oscillating mult-tools

[Guest]

So nothing to do with bikes but was thinking of getting an oscillating multi-tool for some upcoming jobs at home, flooring, skirting etc. etc. anyone use one and have a recommendation. I'm at the budget end but the more I look the more I'm unsure. Is the bosch starlock fitting much better, are blades all compatible with different makes?

I generally lean to Makita with power tools as they seem well built. Have got a dewalt drill but never been impressed. Have used bosch at a workplace and it was ok. Also seen this budget offering from Rutlands tools

https://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+power-tools-multi-tools-multi-tools-blades-multi-tool-with-variable-speed-rutlands+xt3509

[narp]

I bought an expensive CEL branded one years ago and it's still going strong.

Mains powered because I didn't want to be waiting for batteries to charge for a tool that I knew would be an infrequent use, but when you want it, you need it NOW.

It's been really useful and I'm glad I have it, but I wouldn't pay for a premium one again - by far the most useful thing it came with was a pair of adapters that mean it will take any blade from any other make, wherever I see them on offer or I need one at short notice.

[Guest]

Cheers [mention]narp[/mention] definitely not looking at cordless. Fed up of batteries, like you say sometimes you just need to use something notcwait for it to charge up. I'll take a look at adapters as well

[SometimesSansEngine]

My trusty cheap Titan one from Screwfix has served me well and is compatible with any other head.

Mains powered, the first one I bought from Screwfix was battery powered and was a nightmare, they swapped it with no issues.

[MarkW]

I had a corded Bosch blue one that rapidly became the tool I didn't know how I'd managed to live without - it was super-useful, plenty powerful enough and well-built.

Then some hedgehog-eating pikey nicked it along with all my other stuff, which was a pity, since the ability to cut things off in tricky places would have figured heavily in the retribution I'd have dished out if I'd caught the spineless piece of sh*t.

[Mr Fro]

I have a Makita corded one and I get on really well with it. It feels good in the hand and it's got a really long, flexible cable which is more of a bonus than it sounds.

I've given it a decent bit of use - the worst probably being taping it to the end of a broomstick and using it to remove the artex from a ceiling for a couple of hours solid.

My main reasons for going with the Makita were that most/all blade patterns fit and I've got other Makita kit including a cordless drill/driver that refuses to die, no matter what I do to it.

[raesewell]

The original and best

https://fein.com/en_us/oscillating-multi-tool/multimaster/

[Bender]

Size is everything, I have corded and battery, but the bigger more powerful ones are much better at cutting.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I bought a corded Bosch one and am very pleased with it. One of those tools you can't imagine being without once you've tried it.

[Grumpy Old Git]

Parkside!

[Guest]

I still haven't bought one, procrastinating as usual.

[mikestrivens]

I'm putting off getting one in case I end up doing lots more jobs that didn't need doing.

[Bender]

Even a cheap crappy one is more use than non lol