WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.261 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.261 --> 00:00:05.931 Freedom. Today I'm comparing three jigsaw-blade purchases 00:00:05.931 --> 00:00:07.765 from my van build: the DEWALT D 00:00:07.765 --> 00:00:10.603 W thirty-seven forty-two C mixed set, 00:00:10.667 --> 00:00:13.249 the DEWALT D W thirty-seven seventy dash 00:00:13.269 --> 00:00:16.314 five metal blades, and the WORKPRO T-shank 00:00:16.314 --> 00:00:18.576 assortment. These are all tools I used, 00:00:18.576 --> 00:00:20.325 and the differences became clear when I 00:00:20.325 --> 00:00:21.819 moved between panel cuts, 00:00:21.819 --> 00:00:23.967 thick wood and the van walls. 00:00:24.110 --> 00:00:25.859 The DEWALT mixed set gave me a 00:00:25.859 --> 00:00:28.206 good variety of blades for different materials. 00:00:28.334 --> 00:00:29.699 I used it for many jobs on 00:00:29.699 --> 00:00:31.363 the van, was happy with it, 00:00:31.363 --> 00:00:33.860 and recommend it. The matching product picture 00:00:33.923 --> 00:00:36.078 shows the fourteen-piece T-shank set. 00:00:36.345 --> 00:00:38.052 That assortment is the starting point for 00:00:38.052 --> 00:00:40.100 my comparison, rather than a claim that 00:00:40.100 --> 00:00:42.788 one blade handles every material equally well. 00:00:42.788 --> 00:00:45.029 I bought the dedicated DEWALT metal blades 00:00:45.092 --> 00:00:47.012 because my mixed set did not include 00:00:47.012 --> 00:00:49.917 thick-metal blades. The D W thirty-seven seventy 00:00:49.917 --> 00:00:52.264 dash five is a three-inch, 00:00:52.306 --> 00:00:55.546 fourteen-teeth-per-inch T-shank blade format. 00:00:55.627 --> 00:00:57.932 It gave me a separate metal-cutting option, 00:00:58.059 --> 00:00:59.766 but changing the blade did not remove 00:00:59.766 --> 00:01:01.984 the limitations of the jigsaw or the 00:01:01.984 --> 00:01:04.672 awkward cutting position. My jigsaw struggled on 00:01:04.672 --> 00:01:06.336 the van walls even with those metal 00:01:06.336 --> 00:01:08.793 blades. Holding it sideways was part of 00:01:08.793 --> 00:01:10.906 the problem. I broke many metal blades 00:01:10.969 --> 00:01:13.273 when trying the bed-capsule openings and switched 00:01:13.273 --> 00:01:15.535 to my DEWALT D C S three-eighty 00:01:15.535 --> 00:01:17.954 B reciprocating saw to finish that work. 00:01:18.068 --> 00:01:20.585 The DEWALT D C S three-thirty-four B 00:01:20.585 --> 00:01:22.506 jigsaw remained useful elsewhere. 00:01:22.548 --> 00:01:24.382 My experience was about the whole setup: 00:01:24.382 --> 00:01:26.345 blade, material and how I could hold 00:01:26.345 --> 00:01:27.681 the tool against the work. 00:01:27.821 --> 00:01:30.680 The WORKPRO twenty-five-piece T-shank set was good 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:32.600 value for me, with quality I found 00:01:32.600 --> 00:01:34.819 similar to my DEWALT jigsaw blades. 00:01:34.861 --> 00:01:36.696 I used its metal blades on Falken 00:01:36.696 --> 00:01:39.384 Design aluminum composite panel and also used 00:01:39.384 --> 00:01:40.501 the set on wood. 00:01:40.636 --> 00:01:42.493 Different blade lengths helped as the material 00:01:42.513 --> 00:01:45.116 thickness changed. These matching pictures show the 00:01:45.116 --> 00:01:48.039 actual blade assortment and the composite-panel product 00:01:48.103 --> 00:01:49.405 from my build records. 00:01:49.511 --> 00:01:51.237 The thick-wood cuts were slower. 00:01:51.298 --> 00:01:53.816 I used WORKPRO blades and DEWALT wood 00:01:53.816 --> 00:01:56.205 jigsaw blades to cut down my one-and-a-half-inch 00:01:56.205 --> 00:01:59.405 butcher-block countertops, including my Bme hevea top 00:01:59.405 --> 00:02:01.134 and the birch top I bought. 00:02:01.240 --> 00:02:02.606 Both blade sets worked, 00:02:02.648 --> 00:02:04.618 but the thickness slowed the job. 00:02:04.795 --> 00:02:07.653 The diagram shows that material-thickness relationship, 00:02:07.653 --> 00:02:09.809 while the product picture identifies my Bme 00:02:09.829 --> 00:02:12.304 top. My heater-cover photos add another part 00:02:12.304 --> 00:02:13.993 of the story. I made the front 00:02:13.993 --> 00:02:16.382 face and triangular sides from black composite 00:02:16.382 --> 00:02:18.772 sheet, then joined and fitted the pieces. 00:02:18.942 --> 00:02:20.819 Cutting the shapes and reaching the fasteners 00:02:20.819 --> 00:02:22.603 afterward were separate problems. 00:02:22.808 --> 00:02:25.197 The illustrative workshop footage shows layout and 00:02:25.197 --> 00:02:27.885 workpiece holding; my actual cover pictures show 00:02:27.885 --> 00:02:29.934 the shaped pieces and fitted result. 00:02:30.104 --> 00:02:31.939 Each of these three product pages compares 00:02:31.939 --> 00:02:33.465 the other two blade options. 00:02:33.711 --> 00:02:35.375 They are alternatives to compare, 00:02:35.375 --> 00:02:37.636 and all three are also purchases I 00:02:37.636 --> 00:02:40.517 used. The two mixed assortments offer variety; 00:02:40.623 --> 00:02:42.927 the dedicated metal pack repeats one blade 00:02:42.927 --> 00:02:45.274 type. My experience with the wall openings 00:02:45.274 --> 00:02:47.003 is why I compare the tool position 00:02:47.109 --> 00:02:49.626 alongside the blade, rather than choosing from 00:02:49.626 --> 00:02:51.697 the label alone. Thanks for watching. 00:02:51.717 --> 00:02:53.887 I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van Freedom. 00:02:54.007 --> 00:02:55.266 The three full reviews, 00:02:55.287 --> 00:02:58.316 matching product pictures, related tools and current 00:02:58.316 --> 00:03:00.874 Amazon buying options are linked below. 00:03:01.040 --> 00:03:03.003 My takeaway is that both mixed sets 00:03:03.003 --> 00:03:05.221 were useful, the separate metal blades filled 00:03:05.221 --> 00:03:06.331 a gap in my kit, 00:03:06.331 --> 00:03:08.293 and the reciprocating saw was the better 00:03:08.293 --> 00:03:10.577 choice for my awkward van-wall cuts. 00:03:10.768 --> 00:03:11.802 Until next time.