Anyone have one/use one?
I was at woodworking show in Virginia yesterday, almost bought one but I thought I’d do a little research first… They look very useful and well made.
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I did find a lot in the Archives- hammer1 made good points. But, I'm not a tilesetter, and only need it for cabinet/furniture installs, and a bit of profile sanding. He says the sanding leaves plenty o' marks.
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Jackplane,It's a very useful tool, but sanding is not what I commonly use it for. I often refer to it as the power chisel. I use it for plunge-cutting in many different instances...floor boards under door casings, cutting away bits of trim to scarf repairs in, slipping new doors/windows into existing siding materials, trimming plugs, etc. I occasionally use the triangle sander for getting into corners of things, but almost never use the profile sanders. I take that back, I sometimes use the profile sanding blocks, but not in the sander. I just use them as little hand-sanding blocks.I don't think you would regret buying it,but it depends on what kind of things you are usually doing.Steve
In Biloxi I lent mine to the guys installing crown molding on some kitchen cabinets. It was real handy for notching the crown around the bumped-out edge of the face frame where the crown ran on the side of the cabinets. Especially handy since the only other option was my dull chisels.
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Among the many great uses of this tool, it TOTALLY kicks butt in the grout removal business.
Just finished using the smooth blade to remove old adhesive that was stuck to the floor when the old linoleum was removed. Worked quite well and was much easier than trying to scrape it off with the usual tools. I have used my MultiMaster quite a bit for doing cut-outs in drywall when remodeling. An old, dull blade works just about as well for that as a new, fresh one. I made the mistake of using a new wood cutting blade when cutting out some drywall when I hit a nail. I suddenly found myself with a very expensive but very toothless blade. The multi-purpose blade his somewhat less susceptible to damage from hidden nails. Mine also gets used for a variety of wood cutting tasks. And, on occasion, I have even done a little sanding with it. I have the XL model from a couple of years ago and I find that the blade will occasionally work loose. I am trying to justify springing for the new tooless blad change model. Can anyone give me a brief description of just how that works?
"I have the XL model from a couple of years ago and I find that the blade will occasionally work loose. "
Casey
You can buy this for about $9.00 check it out at this link for more info I bought one and it really helps to stop the slipping
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=3321&familyName=Fein+MultiMaster+4-Star+Mounting+System+Adaptor#
Zeeya
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It's a large lever on top of the new machine, that captures the threads on a what's the term? 'centerless? I dunno, but you slip a big stud with threads on the end thru your accessory, intothe body of the tool. Then, the accessory and the tool also mate now with teeth--not smooth faced. Flip the lever over and it grabs the stud and clamps your accessory firmly to the tool.
I had the carbide thingy for my old multimaster and found it didn't quite work as well as new bolts, tightened MORE.
I bought the new model on sale at a tool promotion and sold my old one to a member here.
Ebay is a great place to recover some dough from your old tool. "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
Yes, you gotta have new bolts handy, as the hex cap head does round out due to the amount of tightening torque necessary to keep the blade from moving. Instead of buying the OEM bolts (for like $10 a package of the two washered sizes), I just picked up a small handfull for a couple bucks (you can reuse the special washers).
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I have had mine for a week, but have not had time to do much. I did have a rotting board on my deck. I had been planning to get to it to replace the entire board for about two years.
Anyway, I cut off just the rotted end with the MM without doing any damage to the joist. I replaced it with a piece of cedar 2X4 I had in the shop. The whole job took five minutes. It is very handy.
just go get one..
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Except that the blades cost an arm & a leg, I dont know how I functioned without one. You will use a Fein ALOT.
"Anyone have one/use one?"
Yes.
Do what IMERC said.
Jack
Got mine about 3 weeks ago it's out of the box almost everyday if you saw it at woodworking show you probably saw a demo but with a little thinking and some other attachments you can find a lot more uses I bought mine online from http://www.allprotools.com they were great it's Fein MultiMaster VS XL Kit Model# MSxe636-2XLFE-MSXE636-2XL $249.90 and no shipping charges. They also suggested the new design locking nut & washer for another $9.00 definately get that if you buy this model.
After I ordered I had to go to FL so I called them and they held up on the shipping so that it would arrive the day after I got back home the only downside is the blades are way expensive I just bought a 3 pack of e-blades for $79.00 a single e blade was $39.00 so a 3 pack saves a few bucks in the long run.
Some others are a little cheaper others are more expensive you'll have to see which ones you work with most. Hope this helps you
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In addition to being handy for close cutoff and as a "power chisel", it makes a dandy power scraper.
you wont like don't even open the box!
I'll tell you what, I take it off your hands for say $2.00
I'm only doing this to be a nice guy, cause you know
you wont like it and all.
We've had one for over a year and we liked it so much we bought another. I rarely use it to sand, but it's a great detail sander. Be sure to turn in down when sanding, as full speed can actually melt the Velcro backer. It's the king of tool that makes you wonder what you did before you had it. I commonly use mine for plunge cuts, exposed notches for custom doors hardware, de-glazing windows, and as a chisel/scraper. The new ones with the quick release are probably a lot better than the older ones I have. Go get it.
" Be sure to turn in down when sanding, as full speed can actually melt the Velcro backer."+1 on that. Full speed is too much for sanding in general.
I have had one for a few years I don't use it a lot but it is an invaluable tool and gets me out of trouble when no other tool can do the job.
I noticed here in Oz that Bosch have made one its heaps cheaper and the cheaper blades fit my multimaster, so no more expensive Fein blades.
cheers
john
John,
do you know the name of that Bosch tool? I can't locate it on their website...
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Last summer I was installing high end cusom upper kitchen cabinets. The shop for some reason neglected to build in a chase for this cabinet (five feet long). There was a multimaster on the job,I used it to cut out a chase neatly, installed a new top just above the face frame. There was five plus inches above the face frame for crown.
What do you mean by "chase"?
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A channel for the duct work to run through
You mean for the vent fan?
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Have you ever had to trim a piece of baseboard in place instead of pulling if off the wall or scribing the cabinet around it?
That's one of about 500 things I've found the MM indespensible for in just the last six months. Get it. Sometimes it's even good for sanding but not often.
Nice little motor. Expensive blades. Don't have one.
I just got the multimaster with the quick change lever and its already not running properly. The motor keeps changing speeds on its own and then stopping all together. Turn it off and it will restart and run fine for a few minutes and then the speed will start to change again.
Real disappointed, for the price I expected zero problems out of the box. Bringing it back to Western Tool tomorrow, based on all the good posts I'm going to exchange it and try again.
Anyone else have any problems or is it just my usual bad luck?
Go to the fein site and read the letter from their spokesman-some problems early this past yr with the switch I believe. They stopped distribution and may think all the originals are out of the system.
You will love this tool
Now, what's with the tv ads (infomercials) and it being sold at our local general store (locally owned food/garden/tools/home furnishings)? And evidently they are selling them-to homowners. Wow, stiff price for the novice. Kit in a plastic box with profile stuff/sandpaper/scraper/eblade/grout tool.......389.00. A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Get the metal case and be careful which blades you use.
and how ya use them.....
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