Can you guys please share which blade brand you like for which kind of material? I am newbie so there may be nuances that I don't understand.
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Actually Black and Decker has a set of blades you can buy rather inexpensive that works great. It is a very good deal. Usually if a blade has a lot of teeth it is for metal. Blades for wood usually has less teeth with a wider gap between them.
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I did not buy one yet because it comes with one blade, I already use it to cut wood and PVC pipe.
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Graphite works great! I actually snug them up pretty tightly to the blade, let them wear their own channel for maximum support. I've had to rotate them a few times, especially when changing blade sizes, but one set has lasted me a decade or so... so far!
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My blades have been durable. You can do a search here on Amazon for Multitool blades and judge the expense for yourself. For me, it was not a matter if I wanted to spend the money for the tool; the fact is that the Multitool was the only way to do what I needed to do.
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I watched youtube videos and decided that Fro-Frutti would work for me. Yonanas uses a blade which Fro-Frutti does not. I think the end result is the same, but Fro-Frutti is less expensive and seemed less dangerous to me.
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Damn good question. I ordered blades recommended by Amazon when I bought the MasterMind and they didn't fit. Wrong shaft size. Still sit in the case to this day. Amazon is not quite with the program regardless of their opinion of themselves. I regret I don't know the answer to your question. I have used the toothed blades that came with the saw to great effect. I learned to love this saw. Great tool when you get the drift of it. Hey... If you find composite blades for the thing, let me know where you got them. I'll buy them too.
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D2 is a challenge on whetstones. Won't need too many touch ups tho, let alone sharpenings. 1095 aint bad, only beats d2 at impacts/shock tho. Except for impacts, d2 is more quality for more price, so price is your top factor. If you're looking for the best, this is practically it. But much more $ efficient is a carbon steel mora knife (endorsed by cutlerylover & nutnfancy). Small fixed blades are generally pricy, 'specially compared to folders.
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I have purchased blades from Grizzly as well as online. A word of advise,don't get the least expensive blades you can find. They don't hold up and have a tendency to bounce a lot.
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Chris unfortunately I have yet to try this product but I assume that it is very good based on the reviews. I will have to get back to you. I am going to order some as soon as I get my next paycheck. Currently using Dorco blades that came with the Rick Harrison One Razor and I don't like them.
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You can use 'other brand' only If you buy a adapter. We have a lowe's near our town that carry's Dremel, so I usually stick with them. I've seen the adapter, but don't own it. I've never tried using it or know if the blades doing any worse. The dremel blades have holes in them that lock & do a good job on everything I've used. My Dremel came with a few blades and only bought 1 or 2 since then and they were dremel brand. hope that helps.
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Similar but I prefer the Gerber brand and quality, have had no problems with either. Hope this helps, if you have no preference I would go by price�
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If you get a Diamond Blade, you would be successful. Maybe the carbide blade for a while but I expect it would wear faster. As for straight? How steady are you.
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two different types of steel for the blades. the one you are looking at has aus 8a. the other one is san mai 3. the san mai 3 is supposedly a better steel. I have owned one of each. I loved the aus 8a, but wanted to try the san mai 3. That being said, I haven't had the san mai 3 long enough to tell you that it truly is better, but for the slight price difference I would recommend you go with the san mai 3. Did quite a bit of reading on it, and it appears to be the better blade. (I'm not sorry I upgraded so far)
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Sorry, never changed the blade. I just tried Standley brand, but they are too thin along the back also. I never knew there were different thicknesses of blades.
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Dorco and Merkur are the same company. The product is the same for both labels but goes like this - The 'Blue' blades (which seems to be very hard to find any more) are the basic junk. Just plain ground blades. The 'Orange' are the better choice. They are more finely ground and coated with Teflon and say PLATINUM on the blades. So beware of receiving so called PLATINUM blades without the wording on the blade itself.As much as I love Merkur products...I can't say I like their blades. I prefer Personna Blue. But they may work for you. I would definitely go with ORANGE only.
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Honestly, My blade did not perform as well as I thought it should. It really leaves a pretty rough cut. I wound up going to Lowes and bought the IRWIN Marples 10-in 50-Tooth Circular Saw Blade. Truthfully, I was VERY impressed with it. It is holding up well. Not as thin as the diablo, so if your saw is low on horsepower, you will have to adjust your feed rate. If you must have the diablo, I would get the 40 for stock that thick.
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Kerry, what did you decide on and how is it working out for you? I am just starting to work with paracord as a hobby and have tried a few different styles of basic scissors and utility cutters with unsatisfactory results. I haven't purchased anything specifically for paracord yet and what I've tried are cutting tools I already own, are sharp but maybe just not good for paracord.
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I emailed Winco and all they said was "The grain is a Fine/Medium grain" so I guess we're on our own. I'm looking to get it for major blade repair as well as leveling my higher grit stones (1000-6000 grit). Good luck.