That $60 oscillating multi-tool blade pack from Amazon was a scam

I bought a 50 pack of those cheap blades off Amazon for $60 thinking I was saving big. First drywall cut and the tip snapped off after maybe 30 seconds. I ended up tossing the whole pack and buying a 10 pack of Diablo blades at Home Depot for $40 that actually last. Has anyone else had luck with those no-name blade bundles or am I just unlucky?

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casey2682d agoMost Upvoted

Same thing happened to me, snapped three of those cheap blades in one cut.

morganl711d ago

I saw a video breakdown on this exact thing. Those cheap blades are made from hardened steel that's too brittle for any real torque. They look fine in the package but the metal quality is just garbage. I read one review where a guy compared them side by side under a microscope and you could literally see cracks in the cutting edge from the factory. That's why they snap instead of wearing down. Diablo blades cost more but they use actual carbide tips that can take the heat. You're not unlucky, those bundles are basically planned obsolescence in a pack.

faith272d ago

Oh man, that sucks! My buddy Dave bought a 30 pack of those no-name blades for like $45 thinking he was being smart. He tried cutting through some vinyl flooring and the blade literally bent sideways on the first pass. Then he tried a different one for a pvc pipe and it started smoking. He said the whole pack ended up in the trash after he burned through like 8 blades just trying to finish one small project. He still brings it up whenever anyone mentions buying cheap tools online lol.