New Tool Vecturo

[Tom the Remodeler]

will other brand blades fit this tool?

The Vecturo uses the SuperCut arbor. Therefore, you will be able to buy blades from Festool, Fein, and Imperial. There is a Fein adapter that allows the SuperCut/Vecturo to utilize "standard" arbored blades, but I've found it to be a hassle.

When bought in quantity (25x packs), the Festool blades cost roughly $11-$14, so they are competitive with other brands of blades.

 

[Wooden Skye]

I think the Vecturo is a great machine from the videos I have seen.  However I can't justify the cost, but I am glad that I have my porter cable version, because sometimes it is the only tool that will do the job. 

 

[Pixel]

Hello Everybody,
Couple of questions, are the blades proprietary and with everybody and their brother with versions, of course with out the fancy doohickys, do I really need to spend 3 times as much? Rigid, bosch, rockwell et all all around 100-150 bucks.

It is way better than those 3 you mention, more rigid and powerful. Don't know about the USA, but in Europe it is easy to get 3rd party blades for the Festool Vecturo. The Vecturo is a rebrand/adaptation of the Fein Supercut that exists for many years already. They use the same blades. 

That is a serious amount of money for what is effectively an electric toothbrush with a saw blade attached. Can not think of a single use for such a tool.

You're not serious, are you? A toothbrush with a saw blade attached is incredibly useful. For instance, trim that's attached to a wall, you don't need to remove it now to cut a bit off. Same when working with pipes along a wall. There are so many uses, too much to name. An oscillating tool is a unique tool and I wouldn't want to be without one.

What's so good is that you can plunge directly into the material, and there's no other cutting tool that can do that.

Plunge Saw, Jig Saw, drill, router, there's four tools that plunge cut,  and have other uses as well as.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Plunge Saw, Jig Saw, drill, router, there's four tools that plunge cut,  and have other uses as well as.

Not in the way an oscillating tool does. Every tool has its own strengths. You don't use a drill to cut a sheet of ply, you don't use a router to cut a copper pipe. None of the tools you mention could have made the cuts Peter did in his video.

Plunge saw, jigsaw and router all have a large base. The Vecturo only brings the blade to the material. Quite the difference.

 

[NHSP759]

Don't forget about the other great us....cleaning out tile and grout. Works slick as spit. These tools are really awesome. I had the Dremel...returned it. I have the M12 but am selling it. Awesome tool, just need a corded version. Plus the Fein FMM250 has a DC attachment and I believe the 350 does too. I. I might go Vecturo, waiting to replenish my tool account t!

 

[briandey]

Does anyone know if the Supercut dust collection attachment will fit the Vecturo?  Fein P/N 92602075018 

I know these are small, but all I could find on internet.

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?  I recently came across an opportunity to acquire a bulk supply of the carbide tipped blades (not the grit kind), and nothing else compares when cutting in rough material.  I would hate to not be able to use them, especially with all the remodeling I am doing and nails, concrete, drywall, etc that I can slice through like butter.

 

[dltflt]

Does anyone know if the Supercut dust collection attachment will fit the Vecturo?  Fein P/N 92602075018 

I know these are small, but all I could find on internet.

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?  I recently came across an opportunity to acquire a bulk supply of the carbide tipped blades (not the grit kind), and nothing else compares when cutting in rough material.  I would hate to not be able to use them, especially with all the remodeling I am doing and nails, concrete, drywall, etc that I can slice through like butter.

That would be nice if it did fit.

 

[worldburger]

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?  I recently came across an opportunity to acquire a bulk supply of the carbide tipped blades (not the grit kind), and nothing else compares when cutting in rough material.  I would hate to not be able to use them, especially with all the remodeling I am doing and nails, concrete, drywall, etc that I can slice through like butter.

Which oscillating blade(s?) cut through concrete?

 

[Pixel]

Plunge Saw, Jig Saw, drill, router, there's four tools that plunge cut,  and have other uses as well as.

Not in the way an oscillating tool does. Every tool has its own strengths. You don't use a drill to cut a sheet of ply, you don't use a router to cut a copper pipe. None of the tools you mention could have made the cuts Peter did in his video.

Plunge saw, jigsaw and router all have a large base. The Vecturo only brings the blade to the material. Quite the difference.

