Dremel multi max???

[quogueelectric]

I just purchased a dremel multi max it is like the fein tool but cheaper any input as to pros or cons about the tool?? I bought it for the grout removal tool and it seems to work good without making a lot of dust because it is not like a high speed grinder spitting grout all over the room at 20,000 rpm it is a 3* degree recipro blade that basically just vibrates eliminating the whole dust thing. It took me a while to find one on the shelf which is a good sign. I can see benefits cutting drywall with this and low dust levels.

 

[ceknight]

I just purchased a dremel multi max it is like the fein tool but cheaper any input as to pros or cons about the tool??

I got one back in December, had been waiting for Fein to get some competition and jumped on it when they did. Have used it once on a real job, and several times at home in the shop, mostly testing out the various attachments. So far so good.

I'm willing to bet it'll hold up well enough for occasional use, but it just hasn't been on the market long enough to test for that yet.

 

[quogueelectric]

I got one back in December, had been waiting for Fein to get some competition and jumped on it when they did. Have used it once on a real job, and several times at home in the shop, mostly testing out the various attachments. So far so good.

I'm willing to bet it'll hold up well enough for occasional use, but it just hasn't been on the market long enough to test for that yet.

You usually only need it for occasional use but when you need it you need it. Flush cuts and low dust are a big hit with customers. Build a better mousetrap.

 

[GilbeSpark]

Bosch also has one out. It's a cordless version that runs off of their 10.8v or 12v lithium batteries that their compact drills use. I'll get one of those bad boys one of these days.

If that Dremel is half as good as the Fein it's worth it.

 

[TOOL_5150]

I have the fein, and have heard reports about the dremel that were similar. Having an original dremel tool still working as good as new many years later, I would say that the multimax is a good product as well.


~Matt

 

[Rewire]

I still use the Armstrong sheet rock cutting tool

 

[mivey]

I love the Fein as it makes such sweet cuts. The patent expired and a host of knock-offs have come out but Fein still is the quality leader. Fein may be a bit of over-kill for many and the others will certainly fill a niche.

see here:
http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2008/11/oscilating_tool_roundup.php

 

[Fulthrotl]

I love the Fein as it makes such sweet cuts. The patent expired and a host of knock-offs have come out but Fein still is the quality leader. Fein may be a bit of over-kill for many and the others will certainly fill a niche.

see here:
http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2008/11/oscilating_tool_roundup.php

yeah, the review pretty much sums it up.... but you get to the review of
the fein, and it's pretty much tool porn. but the cost is a bit over the top.

it's like anything else... you can buy a drill index for $40, but a really good
cobalt one, full fractional with all the sizes, is $175. has been for years.

and if you do lots of drilling in stainless, that's the one you should buy...
if all you do is auger out a hole in #16 gal, then a uni bit is fine at $18.

 

[Fulthrotl]

I just purchased a dremel multi max it is like the fein tool but cheaper any input as to pros or cons about the tool?? I bought it for the grout removal tool and it seems to work good without making a lot of dust because it is not like a high speed grinder spitting grout all over the room at 20,000 rpm it is a 3* degree recipro blade that basically just vibrates eliminating the whole dust thing. It took me a while to find one on the shelf which is a good sign. I can see benefits cutting drywall with this and low dust levels.

they are wonderful for drywall. something i mentioned on another thread bears
repeating... it's a good idea to use separate blades for drywall and wood...
when my wood blades get tired, they become drywall blades.

if you take a blade dulled by drywall, and use it for plunge cuts in wood framing,
don't be surprised if the dull blade can set a rafter you are notching for a
canlight that needs an inch of clearance, on fire.

don't ask how i know this. :smile:

 

[A1cbr]

I have toyed with the idea of purchasing a dremel or a rotozip.
I have not done it yet. Whats the pro and cons of the dremel vs the rotozip.

 

[mivey]

I have toyed with the idea of purchasing a dremel or a rotozip.
I have not done it yet. Whats the pro and cons of the dremel vs the rotozip.

Rotozip is great for cutting in boxes, cans, etc., and can flush cut, cut off bolts, grind etc. Not so good for the finest detail work but does have a wand attachment for the smaller tools.

The dremel can get in tighter spots and is good for fine detail work but does not have the power of the rotozip. Would not use for cutting in boxes and cans.

If I had to choose between the two, I would pick the rotozip for EC work.

 

[A1cbr]

Does the rotozip create alot of dust?

 

[quogueelectric]

Does the rotozip create alot of dust?

Yes the rotozip and dremel both create a lot of dust. Racketeers sells a thing called a dust bowl or you could cut an old basketball in half. I usually use a remgrit 6or4" holesaw with the dustbowl on for hh installs. My dustbowl just burned up this week I probably drilled a hundred holes with it before it broke.

 

[peter d]

don't ask how i know this. :smile:

How do you know that?

 

[mivey]

Does the rotozip create alot of dust?

Yeah. But you can use this:
http://www.rotozip.com/Shop/CategorySubBrowse.htm?IID=17?HID=6

 

[Fulthrotl]

Yeah. But you can use this:
http://www.rotozip.com/Shop/CategorySubBrowse.htm?IID=17?HID=6

depends on what you are using it for.... let's say you are cutting in
a plaster ceiling for speakers..... the dust collector isn't gonna do much.

it's gonna make a horrible mess, using a carbide cutter.

 

[quogueelectric]

depends on what you are using it for.... let's say you are cutting in
a plaster ceiling for speakers..... the dust collector isn't gonna do much.

it's gonna make a horrible mess, using a carbide cutter.

I have a built on self contained vacuum attatchment for my hilti te 5 works pretty good.

The racketeers dust bowl works great I did 3 -6" hhs and I- 4" smoke in 1" plaster ceiling last week and the dust bowl caught about 99% of it. The poor little fella couldnt take the new milwaulkee drill though.