carbon steel blades from Specialty Diamond- Versa Tool which were at least as good as the ones that came with my Mastercraft tool and cost less than $3 each. Those would make a half dozen to a dozen cuts through a 2x4 before they would get dull and start smoking. Then the stainless steel blades from Diamond Specialty -Versa Tool. The stainless blade that I`ve tried (still on the first one) has cut 5 to 10 times as much wood as any of the carbon steel blades I`ve tried and with less cutting effort. I don`t believe that you would be disappointed if you tried them. It says that they will ship anywhere in the world but minimum order is $500 for international. Maybe an email would change that with direct contact with a sales agent. I had them shipped to my brother and picked them up when I visited him so I can`t say for sure.