I have pondered getting one of these tools for about 2 years. The high price of admission always stopped me. I finally caved in when I decided to refinish some kitchen cabinets and wet bar cabinets. The orange store wanted $26k to resurface just the kitchen cabinets. I decided $400 for a Fein Multimaster would easily pay for itself on this job, if I put in the elbow grease.
I considered an inexpensive knock-off from a tool store that specializes in low cost Chinese manufactured tools. They now carry a copy of the original Fein Multimaster. It didn't come with profile sanding attachments, and I didn't know if the original Fein profile kit would fit this unit. What swayed me to the real McCoy was the profile sanding kit. My raised panel doors have rail and stile profiles that are quarter round; they are a real pain to sand by hand. The raised panel is a cove profile. The Fein profile sander kit included profiles for both of these shapes. The sanding profile kit is excellent, far better than the Porter Cable profile sander (which I tried and returned to the store due to poor performance). The Fein profile sanding kit firmly locks the sandpaper in place using firm spring pressure. The PC unit used pressure sensitive adhesive backed sandpaper, which fell off the profile as soon as it could detect the slightest hint of sawdust. I am a bit concerned though, about where to find the replacement sandpaper for the Fein profile sanding kit.
The Multimaster makes short work of sanding all those detail edges. I estimate I can sand 5X more door profiles using this tool than sanding them by hand in a given amount of time. The profiles stay firmly in place during sanding. The Fein sandpaper has impressed me as being very high quality. It lasts a long time compared to the sandpaper I have purchased from competing manufacturers. I sanded 5 doors and 3 drawers using 3 pieces of profile sand paper.
The dust extraction accessory works well, too. It doesn't exactly fit my shop vacuum, but it works fine. The hose seemed to stay attached fairly well. There was very little dust produced during long sanding periods.
The tool's vibration is not uncomfortable over long sanding periods, and noise is not too bad, either. Do wear ear protection, though. The tool's construction quality is very good. It reeks of good design and good manufacturing materials and processes. The cheap knock off version doesn't come close to the fit, finish, and heft of this tool.
I look forward to using the grout removal tool in the near future. I have used a Grout Grabber, in the past. I really like the Grout Grabber. I think the Fein will leave it in the dust, if it removes grout as well as it sands.
I would have given it 5 stars if the price had been in the $200 range. $400 is a lot of coin to shell out for a hand tool with a few accessories.Get more detail about Fein MultiMaster FMM 250Q Top.
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