John Yak
11-29-2013, 8:07 PM
I just spent 5 hours on Black Friday building some enclosures using some 5/16" thick Hardy Plank (cement board) I had on hand. I had to cut five accurate rectangular holes in this Cement Board. Usually I have drilled holes in the corners of the rectangles and then jig sawed the sides. I would slowly drill & saw with my oldest high-speed steel bits, knowing they would quickly dull up. And a dust mask was critical especially when jig sawing.
But I got a Bosch Carbide Tipped Blade for my Multi-Tool (Bosch OSC114C) and found I could plunge cut these cut-out quickly, smoothly and with less dust. It was like cutting ½" plywood instead of cement board. I'm sold!
I cut 56 linear inches in 5/16" thick cement board and 12 sections of ⅜" steel rod and threw in several miscellaneous trim cuts of ½" plywood. This Blade still looks new! (see pic below)
275970
At around $20, I'm betting that this blade will far outlast any of the bi-metal blades I've usually use. I'm thinking of using this type carbide blade for ALL my Multi-Tool cutting jobs. Has anyone else already made this switch to carbide? Any downsides?
But I got a Bosch Carbide Tipped Blade for my Multi-Tool (Bosch OSC114C) and found I could plunge cut these cut-out quickly, smoothly and with less dust. It was like cutting ½" plywood instead of cement board. I'm sold!
I cut 56 linear inches in 5/16" thick cement board and 12 sections of ⅜" steel rod and threw in several miscellaneous trim cuts of ½" plywood. This Blade still looks new! (see pic below)
275970
At around $20, I'm betting that this blade will far outlast any of the bi-metal blades I've usually use. I'm thinking of using this type carbide blade for ALL my Multi-Tool cutting jobs. Has anyone else already made this switch to carbide? Any downsides?