I'll let you in on a little secret, the wall Peter built was a model, not a real life wall but something to demonstrate what this saw does, and I will let you into another secret, he hasn't bought one, why you may ask, I'll tell you, in real life those situations he demonstrated don't exist, and on the very very rare occasions you come across something similar can you justify €800 just because it comes in a systainer.

And yes I can cut plywood with a drill, I can cut copper pipe with a router and I can take off the base of a router because the one I would use does not come in a systainer.

 

[AlexThePalex]

I'll let you in on a little secret, the wall Peter built was a model, not a real life wall but something to demonstrate what this saw does, and I will let you into another secret, he hasn't bought one, why you may ask, I'll tell you, in real life those situations he demonstrated don't exist, and on the very very rare occasions you come across something similar can you justify €800 just because it comes in a systainer.

Well, you seem to know it all. You know what? I'm not telling you to get one. I just use my MultiMaster wherever I like. [tongue]

And yes I can cut plywood with a drill, I can cut copper pipe with a router and I can take off the base of a router because the one I would use does not come in a systainer.

Again I have to ask: seriously?

I do not understand what particular point you're trying to make when you say odd things like that. But I can TOTALLY see why a Vecturo would be useless to somebody who cuts his plywood with a drill.

Yep.

On another note, I almost get the feeling you might be trolling me a bit now? Please don't. 

 

[DanielOB]

I have two corder MM and one battery powered Fein.
That tool is so unuversal that cord very easy kill its purpose. It is why Fein make it with battery when battery became enough good.
It performs tasks at very different locations : you cut openning for receptacle (as Festool shows in the video) then you in backyard to cut nails protruding garden door, ... then cut nails in attic, then use rasp window on garage. It is simple all over the place, so take care with a corded version. You will need A LOOOOT of extension cables.

Battery powered unit is no inferior AT-ALL to corded unit. I just do not get why Festool made corded when they alredy have good battery.

 

[briandey]

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?  I recently came across an opportunity to acquire a bulk supply of the carbide tipped blades (not the grit kind), and nothing else compares when cutting in rough material.  I would hate to not be able to use them, especially with all the remodeling I am doing and nails, concrete, drywall, etc that I can slice through like butter.

Which oscillating blade(s?) cut through concrete?

I have used both of these to make some quick cuts into concrete blocks, as well as scoring an area of my kitchen's concrete slab floor before I started hammering into it with a masonry chisel to cut an opening for power and water for my future island installation.  Now both of these didn't take "no-time", but the blade was still usable afterwards for further cuts, and being that the cutting end of the blades were the same thickness as the shank (meaning they didn't have a clump of carbide grit at the end like some other concrete cutting blades might), my cuts were exactly where I wanted them and didn't produce a heap of dust in making just a thin line. 

I saw that there were adapters to make Multimaster blades work on the Supercut, and an adapter to make Bosch blades work on a Multimaster, so does anyone know if the obvious jump will be allowed - from Bosch to Supercut?  I couldn't figure out from the Peter Parfitt video what the locking pin that comes out of the Vecturo when you throw the Fast Fix handle looks like on the inner portion, so I don't know if it will hold the star shaped cutout on the Multimaster blades directly or needs an adapter. 

 

[semenza]

      Different people work in different ways. And different tasks require different tools. I have made plenty of cuts with an oscillating tool that would have been impossible or very difficult with any other tool. Some of the cuts would have been doable with a different tool or combination of tools but the oscillating tool made it easy.

    Lets not get into a back and forth about whether an oscillating tool is any good. It is quite clear that for some it is extremely useful and for others it is not useful at all. Depends what you are doing and how easily you want to get the job done.

Seth

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

I have two corder MM and one battery powered Fein.
That tool is so unuversal that cord very easy kill its purpose. It is why Fein make it with battery when battery became enough good.
It performs tasks at very different locations : you cut openning for receptacle (as Festool shows in the video) then you in backyard to cut nails protruding garden door, ... then cut nails in attic, then use rasp window on garage. It is simple all over the place, so take care with a corded version. You will need A LOOOOT of extension cables.

Battery powered unit is no inferior AT-ALL to corded unit. I just do not get why Festool made corded when they alredy have good battery.

