Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Diablo Game Changer Innovation from STAFDA 2015
Pro Tool Reviews: For the past three years, Diablo has kicked off the STAFDA show (Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association) by introducing us to their latest innovations. Last year, we saw new carbide tipped reciprocating saw blades and a Pergo flooring blade along with their new Snap Lock Hole Saw system. We heard a lot of talk about looking at the cost per cut when comparing prices to similar accessories. That was certainly a valid argument for professionals, but there was a different twist that showed up during our 2015 STAFDA news coverage—competitive price points.
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I have to admit, I am very impressed with the thought that goes into these saw blades every year and I cannot believe some of the improvements made by Diablo this season. Their 12 inch reciprocating saw blade has amazing stats in comparison to other brands and I appreciate the thought the developers put into the wiggle and wobbliness of having longer attachments on a reciprocating saws. I have always struggled keeping my cuts even on longer attachments, and making the blades beefier must have a significant amount of improvement. Another thing that caught my eye in their newer developments is the new bevel on their miter saw blades called the “Tracking Point”. Apparently by adding this bevel, it prevents wobble on circular saw cuts and keeps the cut straight and accurate, which I honestly didn’t know was an issue on circular saws. I can see also how it would improve efficiency and longevity on the blades as well with the extra bevel.
I don’t remember hearing about Diablo blades very much until just a few year ago when they started becoming the only table saw blades I would want to buy. Mostly because of their god quality and very affordable price for the kind of blades they were. But it sounds like they are breaking into the rest of the blade markets in an exciting way. I still don’t see why no other hand tool can match the metal cutting efficiency of the Milwaukee Porta-Band, it doesn’t seem like it would be that hard to replicate that kind of cutting efficiency in a reciprocating blade. Or at the very least to make a larger mouthed, easier to flush trim version of the porta-band that was at least as light if not lighter. I do like the new carbide metal cutting blades quite a lot, and the video about the Diablo blade demo was impressive, but I don’t think I will ever get behind a metal cutting device more that I will about a cold saw or the horizontal band saw. There is something to be said for the quiet efficiency that those tools have.
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