I'll bring this one back from the dead with a router story.
I have an old Router, an ELU MOF177E - a great router, they seem to be highly prized by many people. It has worked extremely well for me over 15 years, loads of power, very smooth. At the moment it is bolted into a router table. So rather than unbolting it every time I wanted a large hand held, I splurged on an OF2200. It's just another router, it is quite a bit quieter and smoother than the ELU, but it does pretty much the same job.
So onto the Multimaster. I have a Fein "Supercut" - similar principle, but a bit more power as I recall. In the right position, it is the only tool for the job. The downsides are: the noise and the heat. In terms of noise, it is the only tool I can't use with the dog in the vicinity. I need ear defenders, not just for myself, but for everyone else in the house, including the dog. After about 4 minutes of usage, it also gets so hot that I need gloves to hold it. I'd also say that the Fein blades are expensive and don't last - the metal ones in particular seem to lose teeth after hitting one nail. So yes, Festool, I'd like a quieter, cooler Supercut with a better set of metal cutting blade options. Just like Festool do with the routers....
I have an old Router, an ELU MOF177E - a great router, they seem to be highly prized by many people. It has worked extremely well for me over 15 years, loads of power, very smooth. At the moment it is bolted into a router table. So rather than unbolting it every time I wanted a large hand held, I splurged on an OF2200. It's just another router, it is quite a bit quieter and smoother than the ELU, but it does pretty much the same job.
So onto the Multimaster. I have a Fein "Supercut" - similar principle, but a bit more power as I recall. In the right position, it is the only tool for the job. The downsides are: the noise and the heat. In terms of noise, it is the only tool I can't use with the dog in the vicinity. I need ear defenders, not just for myself, but for everyone else in the house, including the dog. After about 4 minutes of usage, it also gets so hot that I need gloves to hold it. I'd also say that the Fein blades are expensive and don't last - the metal ones in particular seem to lose teeth after hitting one nail. So yes, Festool, I'd like a quieter, cooler Supercut with a better set of metal cutting blade options. Just like Festool do with the routers....
