123hotchef
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perfect for that easier than a skill saw sometimes
I silver soldered a hss hacksaw blade on one the heat doesn't affect the blade but it was useless and not worth the botherI used a tired flat saw blade recently for weld prep work on a Mercedes CLK, took the stubborn rubber under seal off a treat. As for welding hacksaw blades on, can't see much benefit as the heat would soften the teeth and unless you butt welded them you would have no depth of cut. Bi-metal bandsaw blades might be possible with a good heat sink clamped on.
Don't give up so easily!ok i will not bother then
Don't give up so easily!
why do u think I mentioned i only made the one blade . because its a worthless effortDon't give up so easily!
I use mine regular mainly for cutting floorboards above the joists and cutting away woodwork in partition walls for cables and boxes
On a similar note has anyone tried the gold/bronze coloured carbide encrusted (for tiles/concrete?) on pitted rust ??
In particular the finger one bottom left would be ideal for tight corners IF they can remove rust
indeed i only use the multi tool as a get out of jail free tool
Sees a lot of use in my trade. As a chippie there's two power tools in my box I wouldn't have known I'd need until I used/owned. Track saw. Paid for itself in the first week on time saved when I was installing fitted bedroom furniture day in day out. Wouldn't be without it. And the multi tool. Had several over the years. Top two being a 120v fein and a new 18v dewalt. The dewalt comes out tops for me. Its always in and out of the van. I use it like an electric chisel on occasions. Fitting Yale lock latch plates its far quicker and easier to do 4 plunges with the multitool than chisel it out by hand. Cutting cables out of studs when ripping out. Renovating casement and sash windows to remove rot, cutting floorboards out, trimming plasterboard in situ, cutting hols in pb cutting sections of skirting ect out. Saves a lot of time and effort. Best blades around for sensible money are shark blades wood and metal. Used to renovate sash windows and cutting out hardwood sills for replacement including nails and the blades would last in comparison to others. About par with fein blades. Only modding I've found useful is tacking two blades together to cut channels for draughtproofing in window frames in situ when using a router ect isn't feasable.
Company I was subbing for had a good relationship with festool so got a cracking deal on mine. The service they give makes it worthwhile. Mine died on me. Repair request went in Sunday. They collected on the Monday and had it back to me Thursday in the van for Friday. No charge nearly 3 years after purchase. I have 2 tracks. 9 times out of ten its too much faf to join them up unless ripping a lot of stock and then makes it too unwieldy for short cuts. Been debating a third rail for a while but raided the tool fund heavily over the last 6 months. Will be making a guide so i can run my router on the rails one day...oh rail saws I love mine too I have the makita one but have also used a mates festol one, i do really need to get a second rail for longer stuff but could never justifiy the expense.
Good idea about using the multi cutter a a chisel, I used my one to fit some recessed sliding door handles the other day too because the home owner didnt want the mess of a router, so they do have there uses.
love the idea of welding 2 blades together too for rubber strips ect
Even hard wood kills the blades quickly, sometimes I have no choice to cut metal with it one just builds the cost of the blade(s) into the price of the job!
a 3rd rail how long is your stock! lol
I just stop and slide my 1 rail along yep it takes a little longer but I dont use it all day everday.
I wish I could afford festool gear
oh I like the idea of making a guid to run the router on the rails too any ideas on that because my saw kinda clips into the track
Renovating casement and sash windows to remove rot, cutting floorboards out, trimming plasterboard in situ, cutting hols in pb cutting sections of skirting ect out. Saves a lot of time and effort. Best blades around for sensible money are shark blades wood and metal. Used to renovate sash windows and cutting out hardwood sills for replacement including nails and the blades would last in comparison to others. About par with fein blades. Only modding I've found useful is tacking two blades together to cut channels for draughtproofing in window frames in situ when using a router ect isn't feasable.