Ron wrote:
On May 16, 1:36 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
notbob wrote:
On 2010-05-16, HeyBub wrote:

It's only a couple of bucks more than the walk-in-off-the-street
price at Harbor Freight, but you don't get no free flashlight. And
who wants a cheap Chinese tool anyway?

I've found another one here at a regional farm/feed/tool/clothing
chain (4 states) that costs only $40, so is undoubtedly also
Chinese, but comes with a 2-yr warrantee. Don't know the brand
name, but this chain typically sells med-high end stuff.

Yep. The tool is such a good idea that everybody wants to get in on
the act. Who makes them now?

* Fein,


Got news for ya....Fein was the company that invented the tool back in
the early 80's to remove windshields from the '82 (and up) Audi 5000.

After that, Ford started installing windshields in their Taurus' ('86)
in a similar fashion.

There was NO way to remove those windshields at the time except with a
hammer and a chisel. So the tool made it's way to the US.

I owned one back in the early 80's when it was simply called a "Fein
Knife" (Still is today by autoglass installers).

Only in the past few yrs did Fein start adding additional blades to it
and start calling it the "Multimaster" which was then made available
to the public.

So EVERY other company, ripped off Fein.

Not a rip-off, per se. The Fein patent expired.

And the Fein design is not too different in function from oscillating
orthopedic bone saws.