Had my first opportunity to really use this tool today and just have to say if you do remodeling or repairs you have got to get one of these.
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TOLD YA SO
Calvin sold me on the Multimaster. Paid for itself in no time. Great tool. Expensive, but a great tool.
And I'll sell it again.
Ystdy, need to let in a couple wood blocks to a finished drywall uncased opening (inside face). Used a worn blade and neatly cut out the opening, inserted the blocks for the murphy bed hardware.
Sure, could cut it with a knife. But not quicker and probably not truer.
Great tool.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
I bought myself one and used it this summer to repair exterior rotted trim. Makes it possible to remove damaged wood without kerfing and parting surrounding pieces. I take a sharpie and mark the blade for depth of cut and get right where I want to be. Sometimes I tack a straightedge and run the blade right along it so I get a perfectly straight cut. Less filling mating joints. Makes me look good, not great, just good.
"With every mistake we must surely be learning"
My latest use was tjhe day before the fest.I had to replace a piece of siding and take picutres to send to manufactuirer along with a sampple of the failed. Got that request call from the manufacturer about 12:30. I didn't know if I could do it in short time or not. Imperative to do so.My biggesst concern was that I installed with SS ring siding nails. They are hard and I feared breaking out the next piece of siding up, and the next, and the next...That fein fine blade reached to cut the nails off under the siding lap with no problem. I was on the job less than an hour, including cleanup and reloading the ladder. Absolutely fantastic tool
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I want one! What's the best deal! (extra blades, carry case etc.) How much did you pay?
Just checked Amazon. Around $180 with 6 blades/ pads. Does that sound about right? Darn thing does seem pricey!
Edited 9/2/2006 11:24 am ET by VAVince
That's less I paid last December from Amazon. I think I paid around $220. I got the steel case and half dozen blades and sanding attachments. I think there's an improved splined arbor on the newest model that prevents the blade from slipping. I'd hold out for that. Not a big problem with mine though.
"With every mistake we must surely be learning"
Do you know if the splined arbor can be retrofitted? I have a big problem with the slipping blade - to the point I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
Bryan, there's two different nuts. The one for the sander pad has a small washer head. The one for the blades / scraper has a bigger washer head.
Also, the hole in the blade needs to fit around the short shaft, off just slightly and it'll wander easily.
That and torque down the nut good and tite.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
I don't know if there is a way to backfit. I agree with Calvin. Torque it up good and tight and use the right bolt.
"With every mistake we must surely be learning"
Another uses for the Fein:
I made an offset arm out of some 3/4" flat-bar and fastened it to my Fein to act as a mini concrete vibrator. I used it around the sink faucet plugs on concrete countertops.
I've been thinking to use mine for this too.
I think I saw in the parts/tools list that came in my kit, something titled "Vibrator," which lead me to believe they actually make one.
Watch the dirtbags jump on this topic for the jokes...
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I've got the vibrator attachment and it is good for small sections of crete and the like.
Thanks! Your right, I've been using the wrong bolt.It sure saved my butt this weekend. I was cutting a hole in plaster for a j-box for speaker plugs. I cut the plaster out with a knife, and used the MM for the lath. Copper supply pipe right in the corner of the cutout.I'd be soaking wet now if I had used a reciprocating saw or jigsaw.
What kind of knife? Fein attachment? I need to cut approx. 12 outlets in old horse hair plaster and thought about using the diamond blade attachment but it's kinda pricey @ 100 plus.
Platymapus
I just use a plain old drywall knife (fixed blade). Plaster dust dulls expensive blades so fast it isn't funny. I draw in the corners of the box, connect with a straight edge, and score with the knife. Then I just keep scoring until the whole plug of plaster comes out.A dozen is still doable, but the other option, especially if you are using all the same size box, is to make a jig out of 1/4" hardboard and use a rotary cutter like a roto-zip. Put painter's tape on the wall and then hot glue the jig to the wall. A rotary tool will cut both the plaster and the lath, but have plenty of spare bits. And it is good to have a vacuum in one hand as you do it. The knife method has very low dust quotient.
