Does anyone have any experience with the Fein Multimaster tool?
I have a bunch of new heater registers to install as part of a remodel. The replacement registers are, naturally, 1/2 inch larger than the space cut in the baseboard that received the old ones, so I have some careful trimming of baseboards to do.
I am told that the multimaster will do that job quickly and easily, but it is certainly an expensive, odd looking tool.
Is it worth the $$ or is there a better way to do this?
Mike D
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I don't think anyone here likes them much : )
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A.Own a Festool or EZ guide. B. multi master. C. Bosch portable table saw. D.Cope your crown with a right angle grinder and sand paper disks. E.Only use spray foam to insulate.What else am I forgetting?
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Piffin screws stupid
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tell everyone how neat it is to frame with screws :>)
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tell everyone how neat it is to frame with screws :>) <<<<<In one of the books I was reading on bathrooms and tile it said you should frame the entire bathroom using screws as your fasteners to pull and hold the wood together.
Nothin' bout' Piffin screws though...lol.
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Can they clean out mortar for tuckpointing?
blue"...if you just do what you think is best testing those limits... it's pretty easy to find exactly where the line is...."
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This is the tool you want for that job. http://www.arbortech.com.au/view/allsaw/And check out the Air Sled they sell. Be worth it just to see the guys faces when you show up at the job site.
Looks good and expensive. Have you seen one in action?
blue"...if you just do what you think is best testing those limits... it's pretty easy to find exactly where the line is...."
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Have not seen one in action, but would like to. Here is the pricing.http://www.arbortech.com.au/view/allsaw-onlinestore
Here it is in action.http://www.arbortech.com.au/view/allsaw-information/allsaw-movie
Now, At's a KNIFE!
I could have used THAT when I was cutting through my brick for a new 50 amp service extension that I was installing.
Mike D
dood u need to go to the tav and start a thread with that title.... it would be the bmb
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Psych!
kidding...search the archives...theres more on the subject here than you probably even wanna know!!
Its been known that some here'd give their right testicle for a MM.
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Hey, Great Idea to search the archives.
It's a most loved tool. 'Nuf said. I'm getting one.
Mike
and don't even bother w/Ebay. Its on my WATCH list and they go out faster'n they come in so.....
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"Does anyone have any experience with the Fein Multimaster tool?"
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click on the blue Business bar on the left side of your screen and review all the threads discussing the fine Fein
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I've had at least 4 guys go out and buy one after seeing me use mine.
And today I did a quick demonstration for DonCanDo after the Jersey mini-fest, and I think he'll be buying one soon.
Really. It's one of those tools that you wish you had bought sooner.
The multmaster is a great tool! We use it all the time for fixing oak flooring, triming door casings up for tile, etc etc. Get the basic tool only with a couple of blades. The kits have a lot of stuff you will never use. I fould a guy on ebay who sells a blade for about $18 each vs the fein blade at $35+. If you hit a nail wit the blade you just KILLED that blade. Also what you are cutting can't shake around or your just making noise. (Did I mention this little tool makes a BIG noise? Ear plugs please). We love the tool and keep one in every truck.
Do you have a link for the guy on E-Bay??? I need to get some blades. Does he sell all of the blades or just certain ones? Thanks
http://stores.ebay.com/besserklinge
I will look for his contact info in my truck in the AM. He sells a 1-1/2" wood blade that is better than the fein. If you search fein blades on ebay you will find him. Somewhere in Calf- can't recall the city.
From recent experience let me recommend that if there is the slightest chance of encountering a nail or other metal, do not use the wood cutting blade on the Multimaster - use the steel and wood blade, even though it is narrower. Hitting a nail with a $30+ wood blade can knock down several teeth real quick. The steel and wood blade seems to take nails, at least in drywall, pretty much in stride.
I am using my Multimaster more and more for a variety of tasks, if you are doing cutting in limited spaces, sanding where precision is needed, and a few other things, a Multimaster is a really great tool. They are supposed to be comming out with a new and improved version Real Soon Now, but the current version is still a great, if expensive, tool.
Since I'm about to be a brand new user of the tool, I will certainly take your advice. Thanks.
Mike d