Anyone used a Fein Multimaster?

I'm toying with getting one of these for the maintenance work I do....... I get loads of awkward jobs were the flush cutting and plunge cutting ability's would be a real time saver not to mention the scraper attachment and sander.

My question though is how long do the blades etc last, if they break regularly then at the cost of them eg £40 for 3 this will be a very expensive gadget and any time savings lost.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=603779&name=fein&user_search=1&sfile=1&jump=0

 

Paul,

not used one but its appears to be £30+ cheaper at PS tools.

HBC

 

Looks a very handy tool Paul I should imagine a quality tool like that would have quality blades,if you do get one do let us know how you get on.
Here's a demo,

 

I recommend my motto for such situations: "Couldn't afford not to have it"

 

Thanks all, Ive just ordered one from the link Has bean posted (thanks)

John, I'm not sure the cordless will have sufficient battery life so ill go with a cabled version.

Ill post my thoughts on it in a weeks time as Ive got two days of painting work including repairing and letting in new wood to several cills were the corners have rotted due to neglect..... should save me a lot of fiddling about with a tenon saw and chisels and the scraper and sander will get used. Oh yes and Ive got the stained grouting by the sink in my own kitchen to grind out!!!

Ill post a few pics when Ive used it.

 

"I'm not sure the cordless will have sufficient battery life so ill go with a cabled version."

I expect you've got a generator anyway, if need be?

I see these a lot on tv-shopping-channels (no, you are right, I do have better things to do, so its only channel-hopping + curiosity!)

http://www.jmldirect.com/Exakt-Saw-PE2299/

I do wonder if they are an good, or whether its just another cheap-and-cheerful-not-much-cop product?

 

Pro Gard

I watched a professional demonstration of the Fein Multimaster at a woodworking show and it looks to be a fantastic bit of kit. It can do things easily that other tools would struggle to even attempt.

Bosch make a much cheaper lookalike but I understand from somebody who bought one that it vibrated badly. You should be alright with the Fein model, though.

 

Never tried one but can only guess that if one tool does so many different applications it wont be that great at any of them.

I can see the advantage of the flush cutting of pockets in awkward places but mostly it looks like a detail sander with different cutting heads.

I'm not rushing to buy one:D

 

Pete, as long as the saw and scraper work as well as shown ill be happy. I know what your getting at re one tool that does everything, but the plunge cutting feature alone will be worth it for the work I usually get.

Ive a 1/2 sheet Bosch orbital sander and a 3" Bosch belt sander plus the usual cork block etc so i wont use it to sand a lot if at all.

 

I had a look at it and it seems to be a cross between a disc cutter and a sander. When I had my business (decorating/handyman) I used the Bosch Combi system for tools which did occasional jobs, but the regular jobs were better done by single purpose tools (Bosch of course). I still have some tools which are over 30 years old, and got a spare part for one about two years ago.

 

Its arived. Im very pleased with it, well made with a 5m cable.

As a scraper its brilliant and will have paid for itself alone on my own house as all the ceilings are wood chipped with dozens of coats of emulsion and virtualy impossible to steam or scrape off by hand.

The saw works very well although the bimetal wood/ metal blade that it came with is farr better for metal cutting than wood and ive ordered a proper dedicated wood blade with japanese style toothing.

As a detail sander it is ok although Ill still probably use my cork block for were my half sheet bosch cant get too.

The suprise though is with the segment saw that fein sudgest for putty removal. I was sceptical but it is brilliant, I tried it on an old crital window on the garadge at home, rock hard but cracked facing putty:





twice as fast as using a hacking knife! it will be superb for the old geiorgian windows with delicate glazing bars were the bars can often break away with the putty.

Definately a good buy and worth the £175, it is one of those tools that does actualy do a multitude of things well.

Ive not yet tried the carbide rasp and grout rake yet but I will very soon.

 

Good stuff Pro. You'll also be able to trim the bottoms of doors without taking them off and a host of other fiddly things that would otherwise take ages. And just wait till you get onto the tiling....