I’ve had a Fein multitool since it was the only one on the market. I welcomed the entry of other brands to the market because they offered a choice of less expensive blades and accessories. Recently I was at HD to buy some blades. I opted for the Dremel over the Bosch because they were a little less. When I got back to the job and looked at the package I learned that Bosch makes Dremel. Has anyone used both tools enough to compare? What’s the difference? Just curious.
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I've never used the Dremel, but know someone that owns one. His major complaint about it is that it gets really hot when you work it hard for a while.
We have corded and cordless Dewalt, corded Dremel, cordless and corded Ridgid, and Fein multitools. There's not enough difference in any of them to make any difference. The original Dremel was the $99.00 version and did get hot but the $129.00 version does not get any hotter than any of the other brands. We use these tools heavily every day and I'd say get what's on sale and don't look back.
Porter and cable
Don't use multi tools much but recently had to pick one up for my electrician because my Fein was on another job and I wanted to keep things moving. Went to the nearest store and ended up grabbing a porter and cable cordless, which has worked very well. For most tools I buy higher end brands I trust because I don't want the hassle, but since I don't need multitool that much and it was not that expensive for a higher voltage cordless, I went with it and am very pleased. My trim carpenters tried it to and said they really liked it.
not sure of P&Cs reputation but based upon my experience with this one I may try them again.
PC at least used to have a very good reputation, 20 or so years ago -- their tools were more likely to be used by pros than by DIYers. No idea what their quality is anymore.
I have three Feins and a PC corded.
I have also read a lot of threads on the topic..
From what I gather, the Dremel is one of the least well powered of the bunch. And I can say from experience that their blades are piss poor compared to the others I have used from PC, Bosch, Fein and the aftermarketers on EBAY.
As far as I can tell Skil does not make a multitool, but Skil does sell multitool blades. This means Bosch is selling blades under 3 different brands.
porter cable multitool
I also had a Fein for years. My daughter bought a Porter Cable multitool. Works great, but can't find blades in any local stores.
Robcon41vpz8u
I was gonna...
... start a thread on Multi-tools then spied this'n.
Bought a corded Bosch last year after realizing cutting a clearance channel at the top of 38' of cedar siding (under the eave, to accept a rabbeted 1" cedar board to hold soffit at the house side) would be a lot easier with one than the Japanese-pattern handsaw I like to use on cedar.
Man whoever invented these things gets my thanks! I've used it for things like cutting caulking around window & door brickmold, cutting hidden nails in trim, cutting close relief cuts in laminate flooring... list grows with every day that dawns.
Today I found it's perfect for removing old, dried-up construction adhesive; drag the blade backwards at a shallow angle, the crust turns to dust!
Only caveat is noise, but then I buy foam earplugs by the box so they're always handy. You need 'em with this thing or your fillings'll fall out....
What did you use to cut the caulk and adhesive-a saw blade or a scraper blade. Fein has a stiff scraper blade that works wonders, self sharpens when working next to masonry or concrete. I'd think bosch has one as well.
Scraper
The house had cedar siding & the caulk was mostly latex/acrylic from 20+ years ago & hard.
I'd thought about using something with teeth but figured the scraper'd heat up & melt as well as slice thru the caulk rather than clog; save the toothy ones for more important tasks.
Worked great, made pulling the old window frames out a LOT less work than I'd expected.
Yeah, I dropped $400 for one of the original Feins, and, being only an occasonial DIYer, I wasn't sure whether I'd wasted my money. But within about a month of buying it the Mrs decided we needed to remodel the kitchen, and it paid for itself in 2-3 days (spending only a few hours on projects that would have taken days before).
At the prices they are now, anyone who does even occasional DIY stuff is a fool not to have one.