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23 January 2025 at 16:31 #779387
old fool
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I seem to remember in a recent MEW a discussion about “Stanley Knives” While sorting through a box of junk recently I came across a pad-saw blade designed to fit them. Not seen any advertised for years Are they still made? I recall there were two teeth pitches 1 very course ideal for cutting plasterboard and a finer g.p. one
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23 January 2025 at 17:22 #779393
peak4
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Yes is the answer and listed on Stanley’s site, but without photos
https://www.stanleytools.co.uk/product/0-15-276/stanley-saw-blades-wood-fit-fixed-blade-knives-190-mm

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand-tools/saw-blades/0-15-277-steel-saw-blade-190mm/p/STN5853077H

Personally I prefer ones that cut on the pull stroke akin to a Japanese saw.

Bill
23 January 2025 at 18:10 #779408
Vic
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Yes, I’ve got a Bahco one that cuts on the pull stroke. It works very well.
23 January 2025 at 18:16 #779411
Mark Easingwood
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Black ones for metal, silver for wood. Drywall saws have different and harder teeth. Plaster board is very abrasive and soon destroys normal saws etc. Can’t find a wood blade at the moment.
23 January 2025 at 21:27 #779453
Plasma
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Sounds a strange name but I have a Silky boy pull saw for garden pruning. Sharp as a tack folding saw its brilliant.

I remember the Stanley knife saw blades but never used one, never struck me as useful.

I use a Milwaukee recip saw now for general cutting, but a Milwaukee portable band saw is my favourite saw for the shop, cuts beautifully.

Mick.
23 January 2025 at 21:53 #779462
Bazyle
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@bazyle
The Stanley wood saw was a “keyhole saw”, also known as a padsaw. This is a clue to the reason it was cutting on the push as you didn’t want it to pull out the unsupported wood on the surface of the door. I wonder where mine’s got to.
23 January 2025 at 22:15 #779467
David George 1
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I modified one of my stanly knives to take a hacsaw blade. It just needs a hole for the hole in the hacksaw blade hole and a capscrew and nut no problem and interchangable to pull or push cut and if to long and you have a pull blade and a push blade.

David
23 January 2025 at 22:31 #779470
Mark Easingwood
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They are/were much used by us Joiners on site.

The wood cutting blades are useful if you need to cut a small hole in wall board, (ply/hardboard/upvc), to fit around an electrical back box or similar when boarding out a room, think 1970’s-80’s fake Oak planking etc!! They can also be used to start a cut for a larger hole so you can then use a tenon saw or panel saw. Not many jigsaws around back then, and no cordless tools.

The metal cutting version is useful to cut through nails and screws, when removing a timber door frame or window frame, which has been nailed into the brickwork, amongst other uses. Or even cutting through the bolt of a lock with no key!!

The Eclipse handle for holding a broken, or new, hacksaw blade are better. Sadly I don’t think they are available anymore.

Mark.
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