Hey Bryan, Well, actually to all. I too had/ have that problem with the blade. I, too thought I was doing something wrong. And I too, want to know if it can be retrofited. But I, too really like the tool. I had to replace a shelf under a kitchen sink and there was no way to cut the guilty party out without this tool. It is very cool. I got the old arbor. (No spline) and am still satisfied. I like the "extree" long cord too. To those that are interested. "Just do it". Plus, they gave me a set of after market sanding templates. Pretty cool.
Oh yea, if you break a "Siems" washer on your arbor bolt? Well, those puppies'll set you back 8 or 9 bucks for the set. I have looked for just the washer with no luck. Got mine from Walter Tool. Both the tool and the bolts. No problems with them.
KD
Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice.
http://www.waltertool.com/supercut_index.html
Kill two birds with one stone.
No slipping blade issue.
$300 doesnt look so bad now.
"Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think -- there are no little things" - Bruce Barton
vince, a while ago my tool supplier had an offer. The kit with a Fein bat drill motor included I think I remember. Seems 225.00 or thereabouts. Do check for deals.
Hunt around and/or give these guys a call.
http://electrictool.com/ call the maumee store, ask for tim.
Electric Tool
Tool Supplier that donated a Bosch Rotozip to the 2006 Breaktime Tipifest.
My tool supplier for over 30 yrs.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Thanks! I will check them out!
When I checked the latest version with steel case and godies was $319, the remodeling one was $280 The case with a few blades/sanders was over $180, (no tool).
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
This is the T.V. offer with extra sanding pads.https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/feinpowertools/multimaster/190121/
Those 4 payments equate to the same $280 they're charging at the local Rockler. The higher $320 price they mention is the cost of the upgraded model that comes with a steel case and more accessories, not the one pictured with the plastic case.
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Rasconc,
Wow, My mistake I did not look close enough! That is case and attachments only. Will have to get a 2nd mortgage to get one.
Thanks
I was dreaming too. I have one of the Ryobi little detail sanders (yeah I know, years ago and gift) I have taken the pad off and have been looking to put one of the after market blades on somehow to see if I could make a redneck copy.
I have the Bosch finecut and can do some of the things that a multimaster is good for.
Bob
Edited 9/3/2006 9:50 am ET by rasconc
Vince, If you buy a Multimaster get the steel case. I didn't and will probably order the steel case in the near future. The plastic csae just isn't up to par considering it's storage capacity vs. the price of the blades. Plus it's one of those plastic hinged cases that only last so long.
So this thing is really worth the money? I've been wanting one but the price has kept me from getting it. With all these reviews it sure sounds like I need one, more than I think. I may give in soon.
It's really worth it.
Yeah, it's pricey. But if you do any remodeling, you'll quickly find it indispensible.
I just got back from a little job for a friend of mine. They had a drop in cook top/oven and wanted to install a new regular slide-in range/oven.
This involved widening the cut in the countertop from 29" to 30" between the adjacent cabinets and then continuing to the very back of the countertop and up the backsplashes to completely remove the remaining countertop and backsplash.
The walls were all finished with ceramic tile. I just cut up as far as I could toward the backsplash with the Bosch and then continued a perfectly clean cut right on up with the Fein until the whole backsplash was removed.
It did a beautiful job and I can't think of any other tool that could have done this so easily with absolutely no damage whatsoever to the cabinets, wall or tile.
I own two. They are great for cutting glazing and replacing failed ig in windows and doors. Slips under sticking and cuts it clean. Can usually change out a door panel in about and hour.
I got the Supercut back in May and have now used it for so many different items that I can't imagine how I did without it before!!!! Just used it to cut out real nice mortices in the top of some railing posts on a lanai. Routed out the center and then squared them up much faster than with a chisel. The detail sander worked great when I was refinishing some teak furniture.