Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

On Apr 26, 9:29*pm, wrote:
Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

Can you grind down the Dremel shanks to fit the HF tool?

On Apr 26, 10:29*pm, wrote:
Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

http://toolguyd.com/oscillating-mult...apter-roundup/

On Apr 26, 10:29*pm, wrote:
Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

Have you used the variable speed feature?

I have the single speed unit that I'm getting ready to run over with
my car so that I have to buy a new one - variable speed this time.

When using the single speed unit, I've often felt that it would work
better if I could slow it down.

Earlier this week I was cutting some plaster and lath to repair a hole
in a wall at my son's house. (He said it was a good party!) I think,
but don't know for sure, that I would have had an easier time if I
could have slowed the unit down to prevent some of the crumbling
plaster that occurred.

Am I right?

On Apr 27, 1:42*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 26, 10:29*pm, wrote:





Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly..
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

Have you used the variable speed feature?

I have the single speed unit that I'm getting ready to run over with
my car so that I have to buy a new one - variable speed this time.

When using the single speed unit, I've often felt that it would work
better if I could slow it down.

Earlier this week I was cutting some plaster and lath to repair a hole
in a wall at my son's house. (He said it was a good party!) I think,
but don't know for sure, that I would have had an easier time if I
could have slowed the unit down to prevent some of the crumbling
plaster that occurred.

Am I right?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you tried plugging it into an outlet controlled by a plain old
light dimmer. That may very well give you the speed control that you
want.

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:42:11 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Apr 26, 10:29*pm, wrote:
Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

Have you used the variable speed feature?

I have the single speed unit that I'm getting ready to run over with
my car so that I have to buy a new one - variable speed this time.

When using the single speed unit, I've often felt that it would work
better if I could slow it down.

Earlier this week I was cutting some plaster and lath to repair a hole
in a wall at my son's house. (He said it was a good party!) I think,
but don't know for sure, that I would have had an easier time if I
could have slowed the unit down to prevent some of the crumbling
plaster that occurred.

Am I right?

Thanks Limp Arbor for the adapter link - looks like a good solution.

hr(bob) - most of the work was dont on hardwood flooring and I used
full speed (6 of 1-6). I did do some slower speed work on 3 but it
was for a softere wood. Was OK there but the slower oscillations made
the blade harder to control. Might be different on plaster/drywall.

wrote in
:

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:42:11 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Apr 26, 10:29*pm, wrote:
Over a year ago I purchased a Dremel Max multi-function tool and
several blade attachments. *I used it once for a very quick job and it
worked OK. * It wasn't until about a year later that another
opportunity arose that required use of this tool. *Surprisingly the
motor wouldn't oscillate. *It would only move very, very, very slowly.
I contacted Dremel about this issue and I was told it was out of
warranty and I would have to send it to them for a repair estimate.
Now, if I used the tool regularly and it was out of warranty I could
understand this. *But because I had only used it once I was troubled
by their position.

Now I needed a tool like this but I was NOT going to spend another
$100+ so I had read about the HF similar tool thread on this list
recently. *This past weekend I purchased the variable speed unit
(because it came with a case and several attachment blades which when
I added to the single speed unit came almost to the same amount).

I've now used this tool to cut and remove indivdual hardwood floor
sections, *trimmmed the replacement strips, cut out a countertop to
install a sink and bottom trimmed a couple door jambs to refit new
threasholds. *Bottom line - some people may think of it as a toy, but
for the non-professional handyman it makes a great addition to the
tool arsenal.

The only gripe so far is it appears my blades from the Dremal Max DO
NOT fit the studs on the head of the HF. *I wish they did.

Just my $.02 work that I wanted to share for this group.

Have you used the variable speed feature?

I have the single speed unit that I'm getting ready to run over with
my car so that I have to buy a new one - variable speed this time.

When using the single speed unit, I've often felt that it would work
better if I could slow it down.

Earlier this week I was cutting some plaster and lath to repair a hole
in a wall at my son's house. (He said it was a good party!) I think,
but don't know for sure, that I would have had an easier time if I
could have slowed the unit down to prevent some of the crumbling
plaster that occurred.

Am I right?

Thanks Limp Arbor for the adapter link - looks like a good solution.

hr(bob) - most of the work was dont on hardwood flooring and I used
full speed (6 of 1-6). I did do some slower speed work on 3 but it
was for a softere wood. Was OK there but the slower oscillations made
the blade harder to control. Might be different on plaster/drywall.


you might try using an incandescent lamp dimmer for a speed control on your
multi-tool.I use one on my Dremel single speed model 270 hand grinder.
I just tried it with the HF multi-tool,and it seems to work. I didn't test
under load,though.
I mounted a duplex outlet and the dimmer in a doublewide junction box,with
the proper coverplate,and wired in a power cord with plug. One side of the
duplex outlet is always full 120VAC,the other is dimmer controlled.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

Just to share with any readers...the blades for the "multitool" are available for a significantly lower price than HF at Lumber Liquidators.
Over $7 at HF for most....Under $5 at lumber liquidators...
Enjoy,
Jim