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Just watching this guy try to cut that piece of wood made me nervous. No reasonable attempt to secure the job, or protect his left hand in particular, like he’d never tried to use a hand saw in his life or didn’t have imagination for what could go wrong. But yes, the T-shank blade holder is handy given the availability of cheap after-market blades out there for a range of job materials. Cutting small metal items with a metal jig saw blade is possible, but really as a last resort tool when a better saw is not available. Even a cheap hack saw would smoke a Surge with a metal jigsaw blade. I’ve found it helpful to “pilot cut” into a metal job to start the cut exactly where I want it (eg. shortening a bolt) using the edge file on the T-shank file included with the Surge, then swap over to a metal-cutting jigsaw blade, to finish the cut.

@ToolsElectroDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thanks!

Leatherman is missing out not offering a Leatherman-branded t-shank kit designed for the Surge including various metal and wood blades. Even t-shank tools.

@ToolsElectroDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@nicholasjaworski9368

2 жыл бұрын

True that. Anybody know of a folding saw that’s essentially the surge minus all the tools? I’ve already got a bunch of LM but I don’t want a surge in my travel/go car kit as I keep my surge in my pocket

@garethbaus5471

4 ай бұрын

Especially now that the patents on the Surge have expired, and people are buying legal clones. So many tools and consumables that Leatherman could sell in addition to the file and saw.

I’ve had the best luck with Lenox general wood blades. It cuts both in push and pull and is less likely to hang up.

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your info! I'm a subscriber to your channel and watched a lot of your videos last year when my son and I started collecting Leatherman tools!

@txtoolcrib

3 жыл бұрын

@@ToolsElectroDIY well I appreciate that very much. Thank you.

The thin blade is likely for scroll work

@ToolsElectroDIY

2 ай бұрын

ok

I bought a saw from the irwin brand, they say they are progressive cut blades and they cut wood super well.

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for sharing!

Does the saw or file that comes with the surge have blade play?

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

No play.

instead of grind would not be better to cut or break, so the heat treatment dont be altered?

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the question.

@randomescu

3 жыл бұрын

@@ToolsElectroDIY instead of grinding the end of the (too) long saw blade maybe you can cut it. grinding may alter the termic treatment of the saw.

@marshallferron

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomescu or you could use a cutoff wheel on a dremel or drill at low speed

The tiny blade is for flush cuts I think. Could be wrong.

@ToolsElectroDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know, please subscribe!

@rjskum688

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToolsElectroDIY subbed

@KiaranScath

Жыл бұрын

@@rjskum688 The small blade is for cutting tight curves. T-shank blades are mostly used in jig saws. The width of the blade determines how tight of a circle you can cut.

Lenox seems to be good on wood and Bosch on metal. If you get rid of the shaky base and maybe a small vise, things cut way better. I use my file a lot and often after a cut so I keep in the Surge and use the blades as needed.

@ToolsElectroDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

nervous for that thumb

@ToolsElectroDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thumb up pls

Why ain’t nobody using 10in sawblades....

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Not portable?

Modelo de la laetherman

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Si.

@Uruguayanflyers

3 жыл бұрын

Leatherman Surge

Why don’t you cut on a better surface it slides around way to much

@ToolsElectroDIY

4 жыл бұрын

You are right. I wasn't really prepared. I should have clamped the wood piece on the work bench before doing this.

@rjskum688

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToolsElectroDIY nah, you need a vise. Every workshop should have a bench vise.

@Aderalasine

3 жыл бұрын

If you removed the board underneath, it would cut better...

You bought the wrong blades with no hole

@ToolsElectroDIY

3 жыл бұрын

OK

@teachccd

3 жыл бұрын

It works with any T shank. The hole is not necessary.