I have purchased almost all of the Fein blades available and this one , like all the others has certain capabilities that no other tool, Fein brand or otherwise can offer. Unfortunately, Fein has an exclusive on this product and since there is no competition they can charge whatever the market will bear. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money.
You do not want to use this blade if there is any chance of hitting a nail or screw because it will be ruined. I use the HSS blades where I might hit metal. However it is easy to snap the brittle and equally expensive HSS blades and there are many applications where the flexibility of this blade works for you. I am confident that this is the finest blade currently available to saw through paint stuck tracks in old style double hung windows. I do a lot of this type of work and nothing else available works as well. The HSS blades will snap if you get even a little careless trying to do this operation. I have been able to unstick more than 25 window units per blade and I estimate that it takes about a third of the time that it takes to do this operation in the old way. Furthermore, you will be able to dismantle the unit without breaking the stops, the parting beads, the sash or the glass. This blade has increased my production by a factor of 3 or more in old window repair and restoration. That typically amounts to twelve units a day rather than four.
This blade is also super for cutting calking or paint along joints when dismantling wood trim that has to be reinstalled. Run it along the calked wallboard or plaster to wood joint and you can pull the trim piece off without tearing the paint or wallpaper on the adjacent wall. I used to use a razor knife for this; I also used to make a lot of slash marks on the walls and trim.
I prefer the e-blades for occasional undercutting of door jambs. They have a greater depth of cut. It is worth mentioning that although I have used a multimaster for undercutting door jambs and even door bottoms, I only did this in emergency situations when I didn't have a jamb cutting saw on the job. A power driven jamb cutting saw is way faster, much easier and the replacement blades are cheap. I feel that Fein is wrong to promote the multimaster as a professional level tool for this purpose because its rate of cut is not comparable to circular jamb saws. Fein 63502113019 3-5/16-Inch Flush Cut Wood Blade
Almost $40, including shipping, for a little bitty blade. That is about the same as for a 10" 40 tooth carbide tipped table saw blade. The Fein flush cut blade is a lifesaver for certain tasks, like undercutting door jambs when installing laminate flooring, but being severely price-gouged sure takes the fun out of a great tool. Hopefully someone will clone these and sell them for $10, and still make a decent profit.
THIS BLADE IS VERY HANDY FOR FLUSH CUTTING IN SOFT TO SEMISOFT WOOD. DON'T EXPECT BLADE TO LAST VERY LONG. WILL CUT HARD WOOD, BUT WEARS OUT VERY FAST. NO LONGER THAN BLADE LAST WITH USE IT'S VERY PRICY.
This blade cuts through wood like a hot knife through butter, but it is extremely fragile. I actually shattered mine when changing blades, not in actual use. The spring loaded mounting system snapped shut on the blade and it broke into several fragments. I own a lot of expensive tools and I take care not to abuse them, so I don't think this was a case of gross operator error. Disappointing for such an expensive blade.
I love my Fein Multimaster. I hate being ripped off for blades. I have used almost all of the blades for my Fein, love how they work. I hate the rip-off prices for the blades. I'm hoping someone will get some aftermarket blades of all types available soon.
Interesting application--I repaired old brick foundation that had very thin, rotten mortar. I used a worn out wood blade between the bricks, the old mortar just fell out. Totally ruined the blade, but I sailed through the mortar like butter and most of the debris fell out, so clean up was a couple of quick blasts of air and I was ready to tuckpoint.
I would recomend the tool a lot quicker if the blades were reasonable, but tool not a good choice because of operating cost.
I purchased the Fein saw about a year ago. I have found that the tool is very useful in everyday home remodeling. Although as mentioned in alot of other reviews, the Fein blades are very expensive for the amount of use you get out of them. I recently discovered that Sears makes a simular tool and Sears blade will work on my Fein tool at half the price of Feins asking price. I have used the sears blade and they last about as long as the Fein blade. I know where I buy my blades from! Maybe Fein will get the message and become more competive in their prices/
If you have the specific need for this blade, it works great. They do wear out pretty quick, but like most Multi Master tools, they are built for specific tasks and get the job done when conventional methods & tools don't work. - Multimaster Accessories - Fein Multimaster Blades - Flush Cut - Fein'
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