Bosch OSL034C 3/4 in. Starlock® Oscillating Multi Tool Carbide Plunge Cut Blade

We found these to be a better price than local stores in our area. They work extremely well and are quite strong and durable. We like to keep extra on hand for our home repair projects. They are a great blade for the tool we use.

I am a carpenter and have used just about every brand of oscillating blade. They are an expensive but essential part of my daily life. These Bosch carbide tipped are far superior to any other blade purporting to cut metal and nails. Yes, they are comparably expensive, but are exponentially cheaper in the long run because they last so much longer, I'm talking 5-10x longer with superior performance from jump. Keep in mind these aren't really designed to cut wood (they do an adequate job though), use the appropriate blade for that and switch back and forth depending on whether there is a threat of encountering metal/nails, thereby extending the life of your wood blade as well.

I had an old horse stable that needed to be demolished, but I wanted to reclaim the tongue and groove cedar siding to use in another project. The wood is old and brittle, and the hot dipped nails have been married to the wood for half a century so trying to pry the wood off the structure frame was not giving me the outcome I was looking for. So... I read some reviews on these blades and was assured they would do the job of plunging between the stud and siding and cutting the nails to free my precious aged cedar. I even bought a tool just so I could use these blades.True to their reputation I liberated over 500 board feet with just 5 blades. On average that calculates out to about 230 8d (about 1/8" diameter) nails per blade. I was thrilled with their performance and still have half a box of blades for my next demo project :-)

The worst I can say about them is the BOSCH "Starlock" configuration may work well with newer oscillating tools but limits use with older OIS types. Though I suspect the issue I will describe may be the same for newer model tools. Even though these are backward compatible they have one glaring deficiency. The blade can't be reverse mounted on the tool. Because the Starlock hub is similar to an old fashioned bottle cap it's concave design only allows it to install one way. The blade offset can't be reversed to move it closer to a tight right angle work-piece which occurs more often that you think.Sometimes newer isn't always better...Otherwise it's typical Bosch quality and blade durability which is excellent.

I made some mistakes doing my first tiling job in the kitchen but this Bosch carbide tipped oscillating tool blade was just what I needed to correct this mistake.I didn't align the end tiles where I marked on the wall where my door casing will be on the bottom three rows so one row stuck out almost 3/16". I was trying to figure out how to trim those tiles. I bought a grout saw with a carbide blade and a rod saw thinking those might work.I tried using a grout saw with a carbide tip blade but that didn't work well so I tried this Bosch blade and that worked. After taping off the area I wanted to cut, I started by scoring a straight line on the tiles making a groove and worked my way down to the bottom row, then back up cutting through the dry mastic. By scoring a line it allowed the blade to easily follow the groove.

These star link blades are easy to use, but they're pretty pricey. I did about 50 flush cuts through 2 x 2s and 2 x 4s with one blade, which isn't bad.

I bought 22 of the cheaper non Bosch blades thinking they would do the job. Haha. I had to flush cut about 16 2x6 boards that I couldn't cut with any other saw. I spent about 3 hours going through about 15 off those cheap blades and only cutting 8 boards. WTH? Went looking for an old Bosch blade and found this one pictured. It wasn't meant to cut nails is why it was so beat up. Put it on and cut the other boards within a half hour. It was as pictured when I started and it still cuts. Buy the Bosch blades. Do not waste your time and money with the cheaper version.

Simply amazing! I had doubts that these blades would work as well as Bosch claims. I do not have doubts any more! I was cutting through 3/4" sub floor with thinset mortar and the remains of ceramic tiles on it. All the other blades I used ( bi-metal) got torn up almost immediately like cut six inches and the teeth were worn / broken off. I used one of these carbide Bosch blades and finished the rest of the job and the blade teeth look just as good as when I started. I saw afterwards I had sawed through nails and screws and even some ceramic tile, but it cut so well I never even noticed. There were two nails that got cut longways (as in the nails were split top to bottom so 3/4" of half a nail was left) which was hilarious. In this tough application, these blades are lasting way more than 30X the life a standard bi-metal blade. Cutting speed is about the same as the bi-metal blades (when they are new / sharp) but the cutting speed does not slow down because the teeth never get dull. A little bit expensive, but well worth the money.

Llegó a tiempo

Duran más que otras marcas, las sencillas me duran al rededor de 3 días, las diablo y Milwaukee alrededor de 3 semanas, cada hoja de estás me está durando más de un mes, corto alambrón, cobre, varillas delgadas, galvanizado y cosas inaccesibles para otras sierras

Great blades, long lasting. They get the job done quickly.

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Entrega rápida e produto excelente.