Saxton aftermarket oscillating-tool blades

[Eric The Viking]

Socket boxes and chasing for wiring - horrid job but has to be done, etc.

I ordered quite a few blades from Saxton (first order), but mainly carbide-chip ones as I have engineering brick and black mortar. I find an oscillating tool (Bosch GOP in my case) makes a lot less mess than anything else I've tried, but still cuts fairly fast. I have a box sinking set, but have to be careful where I use it as it causes enough vibration to damage the wall. And it makes a heck of a mess, second only to a grinder or twin-disc wall chaser.

Anyway, I'm generally pleased by what's arrived. Here are the flat rasp and carbide semicircle cutters, compared to the (well-used!) Bosch originals:

I note a few things:

1. Saxton seems to use bigger individual carbide chips. For me that's generally a bonus, as they'll cut quicker than the Bosch ones, and won't clog as fast in plaster, etc. There's also a lot more carbide on the semicircle cutters than the Bosch one, which should increase the tool's life.

2. The carbide chips on the rasp (triangular one) aren't very well distributed. There are places where there's no carbide at all, especially near one of the corners. This isn't good, as the corners cut faster than the sides, and fewer chips means more likelihood of marking work (if it's used on wood). That said, the vent slots will work with dust extraction (there are none on the original Bosch). only bought one rasp, so can't tell if it's just an odd one or they're all like that.

3. The mounting plate of the semicircular cutter is obviously thicker than the Bosch equivalent. It will be stronger, but I'm not sure how important that is.

4. The semicircular one is a few mm bigger diameter. This for me is a good thing!

5. Good service - I ordered yesterday afternoon; they arrived an hour or so ago in the post.

I bought several other cutters in the same order, including a few straight, carbide-tipped ones (haven't found a Bosch equivalent), and some ordinary wood and metal ones. All look good.

If anyone's interested I'll post some feedback on how they cut and last. I got some from another supplier a while back which were a bit of a disappointment - not well made, and the "kerf" was too thick (flattens the battery faster). These look much better - well made and sharp.

Later...

E.

 

[Jamesc]

Please post your feedback,

I am in the market for less expensive blades and it would be good to hear first hand experience

James

 

[RossJarvis]

I bought a couple or three Saxton blades for my Lidl multitool. The standard general purpose blades are definitely better than the Lidl cutters, can't compare to Bosch or Fein though. One I had was "heavy metal" I.e. for steel. Which was a carbide tipped tool. This did break up, though I was trying to cut Paslode nails holding a stud wall in, which may have been harder than normal steel.

 

[Eric The Viking]

Paslode screws are hardened. I don't know about the nails.

I used the straight and semicircular carbide-chip cutters this afternoon. Both worked very well, but I didn't have a lot to do, so it's really too early for a settled opinion on them. So far, definitely, so good though.

E.

 

[mailee]

I have been using the Saxon blades in my Bosch for over a year now and rate them as brilliant for the price. I only use the blades for wood or laminate and on occasion plaster but they have all worked fine and seem to last well enough. :wink:

 

[lincs1963]

I have the fein 350 watt quick change model and have used dozens of the saxton blades and I really can't tell any difference between them snd the fein originals.
OEM blades can work out very expensive when you are cutting into materials that may have nails or screws in.
I think also I tend to use the machine for more jobs than I would because I'm not worrying about ruining a 10 or even 20 quid blade.

 

[Eric The Viking]

I have the fein 350 watt quick change model and have used dozens of the saxton blades and I really can't tell any difference between them snd the fein originals.

OEM blades can work out very expensive when you are cutting into materials that may have nails or screws in.
I think also I tend to use the machine for more jobs than I would because I'm not worrying about ruining a 10 or even 20 quid blade.

Yes I know exactly what you mean. I have saved so much time and bother with the tool altogether though (Bosch being very similar). The first job was cutting into a 28mm copper pipe in the middle of a closely-fitted run of three. I can't imagine how I'd have done it with old fashioned tools.

It pretty much paid for itself there & then, but I have caught myself wondering since, "should I use up a blade on this?" The answer has usually been "yes!" but the carbide cutters especially aren't cheap, and Bosch seem to own several Giraffe farms.

Still, the Saxton blades do look very good. Some of them are indistinguishable from genuine Bosch apart from the printing, others (carbide ones) are slightly different.

I'll clean up the two I was using yesterday and see if there's any noticable wear (our walls are really abrasive). The end-on carbide-chipped cutter worked very well, slicing an engineering brick into deep 1/4" slivers that I could crack off the brick, so I didn't disturb the wall with an SDS chisel (sinking 35mm boxes). It cut pretty fast considering (but I'd far rather do it with a box sinker, depite the mess).

Later,

E.

 

[tonyd1946]

These blades don't compare with Fein - nowhere near and not the fitting veritility.
Soft wood blunted one blade within minutes. I now only use the remainder as sacrificial blades.
I complained to Saxton with the promise of their 'complaints' dept. contact being forwarded - it never happened.
I've been 'off the tools' for many years now but still work on my own projects and thus do have some experience of blade longevity.
I use both Fein corded and Milwaukee cordless multi tools both of which have been very good.
However I won't be be subjecting them to the indignity of below par blades once the Saxton stock is exhausted.
If you have an issue with Saxton it would be interesting to see if you manage to contact their 'complaints dept'!!!
I don't see how they obtain their star rating but then there are parties out there who write and submit good reviews for a living.

 

[MikeJhn]

Glad you stuck your head up first, I have used Saxton blades and find them no where near Fein for longevity, but very useful for sacrificial blades, when doing something you know will ruin them.

Mike