Fat Boy Tools via Amazon has
3-Pack 12" Diablo Carbide Pruning Reciprocating Blade (DS1203CP3) for
$19.97.
Shipping is free with Amazon Prime or on orders $35+.
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Details:
- Carbide teeth for up to 50X longer cutting life compared to standard bi-metal pruning blades
- Ultimate cutting performance in clean wood and pruning applications
- Aggressive carbide tooth geometry delivers fast and effortless cuts
- Large blade gullets between teeth provide fast chip removal
- Perma-SHIELD coating helps resist heat buildup and protects the blade against gumming and corrosion
- Strengthened, oversized 1 in. blade body for extreme cutting applications
- Compatible with all corded and cordless reciprocating saws
No Longer Available:
Eunice Supplies via Amazon has
3-Pack 12" Diablo Carbide Pruning Reciprocating Blade (DS1203CP3) for
$19.95.
Shipping is free with Amazon Prime or on orders $35+.
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Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
Reciprocating saws don't have an optimal motor path to begin with, so you're not getting the kind of consistent blade contact you'd get from a circular tool.
As long as the blades are toothed for the material you're going into and don't immediately warp on you, that's the best you can hope for.
Moreover, reciprocating saws are one tool where upgrading to brushless makes a night and day difference, so I'd prioritize that before splurging on expensive blades.
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Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
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Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
Reciprocating saws don't have an optimal motor path to begin with, so you're not getting the kind of consistent blade contact you'd get from a circular tool.
As long as the blades are toothed for the material you're going into and don't immediately warp on you, that's the best you can hope for.
Moreover, reciprocating saws are one tool where upgrading to brushless makes a night and day difference, so I'd prioritize that before splurging on expensive blades.
Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
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Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
One of the benefits of carbide is heat dispersion.
If you plunge that into an insulator, what do you expect to happen?
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Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
I have a fleam-ground pruning blade from Diablo [homedepot.com] that works really well for pruning living trees. Haven't really felt the need to go for something more serious (and I'll typically reach for my M12 Hatchet these days since it's a lot faster cutting as a chainsaw)
Usually when the blades are Swiss or Made in USA, it's stamped right on the blade - but these blades don't appear to show that.
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To the extent possible, I only use carbide blades as it's a night-and-day difference in my experience. If you're on smaller branches or similar I'd use the 6" version so there's less chance of wobble and bending the blade.
You're supposed to use the shortest blade possible because all of the work is done at the blade stop.
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