What multitool blade can cut through this?

[johnny2007]

multitool blades are now so cheap that a pack of 20 costs £1 or less a pop

Where did you get this price???
I paid £15 for 5 wood blades a few weeks ago.
Send us a link please or name of retailer.
Thanks

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Last time I bought any cheap ones was about 18 months ago. I can't getvthe seller up any longer. Looking this morning it seems like shipping has bumped up the price, but I did find quite a few offers on eBay of 50 blades at about £60 (so £1.20 a blade)

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Good job I didn't mention the blades with chainsaw chains mounted on them then!

They got banned as well, for the same reason. They are downright dangeroua, even in experienced hands. Same happened in the EU.

...you need to be really comfortable with the risks you take using them.

Unbelievable that you can still, in effect, recommend these things.

 

[robinbanks]

Definitely not disagreeing with the danger aspect.. And willing to reiterate

But I did want to ask if you're asserting it's unbelievable that we're free to take whatever risks with our own lives that we are comfortable with?

(I cross the road without waiting for the green man to tell me to too)

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Not at all, but sale of these items was banned because there have been a lot of accidents worldwide, including one death here in the UK. So continuing to reiterate that they are "OK in the right hands" is preposterous. There are many safer ways for people to achieve this sort of cut, from HSS multitool blades to the Bosch coarse carbide-coated multi-material cutting discs (which can be used in a grinder). Maybe because I work in an environment which is deemed potentially hazardous, and I am responsible for the safety of others as well as myself I see things differently.

 

[robinbanks]

continuing to reiterate that they are "OK in the right hands" is preposterous

Noting of course that I didn't actually do that.

Fully appreciate your perspective

 

[opps]

Definitely not disagreeing with the danger aspect.. And willing to reiterate

But I did want to ask if you're asserting it's unbelievable that we're free to take whatever risks with our own lives that we are comfortable with?

(I cross the road without waiting for the green man to tell me to too)

Not wanting to have a go at you... but you are recommending products deemed so dangerous that they are illegal to purchase in the UK and EU.

There is a risk that someone could scan through your post and not pay proper attention.

I respectfully recommend that you delete all of the posts related to the blades in question, or at a minimum, include links to the stories about the blades killing people.

Man killed by 'improvised' power tool

A man died when a saw blade wrongly fitted to a power tool "kicked back" and sliced his neck, an inquest heard today.

metro.co.uk

UK Safety Alert issued for angle grinder chainsaw disc attachment

OPSS has issued a Safety Alert for a chainsaw disc attachment that has been incorrectly sold for use with angle grinders.

www.gov.uk

Safety warning after firefighter survives horrific DIY incident - West Sussex County Council

www.westsussex.gov.uk