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bullieblue

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Are ther any attachments available for say the DX 93 or any of Festools products that would be equal to the Fein MultiMaster ?

I have had several occasions in the past month were a MultiMaster with cutting blades would have been nice to have.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated l
 
The MultiMaster and its copycats use an oscillating action (rather than an orbital action,) which is what allows them to use cutting blades. You can get a brand new Fein kit with adjustable speed for less than $200.  [If you find one on the clearance rack at your local Home Despot, you might even be able to talk them down on price.]
Don't bother with the other brands - they will be a waste of your money.
 
Joseph C said:
Don't bother with the other brands - they will be a waste of your money.
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Having just replaced a well-used Multimaster with an equivalent Makita, I'll respectfully disagree. Makita and Bosch mains-powered multi-tools are excellent - I went with the Makita as it was marginally cheaper as a bare tool, and third-party blades are available for it (OIS fitting). FWIW I was perfectly happy with the multi-master but blade-slip was becoming an issue, and the quick-release blade change on the new ones is proprietary.
 
Peterm said:
Joseph C said:
Don't bother with the other brands - they will be a waste of your money.
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Having just replaced a well-used Multimaster with an equivalent Makita, I'll respectfully disagree. Makita and Bosch mains-powered multi-tools are excellent - I went with the Makita as it was marginally cheaper as a bare tool, and third-party blades are available for it (OIS fitting). FWIW I was perfectly happy with the multi-master but blade-slip was becoming an issue, and the quick-release blade change on the new ones is proprietary.
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You can get 3rd party blades for it though, so I don't see why this should be a problem.

As for the DX 93, I don't think it can saw because the orbital action is different from the MM's oscillation.
 
Peterm said:
Joseph C said:
Don't bother with the other brands - they will be a waste of your money.
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Having just replaced a well-used Multimaster with an equivalent Makita, I'll respectfully disagree. Makita and Bosch mains-powered multi-tools are excellent - I went with the Makita as it was marginally cheaper as a bare tool, and third-party blades are available for it (OIS fitting). FWIW I was perfectly happy with the multi-master but blade-slip was becoming an issue, and the quick-release blade change on the new ones is proprietary.
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I went through two Bosch models inside of three years, in which time I could have bought a big Fein kit. I'm glad that the Makita is working well for you. I mostly use the Imperial Blades, and are widely available.
 
Alex said:
You can get 3rd party blades for it though, so I don't see why this should be a problem.
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That's interesting - here in the UK none of the three companies I've used for third-party blades supply the newer Fein quick-release type. Anyway, the Makita's working out fine so far - I'll confess I had the Bosch cordless and didn't rate it, though a pal has a corded version and it's been worked hard without any probs.

Cheers, Pete
 
I will add some input here since I just purchased a MM 250q refurb for 139$(and its awesome BTW!).
Like any tool Ive bought I do some extensive research before I buy ( which is why I usually end up getting a festool product [cool])

What I came up with was that the Multimaster internals are made up of metal gears and what not, and almost every other wannabe is made up of plastic gears now though the other are lighter the metal gears inside the Fein deliver a more efficient transfer of energy to the blade of the tool. Where as the others with the plastic internals heat up and the hotter they get the more and more they obsorb the energy that should be going to the blade of the tool. So the more you use them the less efficient they become.

As well as would you rather some underpaid Kid in china assemble your tool, or a professional who takes pride in their job assemble it in Germany?

I'm not hating on the makita though, they are good tools!
 
JD Sessler said:
and every other wannabe is made up of plastic gears now
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You're not going to convince me that a Bosch or a Makita also has plastic gears inside. They know better.
 
I bought a Fein Multimaster a few years ago, and got the large kit (FMM 250Q Top Kit).

The tool and cutting blades are great for certain applications, but don't waste your time getting the Top Kit,
as it has sanding accessories that are nowhere near as good as My Festool RO 90.

In fact, it was one reason I got the RO90. The sanding with the Fein left allot to be desired.

I just used the tool for cutting into the side of a house for a through the wall AC unit, and it was perfect for the job.

Including cutting vinyl siding.

 
barnowl said:
I bought a Fein Multimaster a few years ago, and got the large kit (FMM 250Q Top Kit).

The tool and cutting blades are great for certain applications, but don't waste your time getting the Top Kit,
as it has sanding accessories that are nowhere near as good as My Festool RO 90.

In fact, it was one reason I got the RO90. The sanding with the Fein left allot to be desired.

I just used the tool for cutting into the side of a house for a through the wall AC unit, and it was perfect for the job.

Including cutting vinyl siding.
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  Agree about the sanding ability. I think that's the MM's worst task handling, followed by weak dust collection. Either my Festool DX93 or RO 90 sander will outsand my Fein MultiMaster any day, and collect dust much more efficiently.
Fein doesn't give up on promoting the MM as a great sander though... [embarassed]
 
In fairness I've used mine for sanding all the small bits on my boat and dust extraction with the midi has been superb. So you have to appreciate that it is what the name suggests a multi master good at lots of things but Maybe not great  at everything [wink]
 
I've been the proud owner of a fein supercut carpenter's system for a number of years, sadly a while back it was stolen along with a hilti drill and 2 paslode nailers. I miss my supercut like heck but can't at the moment justify replacing it unless I'm absolutely desperate. insurance company messed me around and left me in a difficult position. I road tested bosch and makita products and just wasn't happy with them at all.

lew
 
Thanks for the input guys. I pulled the trigger and just went down to Home Depot and picked up the Fein as suggested plus I got the 10% military discount too.
 
Home Depot has a military discount?  Crap!  Wish I knew that before.  Just show your ID?
 
andyman said:
In fairness I've used mine for sanding all the small bits on my boat and dust extraction with the midi has been superb. So you have to appreciate that it is what the name suggests a multi master good at lots of things but Maybe not great  at everything [wink]
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  I don't think sanding with a Fein MM is awful, just not as productive like using my DX93 Sander. I can put a Cristal Sheet on it and sander coarse grits for fast removal, then quickly step up through finer grits. And get much better dust collection than my Fein. I DO like my Fein MM, wouldn't get rid of it for anything, but its sanding days for me are pretty much over since I got the two Festool sanders. Still, as you noted, to have a complete kit of Grout Cutter, Rasp, Cutting blades AND Sanding discs in one kit WITH the Dust Collection Attachment is a really nice piece of kit.
If I had to be stranded on an island that had electricity[Hey, it could happen  [wink]] and could only have one power tool, it would be the Fein MM.
 
Just found a new task for the MM, works great cleanly trimming off shims, sometimes I can be a little slow on the uptake LOL.

You won't regret the purchase bullieblue, it comes in handy often
 
Yeah, I use the MM for cutting shims all the time as well.
Question to the masses: long ago I believe Fein offered an attachment for the MM that worked as a small concrete vibrator. Does anybody remember this (i.e. am I crazy?) and if anyone has a source for one I'd love to pick it up!
 
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