Bosch Multi tool

[AndyP]

Have did I ever manage without one?
Bought this a year or so back purely for sanding in awkward places. Last week I had the long awaited opportunity of using it to cut. What a delight .

 

[Doug]

Yeah on my third now, once you’ve got one it becomes indispensable

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

Thirded.

 

[AJB Temple]

Brilliant tools - but I wish you could turn down the stroke for crisper end cuts.

Two Feins have failed in recent years and would not buy that brand again. Festool Vecturo is top notch and much the best I have used, but mine is corded. Also have battery De Walt which I dislike (bought used for next to nowt) mainly because instead of having a rotary speed control, it has a speed trigger, which is impossible to keep at a steady slow speed. Blade change on the DeWalt is not great either. Don't buy DeWalt :lol:

 

[spb]

For me it's one of those tools that I rarely use, but when I do need it there's really nothing else that could do the job - I think it's my least used tool that I'm most glad I have. I just wish it weren't so obnoxiously loud.

 

[Doug]

Thirded.

I thrash them remorselessly, first was a Bosch, second a Makita I broke the drive link in that but it did that much work I was happy to go with the brand again plus the biggest bonus is the new one has a lever blade change which compared to the other two needing an Allen key makes it a dream to use.

Two Feins have failed in recent years and would not buy that brand again. Festool Vecturo is top notch and much the best I have used,

But you did in effect buy the brand again as Fein make the vecturo

 

[Lons]

I have the same Bosch model and it's been brilliant, done a lot of work and no problems, I must look after mine though I didn't think I do.
My brother has had a Fein for years and it's never let him down even though he does thrash it a bit.

 

[Steve Maskery]

I agree that they are great at doing what they do. But my Bosch, very old now, gets little use. I really dislike the way the body vibrates. I always think I am going to end up with white finger.
The other dislike is that the blades seem to wear out very quickly indeed.

 

[AJB Temple]

Yep, you are right Doug, I know that, but the Vecturo I have is 110v and in my workshop and is in a totally different league to the Fein ones I had. The second Fein one was actually a warranty replacement for the first one. They are an absolute pig to repair as there is so little room in the casing and it is super easy to trap the switch and speed control wires. I think Fein make their own industrial version similar to the Vecturo but I never had one of those.

The DeWalt vibrates like mad. Vecturo doesn't. I actually had a Makita for a whole day and took it back because I was used to the click in star blade change on the Fein's and the Makita needed a tool for blade change.

We use them a great deal, but only because I am house renovating. I even use them for chasing plaster, cutting out socket box holes in MDF, trimming cement board, sanding awkward stuff etc.

 

[Lons]

I even use them for chasing plaster, cutting out socket box holes in MDF, trimming cement board, sanding awkward stuff etc.

That's one of the intended uses and they advertise the fact.

 

[AJB Temple]

Nope it's 4. Never seen an advert but happy to believe you.

 

[Doug]

. I think Fein make their own industrial version similar to the Vecturo but I never had one of those.

The vecturo was just a simple rebrand of the original Fein SuperCut down to the same blades directly fitting both machines.

 

[AJB Temple]

I'd have to look which Fein I had Doug. I've still got it as I know what the fault is and I attempted a repair, but it only works intermittantly. It's not the same as the Vecturo I have and doesn't have the same blade fitting system. The Fein's were 350's I think from vague recollection and were 240v Starlock. The vecturo will take starlock blades but they do not snap in. It has two different removable pins so that it will accommodate both flat and dished star blades, and they are locked in with the top handle. As I said mine is 110v (bought used actually from a tradie switching to battery) and is a lot more rugged than the Fein unit. I agree made by Fein and in the same factory. The head unit is all metal, and the Fein wasn't.

 

[Lurker]

30% off on Amazon at the moment .
Bosch have a site on amazon and I have found it a bit cheaper than anywhere else.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

the new one has a lever blade change which compared to the other two needing an Allen key makes it a dream to use.

Definanintootly.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

by Lons » Yesterday, 23:30

AJB Temple wrote:
I even use them for chasing plaster, cutting out socket box holes in MDF, trimming cement board, sanding awkward stuff etc.


That's one of the intended uses and they advertise the fact.

The Bosch comes with an A3 paper 'poster' advertising all their blades, about 40 in all: wood, metal, plaster, pretty much all the softer or thinner materials, short of cement and masonry.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

by AJB Temple » Today, 01:54

Nope it's 4.

4 what? Not following.

Edit: Ahhh...AJBT is referring to his list of usages....there are more.

 

[Lons]

Nope it's 4. Never seen an advert but happy to believe you.

I don't know what you mean by "Nope it's 4" :? but I'm glad you believe me because it's true. Not trhat it would make any difference to me if you didn't of course.

 

[Eric the Viking]

I have an early 10.8V battery Bosch.

When it was new, I stripped it down to get access to the oscillating gearbox, which I re-packed with some decent general-purpose SKF-brand grease. Bosch put very little inside, which would've been thrown against the walls of the gearbox so the actual gears probably would have run nearly dry. It's been pretty flawless since, despite all the usual misuse. It's well over ten years since: I ought to redo it.

I did the same with the oscillating gearbox of the jigsaw in the same series (had even less original grease than the multi-tool).

You may not think it necessary. I didn't know, but once I opened it I was glad I had.

Obviously, also, I've nothing to compare mine against, except that there's been far more grease found in the older power tools I've owned.

Does anyone else think the blades are something of a rip-off?

E.

 

[9fingers]

Have did I ever manage without one?
Bought this a year or so back purely for sanding in awkward places. Last week I had the long awaited opportunity of using it to cut. What a delight .

I have to wholeheartedly agree Andy. A few years ago SWMBO was asking what I wanted for Christmas and I was struggling to think of a "significant" gift that I needed and I chose the bosch blue multitool almost in desparation thinking I could possibly find something to use it for.

As others have said it is a real game changer- "get you out of fix" tool for both bodgery and finish work around the home.

Bob

 

[9fingers]

Does anyone else think the blades are something of a rip-off?

E.

I get my blades from Saxton and seem fair value. Obviously need to use the right blade for the material to get best life. Blunt blades can be saved for the worst bodgery. :lol:

Bob

 

[AJB Temple]

I find that the premium blades are better, but not four times the price better for wood etc. However, for metal (going through big nails for example when altering original stud) the cheap blades are a total waste of money. The teeth get ripped down straight away. So I keep a couple of good quality metal blades in stock for that. I like the Fein / Festool circular blades for tracked cuts in wood, but they are pricey. Last ages though.

 

[chataigner]

Brilliant things, as others have said, it's hard to see how we managed before they existed.

My favourite hate that has been transformed ? Cutting into installed copper plumbing where hot/cold or feed/return pipes are run parallel and leave no room to wield a hacksaw much less a pipe cutter. The multi tool makes it simple.

 

[Eric the Viking]

My favourite hate that has been transformed ? Cutting into installed copper plumbing where hot/cold or feed/return pipes are run parallel and leave no room to wield a hacksaw much less a pipe cutter.

Wot Eee said!

I rarely need to do it these days, but when I do, it's brilliant.