Bench Dog® Blade-Loc

I rate this as fair because it does work for awhile. The problem is a good blade cuts up the plastic and overtime there isn't enough left to do the job. All tools wear out but this one did so fairly quickly - less than 20 blades changes.

I purchased the Blade Loc about a year ago. After trying to use it several times I found that it simply does not work if your saw blades are anywhere near sharp. Great concept but poor execution in the choice of materials from which it is made. Using a wrench and a vicegrip pliers is much easier than messing around with this product ...and creates much less frustration.

The blade-loc works great when loosening the arbor nut, but is useless when tightening the nut. I could pinch the center but that doesn't go very far when your hands hurt like mine do.

I have had one of these for close to 10 years. I noticed comments that some users had problems with it wearing out, and thought I would add the following...Although the teeth inside against the blade have worn some when tightening and loosening, I also squeeze the middle with some light force in addition to pushing down with same hand. With this technique I am able to securely hold the blade to get the job done of tightening or loosening the blade with little effort and no nicks or cuts to me. ;-)I could not imagine using other tools which wrap around the entire blade as they look like a real hassle to use.

After cutting my hands innumberable times, my sweet wife, Ann. bought this for me. It is a hand saver. No more cut hands! Thanks, Ann!