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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:42:14 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

Speaking about tools...................
Gene, do you have any opinion on the Fein Multi Master oscillating
tool................. or the cheaper copies now available?
This week Sears had their Craftsman model at 20% off.
I have a few 12" ceramic floor tiles to replace and wonder if this tool
would be a worthwhile investment.
BTW I was lucky enough to find a wet tile cutter on sale at 66% off this
week.

I assume that you would use the MultiMaster to cut away the grouting
between tiles?

People seem to like them but I haven't tried one yet. There are a
lot of reviews on amazon.com of both the MultiMaster and some of the
competitors. The competition gets mostly weak marks on durability
but might be OK on small jobs/occasional use.


Yes, believe I saw some of those reviews.
Up here, the version of the Fein tool available costs $400.00 (case and
quite a few accessories)
The Craftsman with six attachments ,,, about $129.00 less 20% this week.

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"Gene" wrote in message
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:42:14 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

Fein Multi Master

Not really familiar with that make, but the concept is sound. They are
marketing medical technology to the "handyman" market. Those tools
reciprocation/vibration are the same technology as surgical bone saws.

I'd think they would be *very* controllable and probably a best tool
to deal with cutting out grout.....



snip..

Think I'll see if I can swing the professional grade stuff on my modest
pension....

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"Gene" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:54:32 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:



"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:42:14 -0300, "YukonBound"
wrote:

Speaking about tools...................
Gene, do you have any opinion on the Fein Multi Master oscillating
tool................. or the cheaper copies now available?
This week Sears had their Craftsman model at 20% off.
I have a few 12" ceramic floor tiles to replace and wonder if this tool
would be a worthwhile investment.
BTW I was lucky enough to find a wet tile cutter on sale at 66% off this
week.

I assume that you would use the MultiMaster to cut away the grouting
between tiles?

People seem to like them but I haven't tried one yet. There are a
lot of reviews on amazon.com of both the MultiMaster and some of the
competitors. The competition gets mostly weak marks on durability
but might be OK on small jobs/occasional use.


Yes, believe I saw some of those reviews.
Up here, the version of the Fein tool available costs $400.00 (case and
quite a few accessories)
The Craftsman with six attachments ,,, about $129.00 less 20% this week.

My tool boxes are full of Craftsman hand tools and I own a few of the
older power tools. However, since they dropped the good/better/best
marketing scheme, IHMO, the power tools they sell are cheap crap
unworthy of purchase.

Just me, but I always opt for the quality tool....





--
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186


For the home user, the Craftsman, Harbor Freight multitools will be fine.
The patent expired on the multitool is why everyone is copying Fein. Lots
of the cheaper tools will be good for an occasional user. Will fail with
the commercial high use stuff. Home Depot has a Ryobi multitool for less
than $99 here.

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On Oct 31, 6:52*pm, Gene wrote:
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:43:56 -0400, I am Tosk

wrote:

Craftsman is glorified crap in my opinion... Most of my hand tools were
bought from the Snap-Along guy back when I was a wrench..

We have predominantly Snap-On where I work and I think we've had
proportionately more broken Snap-On tools than even Westward tools.

Danaher makes Craftsman.... and Armstrong, Allen, K-D, Matco, Sata and
others.... *same warranty as Snap-On......

--
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
*-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
*http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186

Snap-on ratchets are substandard IMO. Well the gears are too fine and
easily stripped, especially when you take their typical 3/8's drive
ratchet and put a 2' cheater pipe on it's handle while trying to break
loose a left-hand threaded bolt while thinking it is a right-hand.

Well, at least it should have been!

?;^ )

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On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:37:16 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

For the home user, the Craftsman, Harbor Freight multitools will be fine.
The patent expired on the multitool is why everyone is copying Fein. Lots
of the cheaper tools will be good for an occasional user. Will fail with
the commercial high use stuff. Home Depot has a Ryobi multitool for less
than $99 here.

Harbor Freight has one for $35. It's probably good enough for light
duty grout cutting.

http://www.harborfreight.com/multifu...ool-67256.html

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On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:26:40 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:35:32 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.



We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no interest in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only* to stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they offer up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

Well, it certainly seems that I haven't missed a lot in the last 11
months..... though it *is* a little better than it was the last time I
checked in.... July 4th weekend.

I still hate the web groups, but they *are* moderated.... and I do
get useful information and advice...

How've you been? What's this I read about a new boat? You didn't keep
Yo-Ho long!

It started about a week ago... me and Harry got on board, that made it a
lot easier. The spoofers have outlived their usefulness and when we had
the opportunity we all remembered why we came here in the first place,
adn here we are about a week later with a fairly stable base to work our
way back from... Glad to have you back.. Big hugs from Scotty snerk

Looks like I checked in at the right time. It still was crap here in
July.

Hope things stay on track....

"me and Harry got on board, that made it a lot eaisier."

yikes.

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On 11/1/10 12:18 PM, jps wrote:
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:26:40 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:35:32 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote:

In ,
says...

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.



We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no interest in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only* to stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they offer up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

Well, it certainly seems that I haven't missed a lot in the last 11
months..... though it *is* a little better than it was the last time I
checked in.... July 4th weekend.

I still hate the web groups, but they *are* moderated.... and I do
get useful information and advice...

How've you been? What's this I read about a new boat? You didn't keep
Yo-Ho long!

It started about a week ago... me and Harry got on board, that made it a
lot easier. The spoofers have outlived their usefulness and when we had
the opportunity we all remembered why we came here in the first place,
adn here we are about a week later with a fairly stable base to work our
way back from... Glad to have you back.. Big hugs from Scottysnerk

Looks like I checked in at the right time. It still was crap here in
July.

Hope things stay on track....

"me and Harry got on board, that made it a lot eaisier."

yikes.



The ID spoofers are active again...this newsgroup is not on track and
will never be.

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On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:25:51 -0400, HarryK wrote:

The ID spoofers are active again...this newsgroup is not on track and
will never be.

That's too negative. A lot of progress has been made.

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On 11/1/10 12:42 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:25:51 -0400, wrote:

The ID spoofers are active again...this newsgroup is not on track and
will never be.

That's too negative. A lot of progress has been made.



Not with the right-wing ID spoofers active.

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"HarryK" wrote in message
...
On 11/1/10 12:18 PM, jps wrote:
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:26:40 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:35:32 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote:

In ,
says...

On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are not in
the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the winter
on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had built
for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support a
couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy enough
to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an
outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters.... and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.



We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no interest
in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only* to
stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they offer
up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

Well, it certainly seems that I haven't missed a lot in the last 11
months..... though it *is* a little better than it was the last time I
checked in.... July 4th weekend.

I still hate the web groups, but they *are* moderated.... and I do
get useful information and advice...

How've you been? What's this I read about a new boat? You didn't keep
Yo-Ho long!

It started about a week ago... me and Harry got on board, that made it
a
lot easier. The spoofers have outlived their usefulness and when we had
the opportunity we all remembered why we came here in the first place,
adn here we are about a week later with a fairly stable base to work
our
way back from... Glad to have you back.. Big hugs from Scottysnerk

Looks like I checked in at the right time. It still was crap here in
July.

Hope things stay on track....

"me and Harry got on board, that made it a lot eaisier."

yikes.



The ID spoofers are active again...this newsgroup is not on track and will
never be.

I didn't doubt it for a second...................
too many come here to irritate & agitate ................. and some to
preach like those Southern Preachers....
....the guys who tell the congregation to act in a righteous manner and then
then lie, steal, cheat & fornicate etc when no one's looking.