After much observation of the topic of the Fein Multimaster and it's kin, I
decided to get one. Went for the Fein rather than the Bosch due to the
heavy use I can see it getting.

I'm very impressed. I've got a *lot* of tight cutting involved in the
controlled disassembly of my house (pipes, jammed chipboard flooring,
plasterboard to name a few).

It got a section of flooring chip up that had the drywall built partly on
top of it, whereby I discovered:

a) That lack-of-wallplate problem I mentioned a while back isn't quite as
bad as I thought. I found 3 joists where on a wooden plate - and the bits
that are on plasterboard correspond to where the integral garage was
knocked though into the living room (soon to be kitchen/diner) about 30-40
years ago. The joists on PB are less loaded than the rest of the floor so
I'm a bit less worried, but I reckon I'll try to fix as many as possible.

b) A bit of 1.5mm2 cable was squashed to buggery between the joist and
board, which may explain why I lost one whole lighting circuit. No I;m not
going to fix it, it's all coming out anyway. But worrying that it must have
been like that for 10 years.

I also took a section of plasterboard out of the dormer end wall and
discovered that roof timbers look in good condition and I've got loads of
space to run cables :-)))

The Fein isn't lightening quick to make long cuts, but I don't think you
could make it much faster given how it works. But it certainly makes the
nearly impossible quite pleasant, so worth every penny IMO.

BTW, I would recommend vibration-dampening gloves if using for long periods.
I got some, and even with those, it wibbles your nerves. I wouldn't use it
gloveless, having had an RSI near-miss that physio fixed a couple of years
back.

So far the best blades for me have been the 100mm circular saw for
plasterboard and chip, and the HSS plunge cut blade for all the fiddly
bits.

Cheers

Tim