HF Multifunction Tool Update

[poolhound]

I picked up one today. My local HF had dozens on the shelf. $39.99 and they took the 20% coupon so ~$34 OTD.

[BigguyZ]

I have another update. I used the tool this weekend to cut out a portion of drywall that needed to be replaced/ patched. Cut like a dream, and much less dust dispersing than a dremel/ rotory saw.

I'm hooked.

[radhak]

All you who own and have operated this, if I were to buy it, what other attachment should I pick up at the same time? Or does it come as a package?

Say I'm interested in cutting door jambs, taking out one broken tile from the patio by cutting around it, trimming a piece of indoor floor-tile (protrudes into the room where wood flooring is), and cutting dry-wall to put in a power-socket?

[vaking]

I am completing a room remodel where this tool had relatively big part. The tool worked fine for cutting door jambs and notching wood. It also did OK on grout removal even though I did not have diamond blades and used semi-circle blade. It cut drywall better than my rotozip. It did not do well on a nail that I accidentally came accross. In my opinion it is a good tool although metal seems to be out of its reach. Most important blades in my opinion are semi-circle and straight. Diamond blades will probably come in handy too for tough grouts in the future. So far I have not used it for any sanding.

[BigguyZ]

radhak,

They didn't have any when I was there, but they sell the diamond/ grout blade seperately. With the kit comes a scraper, sanding pad, and a few straight blades. I'd say it's not a bad deal to pick up their blade/ scraper set that they have there as well ($8, I think).

As far as the tool not doing metal well, I think that's a function of the blades, not the tool. The tool's function is such that there really isn't too much of a chance that it's not working properly as long as it's working (in my opinion, I'm no mechanical engineer).

I think if you could buy the more $$ Dremel, Rockwell, or Fein blades and use them on this, you'll have similar results (anyone tried this??).

[DUD]

I bought one today to use on the flooring job we are doing. We have almost completed

the removal of the bad hardwood, red oak, and it works great. Bill

[AlanWS]

Does anyone know whether Bosch blades fit the HF multitool? I want to use it for cutting nails to remove some wood siding on my house in such a way as to be able to replace it. (The nail heads pull through the cedar if I pry them off.) The HF diamond blades are never in stock, but Bosch has bimetal blades that look like the right thing to use, and they are reasonably priced:
http://www.mcfeelys.com/product/RBB-...nge-Cut-Blades

It looks like they might fit, but all the different brands seem to use different looking attachments.

[AlanWS]

I suppose I might as well add this here: the Bosch blades work well, and cut nails very easily without dulling. I have an older version of the HF tool without pins, and put some stick-on sandpaper on the blades. They lock down without slipping.

[cabinetman]

I suppose I might as well add this here: the Bosch blades work well, and cut nails very easily without dulling. I have an older version of the HF tool without pins, and put some stick-on sandpaper on the blades. They lock down without slipping.

That's good news. The HF store near me never has them in stock.
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[Uncle Hook]

I have an older version of the HF tool without pins, and put some stick-on sandpaper on the blades. They lock down without slipping.

Thanks for this tip. My version doesn't have pins either, and I have had a problem with the blade slipping. Does the latest version have pins?

[BigguyZ]

Thanks for this tip. My version doesn't have pins either, and I have had a problem with the blade slipping. Does the latest version have pins?

Yeah, and I had horrible issues with slipping. Recently exchanged that model for the one with pins.