Fein Multimaster - Is there a cheaper alternative

[Stuart Noble]

You've almost convinced me.......

[Stuart Noble]

Ok. I'll give it another try

[Doctor Drivel]

Do you want to kill yourself?

[Stuart Noble]

Man killed by jigsaw? I don't think so. I still have doubts about the procedure. Given the length of the blade will now be 1" instead of 3", it follows that two thirds of the time it won't be in contact with the material it's cutting

[Doctor Drivel]

Remove digits then.

I removed T&G tongue by using a Rotothingy. To keep it in the gap between the boards, I temporarily screwed a straight baton to the boards. Put the roto in the tongue (you can drill down with them), fix the baton with one screw, move to other end of baton, insert roto, slap baton to roto, fix screw and a nice clean guide. The depth can be set with most of them. Crisp and clean. The Roto can cut boards in the centre of a joist too. Far cheaper than Multithjingy; I saw one for £17 in Argos. B&Q sell a meaty one for around £50. Screwfix for £31.

I have cut hols in tiles, and the wall behind, for electrical boxes (paid for itself in this job alone) . I have also remove tiles by cutting away the grout and some plaster around the tiles. They then just fell away with some prising.

It is a tool that occasionally become "very" useful when you know what it can do and apply it properly. And not silly money to buy

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Get a bit of scrap wood rather thicker than the depth of cut of a complete blade. Saw into this. You'll find it's perfectly possible. Just let the saw do the work, but keep a firm downwards pressure.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Most will already have a jigsaw. It's the next most common electric tool after a drill. And jigsaw blades are rather less than 'rotothingy' ones and far less prone to breaking.

I'm surprised you suggest buying a tool specially for a job after the incident with the plastic pipe and hacksaw - and the bile you spewed after being told by the makers to use the correct tool. And a 'rotothingy' isn't the right one for that either.

[Doctor Drivel]

** snip senile babble **

He want people use broken tools.

[Doctor Drivel]

he is sill on about using broken dangerous tools

** senile babble **

[Dave Plowman (News)]

He speak with forked tongue.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

He still speak with forked tongue...

Wonder what your first language is, dribble? Apart from that, obviously. Zog?

[Stuart Noble]

Hm. Getting more complicated, and a third of the blade will then have to do a full depth cut. I will give it a go next time I have the misfortune to need to cut a board. I bloody hate it, particularly in other peoples' houses where you're likely to cop a load of trouble through no fault of your own. I seem to hear that hissing noise, even when I know there aren't any pipes there.

[Stuart Noble]

But the cut is too wide. I've got an old Stanley router with a 3mm straight cutter that I've used in a similar way, but it's not ideal.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

That's why I like this way - it just can't cut any deeper than the thickness of the board if you size the blade correctly.

[Doctor Drivel]

Absolute madness.

[Doctor Drivel]

Please take no notice of him if you want to keep your fingers.

[Doctor Drivel]

Oh No! He thinks he's Tonto now.

[Doctor Drivel]

This is bad. He actually thinks he is Jay Silverheels.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Please stop talking about yourself and seek treatment.

[Doctor Drivel]

Absolute madness.