metal cutting jigsaw blades

[Matt@]

Hi all, is it possible to buy metal cutting blades to fit a Bosch jigsaw that are superior to the standard metal cutting Bosch blades? ie blades that cut better and keep their sharpness longer!

thanks

 

[Jamesc]

I haven't used any other blades but I have always found the Bosch one good. You do need to slow the saw down to its slowest setting though.

I use cutting paste which keeps things cool and improves the cut (you get it from engineering supplies) but it does make a mess so I have a saw just for metal

James

 

[ColeyS1]

If I've alot of metal cutting to do I use 3 blades and keep switching them around so they dont overheat- might be worth a try if blade changings easy

 

[Matt@]

good point about changing the blades over, thanks. I was rather hoping there would be the equivalent of the uprated bandsaw blades as I hate sawing metal! I do know blade quality differs eg I bought some resisser blades a while ago which were crap compared to Bosch.