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-MIKE-

wrote:
Thanks for the video, Mike. I was surprised that the tool cut as well
as it did.

Me, too. And I suppose if it takes the other brands' blades, it would
cut even better. I noticed it got a little faster one it wore off the
powder-coat paint job.

Years ago I had a bad, bad lust for a Fein, but the one I wanted was
$500, or something like that. It had all manner of cutters, a
scraper, tile tool, etc and a cool metal box all in a kit. But it was
$500.

Almost every time I install a new door and jamb I wish I had a
multitool from somebody. Looking at that thing buzz through the piece
of wood you cut with the flat blade makes me think that at $35 I would
be silly not to buy one for cutting jambs and trims away from existing
flooring. I am sure I would find other uses for it if I had it.

Robert, get it. Now. Why are you still reading this? Go to HF and get
it.
At $35, this is a "kick me" tool. As in, "please kick me for not buying
it."

I'm guessing you try to make at least $35/hr, so this thing would pay
for itself in time savings by the second or third door. Even if this is
slow for a multi-tool, it's immeasurably faster and easier than hand
cutting.

So do tell; it is as miserable a sanding device as the Fein? I used a
Fein on a project and it was great for small, flat details. As a
sander, it sucked at just about everything else I tried it on.

Robert

I videoed some sanding, but ran out of memory on the card and it didn't
record.

The sanding worked pretty well. It seemed to "skate" on the paint until
the gloss wore off, then it started to bite really well and was fairly
aggressive, getting down to wood fairly quickly. I may record some more
video and post it.

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