The Fein MultiMaster is a fine product and performs up to expectations BUT the attachments that come with it are the pits. I recently pulled up all the flooring in my house to put down ceramic and hardwood. So immediately I went to the 'door jam' trimmer blade. What a incredible timesaver it was. Within 5 minutes I had the jams on 5 doors trimmed to fit the new height of my flooring. Sounds like a winner huh? Now the downside. After the first door I lost 3 or 4 teeth. After the second door I lost 3 or 4 more teeth. You can see where this is going. By then end of door 5 the blade was no longer usable. I only had 6 or 7 teeth left. On top of it all this blade didn't even come with the $399 product. I had to spend another (I think $39) for it.
So now that my jams were trimmed I went on to tackle the stone fireplace because I had to slide the hardwood underneath the stone. So I pull out the 'carbide' cutter to cut away the mortar below the stones. That blade lasted about 1-foot of the 5-foot mantle. After that it wouldn't cut at all. So back to my well trusted and proven (and cheap) cold chisel which finished the job (but it certainly took longer).
On to another attachment, the triangular corner sander. I used it to sand the inside corners on a step stool I made. I was trying to remove the 'old' stain. I went through 5 sanding pads on 4 corners. The attachment got so hot that when I removed the pads the Velcro part of the attachment pulled off at one of the corners and now the very expensive attachment has a corner that won't stay. I've tried to glue it back down but it won't hold.
I have tried to rationalize away the cost of the accessories. I've told myself - "hey it only took 5 minutes to trim those jams, you would have taken 1/2 hour to do it with a flush cut hand saw. That is a savings of 25 minutes." But at $39 a pop for the blades even my poor mental math doesn't add up.
Moral of the story? If you need to get something done fast and somewhat accurately then this tool is for you. Just be prepared to spend a boat load of money on the blades, sand paper, etc. They are incredibly expensive and won't last long at all.Get more detail about Fein MultiMaster FMM 250Q Top.
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