Useful cutting device

[Donwill]

It was described to me as having a similar body as an angle grinder but having a reciprocating fan like blade which cuts wood and other materials in akward to get at places, variable speed, very expensive I understand approx £400. Perhaps someone will know what it's called and where I can get a cheap one.

Don

[ericp]

Top is Fein Multimaster

But cheaper are available.

Bosch make the best branded one.

Don't touch the Worx with a pole unless they are making spares for it.

Aldi did a decent clone a few weeks ago using the Bosch parts.

[michael adams]

Fein Supercut.

Looks like the distribution's sewn up,so there are no cheap one's but there are similar tools on the market IIRR. And there's always ebay.

michael adams

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[slider]

Fien Multimaster or Bosch PMF-180e

[John Rumm]

Rather than the Fein and its clones (which are much smaller lighter weight versions of what you describe), I expect you are talking about the Arbortech Allsaw:

UK price is somewhat higher than £400 though:

[Harry Bloomfield]

[e-mail] used his keyboard to write :

I nipped in Aldi today and they have started discounting items left over from previous sales. These and several other items were a little more than 1/2 the original price.

[dom]

Depends if the OP was planning to cut his way into a bank vault, or merely thinking about notching out some cable routes.

[ericp]

Thanks Harry I will go look asap :)

[Steve Walker]

It's the 21st Century angle-grinder, and I wants it......

[John Stumbles]

And you'll pay dearly for it cobber (pushing £800 last time I looked, not to mention cost of blades).

[YAPH]

They also make a cordless Li-Ion model which is the mutt's ... when it's working. Mine packed up some months ago and it took ages to get repaired, with Bosch failing to arrange a pickup until prodded twice by the retailer*, and then instead of repairing it ASAP demanding paperwork to prove that it was in the year's guarantee despite the tool having been on the market for less than a year!

• Miles Tool & Machinery, who were pretty helpful throughout. And who I bought it from in the first place because they were best priced, but when the one I'd bought failed to turn up despatched another without quibble.

[mark]

I borrow it when you've got one?

mark

[John Stumbles]

Certainly, if you're still alive by the time I can afford one ;-)