Two bladed saws

730d se · Jan 20, 2011

Has anyone bought and used the two bladed saw? It looks like a decent idea, with the blades running in opposite directions.
It looks like it would eat up much more material, as in over twice what a normal blade will eat.
Also, I saw where the "special" replacement blades, only available from them, sell for over $40.

fixerupper · Jan 20, 2011

I've never seen one that I can remember but I'm interested. Jim

Mike (WA) · Jan 20, 2011

I was interested in one to cut sheet metal for barn construction project. I think I googled Omni dual saw, and found a lot of folks had bad experiences- generally, premature failure of the motor. I pretty much talked myself out of it.

I couldn't see any advantage for cutting wood, anyhow- but I'm still looking for a real clean way to cut barn metal.

camju · Jan 20, 2011

Electric shear works good for metal.skill saw with grinding disc but thats real noisy.

60 acre hillside · Jan 20, 2011

Buy the VERY BEST Wiss inlaid 14 i/2 inch straight snips and never look again for any power tool. May cost a lot and cannot be bought at a lumberyard or chain store. You need to go to a contractor's supply house. Small or cheap ones will not do it very easy. Ask a union sheetmetal worker. As an apprentice we cut 20 and 22 ga all day long up to 10 ft cuts. Put thumb through top handle and fingers through bottom handle and slide bottom handle on the top of work bench. Use palm of hand to press down on top handle. Lean snips with the top blade away from the sheet. When I was an apprentice the journeymen would pass their well oiled but worn snips down to his apprentice. We oiled them every night.

FWB in SK · Jan 20, 2011

This type of saw is used by cabinet makers so you get smooth cut on both sides of your boards at the same time.

LenND · Jan 21, 2011

I think Sears has one they call a Twinblade. In was in an ad I read somewhere.

Two bladed saws

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