Well, Cowtown Eric has and uses the Fein multimaster,which is essentially an oscillating saw( sander, grinder too- it cuts, sands etc by "vibrating" and it is indeed a good machine. It has an established industrial base in the glazing industry that reaches back bout a half a century.
So, here is this "new segment saw" and it's turned loose on the unsuspecting public. One quick look at it at a person will see that it ain't got no set. And them teeth is quite tiny. Quite unlike any saw blade that the N.American public has ever been exposed to.
Most other saw blades have a lot of either circular action or back and forth action, generally have set, and those things allow the sawdust to clear the cut. Not so with this blade.
So you buy it (not cheap) install it in yer multimaster and let it oscillate. Nobody tells you that it ain't gonna clear the chips it cuts, so all it does is cut, make sawdusts, and bind itself up so that it overheats and warps. It can become toast real quick.
I have found that when cutting with it, you actually have to pivot the whole tool to allow the sawdust to clear.
Moreover, nowhere in any literature I have encountered has the manufacturer suggested storage practices. These saw blades are made of such hardened steel that I have had them break in the case whilst transporting them in my truck. They gotta be taken off the saw body and stored securely if you expect to get any life out of them.
I've had my Multimaster for 3 years now, and it pains me when the blades go south.
Not that these saws are not unique and capable of doing things that no other 'lectric saw is capable of, but these blades are so freakin expensive, and easily damaged, that unless you wanna pay for the learning curve (or listen to a nut like me), it's gonna cost you a bunch to learn how to use it economically
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