Has anyone used the quadsaw?

[littlespark]

padsaw here... just replace it frequently.
My last one was blunt, and i'd snapped off the first inch of the pointy end.
Bought a new one, like chalk and cheese.

 

[casperLennon]

Definitely personal preference

 

[Dartlec]

I think either GSH or eFixx did a test on this a little while back - it was faster, but at a price was the general conclusion I think.

I've seen much cheaper versions on amazon, but doubt they'd last more than a few uses.

 

[casperLennon]

Forgetting the price, what did the test say?
I’ve watched a couple of videos but I think they was obviously just trying to sell it

 

[Dartlec]

Definitely less work - though I wouldn't call it so much a thorough 'test'.

 

[casperLennon]

Thanks for that. I’ll watch it tomorrow

 

[FatAlan]

nope. all these so-called labour saving tools for box cutting fall down when it comes to cutting into anything harder than thermalite. no substitute for hammer and chisel or rotary stop SDS with chisel. at home yesterday i cut out and fixed 5 boxes in hard brick in less than 1 hour. stitch drilled then SDS with a chisel bit. one of those fancy cutters would have been binned within 5 minutes.

Agree. Have also started using multi-tool with masonry blade to get cleaner edge through the softer plaster.

 

[pirate]

Just a side-note...muti-tool blades are quite expensive, but Saxton do some very good diamond tipped blades that last very well...I'm sure many of you have tried them, but for those who haven't it's worth a punt.
https://www.saxtonblades.co.uk/fein-multimaster-bosch-makita-compatible-blades/diamond-coated-blades

 

[telectrix]

save worn multiblades. roughly cut some new teeth with a 1.0mm disc in grinder witjhblade secured in a vice. then use on plaster.

 

[littlespark]

save worn multiblades. roughly cut some new teeth with a 1.0mm disc in grinder witjhblade secured in a vice. then use on plaster.

And he thinks Jocks are mean with money

 

[UNG]

Definitely less work - though I wouldn't call it so much a thorough 'test'.

Tried one of these at Elex a few years ago attached to a mains drill when it was new to the market and wasn't that impressed with it for the cost and the ongoing blade costs

Watching that video the battery drilling machine they were using sounded like it was struggling and it didn't appear to be as quick as the manufacturers claim

At £300 and around £40 for a replacement blade set it is not a cheap piece of equipment and I don't see it being any quicker than a multitool and £40 buys a lot of multitool blades

 

[Simon47]

Watching the video, the first thing that struck me was that making a jig for marking out would help a lot. Line jig up on markings, draw round inside, nice rectangle marked out ready for cutting (whether with padsaw, multi-tool, or an old hacksaw blade wrapped in tape).
But I can see that if you are on a fixed price, and have five hundred to do, the quadsaw could well save a fair bit of time - at a cost of around 50p/hole cut to buy the tool. But it's years since I last fitted a dry lining box - and my last house has such brittle bricks that an SDS chisel would just smash them up, needed several hours working gently with a scutch to get a box sunk.

 

[Rockingit]

Watching the video, the first thing that struck me was that making a jig for marking out would help a lot. Line jig up on markings, draw round inside, nice rectangle marked out ready for cutting (whether with padsaw, multi-tool, or an old hacksaw blade wrapped in tape).
But I can see that if you are on a fixed price, and have five hundred to do, the quadsaw could well save a fair bit of time - at a cost of around 50p/hole cut to buy the tool. But it's years since I last fitted a dry lining box - and my last house has such brittle bricks that an SDS chisel would just smash them up, needed several hours working gently with a scutch to get a box sunk.

I've got one, can't remember make as I've had it for years. Plastic surround with a level bubble in the top, draw around the inside with a pencil - both insets for single and double boxes - works a treat. Doubt it cost me more than a fiver at the time.

 

[casperLennon]

I wasn’t impressed with the video. I thought it sounded like his drill was on hammer. I’m very tempted though. I’ve found one brand new for £200 so might try it.

 

[loz2754]

I've got one, can't remember make as I've had it for years. Plastic surround with a level bubble in the top, draw around the inside with a pencil - both insets for single and double boxes - works a treat. Doubt it cost me more than a fiver at the time.

I've had one of these. They're pretty simple but very useful.

 

[nicebutdim]

I've got one, can't remember make as I've had it for years. Plastic surround with a level bubble in the top, draw around the inside with a pencil - both insets for single and double boxes - works a treat. Doubt it cost me more than a fiver at the time.

Draper make those, although there may be others.

 

[casperLennon]

I've had one of these. They're pretty simple but very useful.

Should I buy it?

 

[loz2754]

Should I buy it?

I'm talking about the £5 template... sorry

 

[casperLennon]

Ha ha. Silly me. I ha e the template. Very good little tool

 

[Simon47]

I wasn’t impressed with the video. I thought it sounded like his drill was on hammer. I’m very tempted though. I’ve found one brand new for £200 so might try it.

The noise would be the oscillating aaction of the blades in the tool - they rock back and forth like the blade on a multi-tool.