Generally, I've learned to avoid battery powered tools when possible, if for no other reason than their performance suffers terribly in cold weather. Even if I keep the batteries warm overnight, or in a heated cooler on-site, after 20 minutes outside on a sub-zero day and they lose much of their power. As much as I prefer to work indoors in cold weather, there always seems to be tasks to be performed outdoors in frightfully cold temps, and generally cordless tools just aren't up to the task.

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

Does anyone know if the Supercut dust collection attachment will fit the Vecturo?  Fein P/N 92602075018 

Yes, this accessory should be compatible with the Vecturo, but you'd need to remove the collar that allows you to use the various guides and depth stops.

I had this very accessory years ago back when I had a Supercut (lost in a van theft). It kinda sorta worked, but only when the blade was directly in front of the tool, it required an adapter to use a Festool hose, and was generally an awkward accessory. My understanding is that this accessory is intended primarily for users who are renovating architectural joints.

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?

Fein sells an adapter for the SuperCut that allows it to accept "Standard" arbored accessories, part #6 37 33 005 01 0, retails in the ~$30 ballpark.

It kinda works. Its handy for those situations where you unexpectedly burn up all of your SuperCut/Vecturo blades and there isn't a Pro store nearby and you have to work with whatever is in stock at the local Big Box. The accessory includes a plug that fills the SuperCut recess, and a replacement bolt. It's rather awkward to use, and isn't indexed properly so the blade doesn't stick straight out from the tool, it's askew by a few degrees. Below are a few photos:

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to use the fantastic Bosch blades with this unit?  I recently came across an opportunity to acquire a bulk supply of the carbide tipped blades (not the grit kind), and nothing else compares when cutting in rough material.  I would hate to not be able to use them, especially with all the remodeling I am doing and nails, concrete, drywall, etc that I can slice through like butter.

Which oscillating blade(s?) cut through concrete?

Imperial makes some VERY nice oscillating tool blades that utilize a diamond grit. Not really suitable for cutting through a foundation or granite, but GREAT for making cuts in plaster, stucco, brick, etc.... I generally use them for cutting holes for electrical outlets, or finishing long cuts I've made with an angle grinder.

 

[elfick]

Generally, I've learned to avoid battery powered tools when possible, if for no other reason than their performance suffers terribly in cold weather. Even if I keep the batteries warm overnight, or in a heated cooler on-site, after 20 minutes outside on a sub-zero day and they lose much of their power. As much as I prefer to work indoors in cold weather, there always seems to be tasks to be performed outdoors in frightfully cold temps, and generally cordless tools just aren't up to the task.

You need to invent a battery extension cable so you can keep the battery under your coat and run the cable up your arm to the tool.  [eek]  [big grin]

 

[Pixel]

I'll let you in on a little secret, the wall Peter built was a model, not a real life wall but something to demonstrate what this saw does, and I will let you into another secret, he hasn't bought one, why you may ask, I'll tell you, in real life those situations he demonstrated don't exist, and on the very very rare occasions you come across something similar can you justify €800 just because it comes in a systainer.

Well, you seem to know it all. You know what? I'm not telling you to get one. I just use my MultiMaster wherever I like. [tongue]

And yes I can cut plywood with a drill, I can cut copper pipe with a router and I can take off the base of a router because the one I would use does not come in a systainer.

Again I have to ask: seriously?

I do not understand what particular point you're trying to make when you say odd things like that. But I can TOTALLY see why a Vecturo would be useless to somebody who cuts his plywood with a drill.

Yep.

On another note, I almost get the feeling you might be trolling me a bit now? Please don't.

Alex,

Very sorry if you are reading my comments as trolling, they are not, they are just opinions of mine put to you as banter and to generate discussion about tools and their uses.

I have enclosed a couple of photo's,

The first one shows a piece hydroboard (the french use this instead of plywood) which needs cutting to receive the yellow back box, to the left is what I would use to cut the plywood and on the right is what you say you would use.

The second shows the type of router I use to flush cut pipework to a floor or wall, the best router in the world (with limitations of course)

This is not a troll it is again banter and is just fun in my eye's

Regards

Peter
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[AlexThePalex]

Peter, you are saying untruthful things on purpose. In order to sollicit a reaction.

I consider this trolling and not harmless banter. We can't see you having your fun all by yourself behind your monitor. Really, it takes a special kind of person to be like that.

You do realise that with this kind of stuff, people don't take you seriously anymore? I know I won't.

Can it.  [mad]