The Bottom Line
It's hard to get excited about jigsaw blades. Most jigsaw blades are temperamental, break easily and leave behind such a messy cut that a great deal of additional work is required to clean up the cut.
The Bosch T308B Jigsaw Blades are really a different animal than most jigsaw blades. They're designed to leave behind a clean cut on both the top and bottom of the work piece, and they're strong enough that they won't break easily. Frankly, I tried to break one after about fifty cuts through plywood, and was unable. It bent slightly, but didn't break.
All in all, these are easily the best jigsaw blades I've ever used.
The Bosch T308B Jigsaw Blades are really a different animal than most jigsaw blades. They're designed to leave behind a clean cut on both the top and bottom of the work piece, and they're strong enough that they won't break easily. Frankly, I tried to break one after about fifty cuts through plywood, and was unable. It bent slightly, but didn't break.
All in all, these are easily the best jigsaw blades I've ever used.
Pros
- Two types of teeth for clean cuts on top and bottom of board
- Very strong - I practically tried to break the blade and it held strong
- Leaves behind a clean cut that, in most cases, won't require a lot of cleanup
Cons
- Blades are a little wide, which can inhibit tight corner cuts a bit
Description
- These Bosch T308B Xtra-clean jigsaw blades are for T-shank style jigsaws only.
- 4-1/2" long, 12 teeth-per-inch blade
- Cuts numerous wood products including hardwoods, softwoods, plywood, melamine and other particle boards.
Guide Review - Bosch T308B Jigsaw Blades
While they are a little bit wide, which tends to hinder tight cutting a little bit, the added thickness tends to help prevent the drift that occurs with many blades. There's nothing more frustrating than completing a curved cut with a jigsaw and noticing that the blade bent during the cut and the finished curve now includes an unwelcome angle between the top and bottom edges of the board. Even when I made a number of curved cuts with a 30-degree bevel, I didn't notice any appreciable drift. After about 50 plywood cuts, I did notice some burning of the blade, but it still cut better than most blades by this point.
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