Charlie Groh wrote:
On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:27:14 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
wrote:

On Mar 5, 12:46 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:


Since the Fein patent expired late last year, others have
duplicated the tool. Harbor Freight, Dremel, Bosch, and others make
a replacement tool - and all the blades between manufacturers are
interchangable.

You may want to check that. I don't they're all interchangeable. In
fact, I'm pretty sure they're not. But I also don't know which fit
which.

...boy, I've had a Fein tool for quite awhile now, and LOVE the way it
functions...I use it mainly for hard to cut things like base or crown
that needs a trim for a cabinet installation; non-invasive and
accurate. That said, I would be elated if I didn't have to pay Fein
prices for *that* blade...looks like a job for Supergoogler!


Toss the Fein in the dumpster, get the HF equivalent, and you can use
everybody's blades (or darned near everybody's). Using cheap blades, you'll
find that there are even MORE jobs to which you can apply the tool (toenail
trimming, pet grooming, weed-whacking, fish scaling, emergency amputations,
sidewalk chewing-gum removal, opening turtles, etc.).