Multi tool v jigsaw ...?

I have the Lidl version of the multi tool, and it gets far more use than my Dremel or jigsaw.
Does anybody know of a good source of new blades?
 
PCUK said:
I would recommend an 'Exact Saw' as seen on TV! They actually do what they claim and cut far more accurately than a jigsaw when making long cuts. I bought one with a great deal of scepticism and was very pleasantly surprised at how good they are.
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I bought one of these recently and so far I am impressed havoing cut 12mm Aluminium, 6mm polycarbonaye, acrylic, GRP and plywood. Not being very comfortable to hold and use (you have to hold the blade guard release trigger on one side of the handle and slide on/off switch on the other) is the only real downside but the cutting depth (adjustable) is only up to 14mm which limits use in some applications. Absolutely brilliant at cutting ceramic and porcelaine tile and grout removal as you can do it dry and more precise than a flat bed tile cutter.
 
MYStargazer said:
I've gots lots of sawing to do - much of it through 8mm ply.

I've got an old jigsaw and a collection of knackered blades.

Can a multi-tool really replace a jigsaw, or are they as useless as they look?!
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I don't think both of these tools are not compatible with each other. You need to have an advanced and modern type Jigsaw along with a new set of blades.
 
prv said:
For leisure boat use (and occasional domestic tasks as well) I've been more than happy with my Aldi one, so I wouldn't say it's necessary to go for an expensive tool. The only downside of mine is that it's very noisy (ok with ear defenders) but I don't know if the expensive ones are any better on that score.

I will, however, echo David's point that the cheap blades go blunt very very quickly. I would spend the money there rather than on the tool itself.

Pete
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Ive got a lidl one and a friend a battery dewalt one. The dewalt is much quieter and smoother to use. There was a vast difference in age and price though, the dewalt being only a month old. I am using the multitool more and more as it is very good for small cuts in awkward places, etc.
 
I've been fixing up my 40 year old boat for nine years and living onboard for three. I do work on her most weeks and the tool I use most often after the battery drill is my 8 years old Bosch multitool. It gets used mostly for hacking out fittings, cutting out straight shapes in wood or grp and grinding small areas of grp ready for glueing. It gets used occasionally for sanding and polishing too, and with a blunt blade for scraping off old glue and foam. What its no good at is cutting straight lines much longer than the widest blade. I have a battery jigsaw on board but can't cut a dead straight line with it, even using a guide. My handsaw makes a much better job, though a circular saw would make an even better job, but with rougher edges in my experience (wrong blade, probably). A router, even better still on a workbench with space for guides and fences.

I had one of thise Exacto style mini-circular saws. It did a good job of cutting ply (and ceramic tiles and metal when I had a house) but, like the circular saw and angle grinder, didn't make the cut when fitting out my toolkit to take on the boat.
 
Best tool for cutting sheet materials I have found recently is the Worx 423 Compact Circular Saw, it's designed for depths of up to about 30mm, costs about £65 and worth every penny.
I really don't get on with multi-purpose tools, they will do what it says on the tin, but not as easily or as well as as single purpose piece of kit.
 
Sandy said:
It's a new user issue.
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From the random link, no boat specificity and confusing "solent" and "solvent" in "his" other post, unless "he"'d like to contradict me I'll guess that the time of this post indicates that "Anthony T. Wilkins" is in a different timezone.
 
As others have said, different tools for different jobs. I have l have a multi tool, circular saw and jig saw.

If I went for just one it would probably be a decent Jigsaw as that can with a suitable guide cut straight, curves and a reasonable depth in sheet materials.

I had an Aldi multi tool for a good few years, the blades were rubbish but Bosch non starlock blades fitted and were good. It was or became extremely noisy. During lock down I replaced it with a Bosch GOP model with quick change mechanism. It is superb and a pleasure to use. It is the blue more Pro version and of course only came with one blade and no sanding backing pad. The green models did not have overly good reviews.
 
I use a 1/4" router a lot it's light and easy to use single handed.Set up a fence and you have clean straight cuts, it's also good for repetitive cuts, make a template of what you want and you can turn out the same item time after time with accuracy .
 
To jump on the bandwagon, and repeat again what others have said.

I wouldn't be without my Multitool, a very affordable Wickes own make one, that has been invaluable to cut in some very awkward and 'blind' places. It does not however replace my Jigsaw as they do two completely different things.

To do any slightly serious work with cutting timber in different situations the power tools you need in no particular order:

Circular saw - Scary but good at straight lines.
Jigsaw - For curves
Router - what can I say, use it all the time.
Multitool - for awkward stuff.

There is also no substitute in some situations for hand tools like a good plane and hand saws

Nasher.
 
Poignard said:
It would depend on the circumstances.

It would be absurd to hand saw a considerable amount of timber if one had a power tool handy with which to do it; unless it was a cold day and you wanted to keep warm!
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You also need a considerable amount of space behind the workpiece when using a handsaw, and actually it takes experience to cut a long straight line as accurately with a hand saw when compared to a Circular saw with an edge guide or piece of timber clamped to the workpiece as a guide.

Nasher.
 
Sandy said:
It's a new user issue.

A bit like 30 posts all saying the same thing.
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OK, I fsiled to spot that. But its not the first time I've been shamed on the internet. Nor the most heinous ?☺

How do zombie threads like this get revived? Is it through searching on Google? I've noticed that it Google reaches a long way back into ybw forum posts and, for me at leadt, YBW forums are often the first actually useful search result to a problem that I'm reseaching, after a slew of commercial sites and Youtube sites that would drain my monthly data allowance in no time flat
 
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