A couple of months ago I purchased the Fein Multimaster XL. I have used it
several times in places I would not have dared use another power tool. It
is truly a very useful tool
That said, the accessory for which the tool probably is best known for, the
triangle shaped sander, is another story IMHO. For the first time I used
the triangle hook and loop sander to sand a 1/2" dowel down even with a
curved surface that it protruded from. Basically I was reattaching a rocker
bottom back to the rear leg of the chair. The factory used 1 drywall screw
for this joint and I replace that failed set up with the 1/2" dowel placed
through the round leg and into side of the rocker bottom. I have made this
repair to another joint on this same chair with good results. Anyway
because I did not want to disturb the factory finish any more than necessary
I used the tip of the sand paper to sand down the 1/8" part of the dowel
that protruded after glue up. I used a light touch to insure that I did not
get into the factory finish.
About 60 seconds later the sanding was done with good results and the paper
still looked unused. The back up pad how ever had a melted spot about the
size of a dime. Is this small hook and loop stuff really this delicate? I
have always been a big fan of PSA and was rather shocked that this hook and
loop set up failed so quickly.

Anyway I e-mailed Fein with my problem and within 1 hour had a response of
how to "try" and avoid this in the future and I was informed that a
replacement paw would be on its way shortly.
The suggestions were to use the whole pad to sand and to not tilt the pad.
In this instance, that would be impossible. The surface I was sanding was
10 times smaller than the sanding pad and I had to sand it down with a
curved surface to match the round leg.


I commend Fein for the quick response and remedy however I think a PSA set
up would be more robust and last longer. Perhaps I can sand off the hooks
from the old pad and start putting PSA paper on it.

Any suggestions or hints?