What multitool

[JimM169]

jas xjr said:

What kind of jobs do you guys use them for?
I have angle grinders , cicular saw large and small and a dremel.
I do not need an excuse to buy another powertool.
I do a lot of diy.(read that as my house needs a lot of work)

Only used mine once and that was to cut out a notch in a piece of skirting that was attached to the wall.

[wolfracesonic]

This is what you call a proper tool review AVE's musings on the Fein multimaster

[dmsims]

jas xjr said:

What kind of jobs do you guys use them for?
I have angle grinders , cicular saw large and small and a dremel.
I do not need an excuse to buy another powertool.
I do a lot of diy.(read that as my house needs a lot of work)

Cutting architrave around doors, to fit the flooring under (not like the DPO)

Cutting off lead pipe in a very confined space, ditto nails screws and metal tube

Cutting the ends of laths

Removing grout

Sanding lots

so far!

Dewalt cordless- has a really nice shape to the grip

[sospan]

I have had a Bosch cordless for a few years. Used it quite a few times for sanding/cutting/scraping. I use other tools where better suited. My only gripe is the battery....not long lasting. It is a good tool for many jobs when standard tools are unusable or overkill. The cordless feature makes it great for quick jobs in out of th3 way places.

[tenohfive]

Well the Aldi £30 cordless has passed the first test - a previous occupier installed a fitted unit partially blocking a plug socket. Once I'd worked out that the long stretch was better served with a round blade, with the straight blade to finish off top and bottom it was gone. One less job on the list.

I can see why anyone using one for prolonged periods would opt for something that minimises vibration. But I had about 10mm spare between wall, cutter and unit - so I was contorting myself to even make it fit, which probably didn't help.

[Mothersruin]

Does it have the bendy extension?

I haven't used mine yet, but I bet that would help.

[Mr2Mike]

jas xjr said:

What kind of jobs do you guys use them for?
I have angle grinders , cicular saw large and small and a dremel.
I do not need an excuse to buy another powertool.
I do a lot of diy.(read that as my house needs a lot of work)

IME they are very handy when you need to do a plunge cut into wood, especially when the cut is close to something else. Much safer than a finger remover circular saw in this case.

[dmsims]

IJWS15 said:

Saxton blades are over-rated, wore one of their "for steel" blades down last week trying to cut a steel screw - the bosch blade cut it easily.

Was that a Bosch bimetal blade ?

Interested because the ones I got from ebay were useless

[Angpozzuto]

I've used the fein multimaster for years it was an awesome piece of kit but I recently upgraded to the newer model with starlock blades. TBH I'm not impressed by it at all, it's had to go back for repair within 6 months. I'm currently using a corded makita bought from screwfix for £100 , it gets abused daily and it's been faultless. For blades I order mine from shark blades, I've compared them with Bosch blades and they're just as good for a fraction of the price

[neth27]

Had a cordless Makita, lasted 6 months and broke. I then got a cordless Fein multimaster, no better than the Makita. After 6 months the switch broke, repaired it. A year later it won’t work at all now.

John..

[jas xjr]

If aldi ever have one for sale i will get one, just in case then

[dazwalsh]

I have the cordless erbauer one, noisy as fk but does the job, a brilliant little tool that has a suprising amount of uses

[Gad-Westy]

I bought a Worx one which I assume is among the cheaper ones. It's decent enough. Very useful for all sorts and I wouldn't be without one. Was using it last night for putting access holes into chipboard floor and quickly trimming waste pipe to length (not a textbook method, granted). Have used my old man's dewalt version and that's much nicer, a lot smoother to hold but since it's an odd jobs tool rather than the sort of thing that's constantly in use I can't justify a premium one.

[tenohfive]

Quick question that doesn't seem worth of it's own thread:

AC/stud wall detectors. I'm planning on wall mounting a TV and whilst I can find a simple (magnet based) stud detector, but with wall mounted lights every few metres in the room concerned I'm wary of drilling into cable. There are tonnes of cheap stud detectors that claim AC detection but most have mixed reviews. Do I need to pay silly money for one or is there a cheaper alternative (in terms of equipment or technique)?

[GT6k]

Multitools - I bought the titan one a couple of months ago and it is fabulous for jobs in tight places such as under sinks. Unless you are using it regularly get the cheap one.

Stud detector seem to be quite good at AC detection in fact about the only thing they are decently good at. Also if like my house you have plaster board on dabs then stud finders are pretty useless.

[Royce44]

For DIY, can't go wrong with a titan version. Mines spot on

[JimM169]

tenohfive said:

Quick question that doesn't seem worth of it's own thread:

AC/stud wall detectors. I'm planning on wall mounting a TV and whilst I can find a simple (magnet based) stud detector, but with wall mounted lights every few metres in the room concerned I'm wary of drilling into cable. There are tonnes of cheap stud detectors that claim AC detection but most have mixed reviews. Do I need to pay silly money for one or is there a cheaper alternative (in terms of equipment or technique)?

Suspect it depends on wall type, depth cable is buried etc but one of these worked surprisingly well for me

https://tinyurl.com/ycph93gy

[tenohfive]

From a quick knuckle rap test the walls seem pretty thin sounding.

[Camoradi]

campionissimo said:

I'd recommend a corded Erbauer one from Screwfix. Had mine for 3 years, done all sorts of jobs with it. It just works, really well, every time.



https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb474htl-250w-...

Another vote for the Erbauer model above. Bought it a couple of months back and it's brilliant for the jobs you describe. I've managed to get some bneat and accurate cuts in plasterboard, lifting floorboards to gain access for plumbing etc

[dickymint]

Camoradi said:

campionissimo said:

I'd recommend a corded Erbauer one from Screwfix. Had mine for 3 years, done all sorts of jobs with it. It just works, really well, every time.



https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb474htl-250w-...

Another vote for the Erbauer model above. Bought it a couple of months back and it's brilliant for the jobs you describe. I've managed to get some bneat and accurate cuts in plasterboard, lifting floorboards to gain access for plumbing etc

Like I was trying to say - fine for stuff like that but your plasterboard and floorboard cuts are unlikely to be on view are they? So may as well use other methods without buying more kit.

Don’t get me wrong mine has and will get used but only for those really awkward jobs. I use Makita cordless stuff all day everyday in work and home so I bought it ‘body only’ for £105 so not a big deal.