Hi YouTube, my name’s Geoff and I’m the VegOilGuy.
I’ve been sent this wood-cutting angle grinder blade by the company that makes them.
They wanted me to test it and share my thoughts.
As the angle grinder is probably my favourite tool, I was happy to give it a go.
Straight away we can see on the packaging that this blade describes itself as a speed
cutter, and believe me it is!
It’s not an abrasive blade which is typical for a grinder, it’s a cutting blade.
But interestingly it only has three teeth.
Now you might think that’s a bad thing, especially if you’re used to seeing circular
saw blades.
Well as someone who has been daft enough to experiment with saw blades in an angle grinder,
I can tell you that three teeth is a good thing.
It reduces the possibility of kickback, that feeling that the work is attacking you.
When installing the blade, it’s important to match the rotation of the blade with your
grinder so check for those tell-tale arrows.
Here you can see me cutting up an old wooden chair.
The blade is very fast and there’s absolutely no kickback.
I expected to feel some, but the cutting action was very swift and smooth, leaving me feeling
fully in control.
If you want to get through material quickly, this blade is definitely for you.
The combination of angle grinder power and the well thought out design of the blade makes
cutting absolutely effortless.
There’s no feeling of work on the tool, the blade or the user.
Here I’m making a rough rebate, a channel about an inch deep in this 8 by 2 timber.
Again it’s very easy.
I’m not being very tidy and could take more time but, if I’m being honest, I’m more
interested in proving I can hack away a section quickly.
Gloves would have been helpful as I can feel the debris striking my knuckles, but as my
mom always used to say, where there’s no sense there’s no feeling.
This blade is certainly be quicker than a chisel.
It’s a tough little blade and with just a gentle touch it’s possible to carve away
large sections effortlessly.
I’m not a sculpture, but I can imagine anyone working with wood would appreciate the speed
they could cut through material like this.
The jiggling action of my hand is me, by the way, and not the blade bouncing.
Like I say – I’m no sculpture.
Now here I’m turning a bowl-shaped guard for a friend.
Its two thicknesses of MDF glued together and spun in my drill press.
Again this is effortless.
I’m being careful to go with the rotation of the drill press, but there’s no kick-back
and this blade is shifting a lot of material very quickly.
I know what you’re thinking now…
That’s dog rough!
But hang on a second.
The blades done its job.
Let me just apply a little sand paper.
Doesn’t look too bad now does it?
Here I’ve flipped the work over in the drill press and I’m attempting to carve away a
little material.
In truth, this is made trickier by having the camera so close.
Again a little sand paper is needed to finish this off.
And when you see it like this, you can see how much material was removed and genuinely
it was just the blade and the sand paper.
The blade is good for all sorts of wood and can also cut plasterboard, aerated concrete
blocks and plastics I understand.
I’ll be honest, I haven’t tested everything, but I certainly can’t see any reason why
it wouldn’t manage.
So what are my thoughts?
I like it.
I really do.
It’s great for fast cutting and fast carving.
It requires only the gentlest touch and it’s effortless in use.
There’s no kickback and you feel safe and in control whilst using it.
I suspect being an angle grinder there’s always going to be some tear out, but it is
very effective and let’s be honest, a lot of the time cutting away the bulk of the material
is the long-winded element of the job and this blade massively reduces the time involved.
I’ve been lucky enough to have been given this blade to review it, but it’s reasonably
priced and available online.
This certainly isn’t a paid endorsement - if I could be bought for the price of this
blade, my opinion wouldn’t be worth hearing - but it is an honest review.
I’m pleased to have this blade in my toolbox.
If I ever find myself needing another, I will buy one.
If you favour using an angle grinder and want to speed things along a bit, you might want
to do the same.
And I think we can call that a finished video.
I hope you enjoyed this review guys and if you did, please like it.
If you’ve got any questions about this product, drop me a line.
As always I promise to be completely honest with my answers.
Please subscribe if you haven’t already done so and look out for my other videos on
my YouTube channel.
So that’s it for now guys.
Thanks for watching.