Multitool Blade for Floorboards?

[RBZ5416]

I need to lift a section of floorboards that have a dividing wall on top, so need to cut along the joists. No problem I thought, I can finally use that Bosch mulitool that's been sitting in its box for a couple of years. Charged it up, fitted the blade & away I went - not! The two supplied blades look like they'd struggle cutting cheese judging by the zero impact on the boards. And that's with starting the cut with an old, blunt floorboard handsaw that I knackered cutting laminate 10 years ago.

So before I go & potentially waste another £15 on the Bosch 65mm hardwood blade, are they actually any good for this job? As usual I can easily find YouTube videos of guys making it look like a doddle, so do I just need the right blade?

 

[Stivino]

I've never had any problem cutting through floorboards with mine. I just use ordinary multi-purpose jobbies.

 

[ETAF]

just a DIYer but i usually use saxtonblades multitool baldes for wood - they have various type - I have a box of mixed blades and all the wood ones tend to work ok on things like, chipboard, PAR timber , Ply, MDF and various other types of wood , no problem

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As i say , i have purchased a few of the mixed kits as i find them ALL very useful and a good price, when on sale, ortherwise they sell individual blades

I have also found customer service to be very very helpful in the past , when i needed blades for specific material - Wall, plaster and metal

 

[RBZ5416]

Thanks @ETAF & @Stivino, I've now managed to get the job done with the blades in the box. I bet you're dying to know how, right?







I discovered the speed control for the multitool...

 

[ETAF]

my cordless multitool, does not have a speed control - other than on the trigger - nor did an old bosch corded one i had

thanks for updating the thread , for others searching will know

 

[accelerator]

I think you owe Bosch an apology!

 

[blup]

Bosch accessories are generally very good. across the board and, as importantly, widely available

 

[big-all]

as an aside
many a blade can look fine but be blunt

with great care and gentle varying pressure on non-aggressive blades [not highly ground pointy ones] you can feel the teeth grip the ridges on your fingertips with the more they grip with light pressure the sharper they are
only talking 1-2mm pull across one tooth and you should never break the skin as it will just stretch if the tooth grips

 

[^woody^]

I've not found any better, more aggressive wood blades than these at Rutlands https://www.rutlands.com/collections/oscillating-saw-blades
Nor cheaper alternatives with the same performance