The recent multimaster thread reminded me of a question:
One of the things I am not as keen on with the multimaster is the cost of the blades. However it strikes me that for general purpose cutting blades it out to be possible to get (for example) a fine tooth hardpoint or pull saw, set about it with some tin snips or perhaps an angle grinder, drill a quick mounting hole, and low an behold a dozen blades for a tenner.
Anyone tried this? Worth doing?
Why not use the Multimaster? Oh, I see, sorry...
It's practical. The thing to watch is that Multimasters are bidirectional and have only a short travel (depending on the radial length of the blade). They like fine teeth and ideally symmetrical teeth.
Mine's a Multimaster Top, so I've no shortage of wood cutting blades anyway. I've done it for diamond and abrasive blades though, also a few knife edges for cutting foam and rubber. Another good one was a piece of Plasplugs carbide tile-sanding mesh as a light abrasive with dust clearance for carving soft materials (they clog the Multimaster abrasives).
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