Gc

Goose

03/05/2010 7:00 PM

Whose Blades fit the HF Multitool?

I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
fit. Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. Obviously the
HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
will fit it?

Thanks

Mike


This topic has 10 replies

nn

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

03/05/2010 7:33 PM

On May 3, 8:00=A0pm, Goose <[email protected]> wrote:
> I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
> variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
> fit. =A0Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. =A0 Obviously the
> HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
> will fit it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike

Not being a wise guy here, but why do you want other blades to fit
your HF tool? They sell all the same profiles as the other
manufacturers in their brand, and all of them that I have used have
proven to be very serviceable and inexpensive.

Just wondering...

Robert

LM

"Lee Michaels"

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

06/05/2010 3:23 PM


"Goose" wrote

Yes, the basic reason is that HF is 15 miles away and HD is 1. I
needed a blade quick, so I tried the Dremel blade, fortunately HD
takes back most anything they sell. This evening I will be making a
longer run out to the local HF and pick up a couple more blades so
that I can always have a sharp one on hand. Great little tool, but
those straight cutting blades do not like to eat through nails.
===============

Have you tried to sharpen the blades?


nn

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

06/05/2010 10:54 PM

On May 6, 12:59=A0pm, Goose <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, the basic reason is that HF is 15 miles away and HD is 1. =A0I
> needed a blade quick, so I tried the Dremel blade, fortunately HD
> takes back most anything they sell. =A0

Remember too, that HF will ship to your door. I have done that when
they have had some online specials, and they don't gouge on the
shipping.

> This evening I will be making a
> longer run out to the local HF and pick up a couple more blades so
> that I can always have a sharp one on hand. =A0Great little tool, but
> those straight cutting blades do not like to eat through nails.

Try the straight bi-metal blades. Not bad. They cut smaller nails
pretty easily and last pretty well. Not Milwaukee Sawzall or Blu-Mol
by any means, but they are quite serviceable.

Robert

Gc

Goose

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

06/05/2010 10:32 PM

On May 6, 1:23=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Goose" =A0wrote
>
> Yes, the basic reason is that HF is 15 miles away and HD is 1. =A0I
> needed a blade quick, so I tried the Dremel blade, fortunately HD
> takes back most anything they sell. =A0 This evening I will be making a
> longer run out to the local HF and pick up a couple more blades so
> that I can always have a sharp one on hand. =A0Great little tool, but
> those straight cutting blades do not like to eat through nails.
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> Have you tried to sharpen the blades?

Not yet, Since I only had one blade (the one that came with it) I
wanted to get another so that I had a backup blade to change to when I
was using it, instead of having to get out the rotary tool and
"sharpen" it during use.

Gc

Goose

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

06/05/2010 11:59 AM

On May 4, 7:24=A0am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On May 4, 7:00=A0am, Evodawg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thats strange the Dremel blades fit my HF tool. Have they changed the d=
esign
> > of the HF? The Bosch blades fit my HF tool as well. Both can be bought =
at
> > Home Depot.
>
> I don't know which model or type is interchangeable, but I do know
> they changed the head on the HF multitool from its earliest rendition.
>
> It now has the two dogs milled into the face for additional holding as
> well as orientation purposes. =A0Perhaps that is the difference. =A0The
> earlier HF models didn't have the dogs, and the blades just slipped
> over the mandrel and were secured.
>
> Robert


I have the "newer" HF Multitool, single speed, and it does have two
pins on either side of the hole where the mounting bolt is placed.
The Dremel blades had the slots but were closer in to the mounting
bolt than the ones on the HF tool. HD did not have the straight
cutting Bosch blade, they were out when I was there.

Yes, the basic reason is that HF is 15 miles away and HD is 1. I
needed a blade quick, so I tried the Dremel blade, fortunately HD
takes back most anything they sell. This evening I will be making a
longer run out to the local HF and pick up a couple more blades so
that I can always have a sharp one on hand. Great little tool, but
those straight cutting blades do not like to eat through nails.

nn

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

04/05/2010 6:24 AM

On May 4, 7:00=A0am, Evodawg <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thats strange the Dremel blades fit my HF tool. Have they changed the des=
ign
> of the HF? The Bosch blades fit my HF tool as well. Both can be bought at
> Home Depot.

I don't know which model or type is interchangeable, but I do know
they changed the head on the HF multitool from its earliest rendition.

It now has the two dogs milled into the face for additional holding as
well as orientation purposes. Perhaps that is the difference. The
earlier HF models didn't have the dogs, and the blades just slipped
over the mandrel and were secured.

Robert

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

03/05/2010 9:57 PM

Goose wrote:
> I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
> variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
> fit. Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. Obviously the
> HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
> will fit it?
>

The Dremel blades *I* bought fit the HF tool.

What Dremel style did not fit?

Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

03/05/2010 9:59 PM

[email protected] wrote:
> On May 3, 8:00 pm, Goose <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
>> variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
>> fit. Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. Obviously the
>> HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
>> will fit it?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mike
>
> Not being a wise guy here, but why do you want other blades to fit
> your HF tool? They sell all the same profiles as the other
> manufacturers in their brand, and all of them that I have used have
> proven to be very serviceable and inexpensive.
>
> Just wondering...

It can happen. The HF store is 11.5 miles from my house; Home Depot is 1.5
miles.

An hour trip-time vs. ten minutes is sometimes the deciding factor.

Er

Evodawg

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

04/05/2010 6:00 AM

Goose wrote:

> I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
> variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
> fit. Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. Obviously the
> HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
> will fit it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
Thats strange the Dremel blades fit my HF tool. Have they changed the design
of the HF? The Bosch blades fit my HF tool as well. Both can be bought at
Home Depot.
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Larry Jaques

in reply to Goose on 03/05/2010 7:00 PM

03/05/2010 10:09 PM

On Mon, 3 May 2010 19:00:13 -0700 (PDT), Goose <[email protected]>
wrote the following:

>I picked up the HF Multitool/multimaster knockoff, the single speed
>variety and thought that I heard here that the Dremel blades would
>fit. Well, the Dremel blade did not fit the HF tool. Obviously the
>HF blades will fit the HF tool, but are there any other blades that
>will fit it?

My client picked up the Dremel and we found out that my HF blades
wouldn't fit it, and vice versa. I've heard (but haven't tried) that
the Makita, HF, and -some- Fein blades are interchangeable.

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