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After a few jobs you’re going to have to go shopping for a blade, and so a tool review based on the included blade is all but worthless if you want to know about the actual tool’s performance. You have to ensure that your setup is designed to test the tool and not the accessory. The Testing Systemīuilding a testing methodology that’s fair and effective is no small challenge. For this test I grabbed some pieces of 90-year-old heart pine flooring and went to work to discover which model woudl be the best cordless oscillating multi-tool in this category. The problem is, with older floors-the kind I most often run into-you’re dealing with heart pine or even oak which presents a significant cutting challenge if you’re doing more than just punching out a couple of slots. When you need to cut out a floor register, or cut in an area to replace with plywood for laying tile, an oscillating multi-tool is a very handy tool to have around. There’s nothing quite like plunge-cutting into hardwood floors. Test 1: Best Cordless Oscillating Multi-tools for Hard Wood Cutting Most of the tools also come in kits, but Ridgid’s JobMax and Porter-Cable’s 20V Max tools currently only fly solo, allowing you to add them into your collection at a much lower cost of entry. Excepting the Bosch MXH180BL and the Fein Multimaster, all of the tools include a handy LED to illuminate the work area. They’re all 18V (nominal) models with the exception of the Fein MultiMaster, which is 14.4 (but certainly holds its own weight. Doing it any other way is simply not worth the hassle.Įvery one of the tools tested in this roundup article have many similar features, but also several unique details.

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It’s so significantly better at it than any manual or other power saw type that I’d happily go pick up a new multi-tool if I were in the middle of a job and my tool gave out. I’ve cut dozens of door jambs out in the course of laying tile or wood flooring, and the oscillating multi-tool is always my go-to tool for this type of work. And I can’t forget my personal favorite-undercutting door jambs. That could be cutting into a pipe that doesn’t have a lot of lateral clearance, or it could be slicing a nice vertical cut into a piece of baseboard moulding.

When you need a cordless multi-tool, it’s likely because nothing else will do the job. I picked up the Bosch MXH180BL, Fein MultiMaster AFMM 14, Makita LXMT025, Milwaukee 2626-22, Porter-Cable PCCK510LA, Porter-Cable PCC710, Ridgid JobMax R862004, and the DeWalt DCS355D1.įinding the best cordless oscillating multi-tools today is important for a variety of reasons. I won’t give it away, but it involves getting every model you can get your hands on and running them head-to-head through a battery of tests.

How do you test and compare 18V cordless oscillating multi-tools? Now, your full-size cordless oscillating multi-tool will easily deliver over a half hour of work-on the low side. With most 12V cordless multi-tools, run-time was measured in the 10 minute range or less.

For starters, these new tools boast incredible run times.

Today’s cordless multi-tools have come a long way, and the current crop of 18 volt(ish) models are more than a little impressive. At the time, finding the best cordless oscillating multi-tools was a pipe dream-cordless multi-tools were just starting to hit the market-and most of those new models were of the 12V variety. It was one of my earliest comparison articles and remains popular with those looking to check out what’s available in the realm of corded multi-tools.

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Pro Tool Reviews did its first corded oscillating multi tools comparison shootout back in 2009.

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