Fein tools?

Posted by SparkyGuy on March 25, 2009, 4:02 am

I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
MultiMaster power tool by Fein.

I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously, but that
aside, I'd never heard of Fein.

What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their quality &
reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the MultiMaster (but if
you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein known for?

Thanks.

Posted by Cwatters on March 25, 2009, 5:19 am

>I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously, but
> that
> aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their quality
> &
> reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the MultiMaster (but
> if
> you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein known for?
> Thanks.

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26649&highlight=fein

Posted by Smitty Two on March 25, 2009, 6:22 am

> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>
> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously, but that
> aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>
> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their quality &
> reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the MultiMaster (but if
> you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein known for?
>
> Thanks.

Where have you been, Sparky? The Fein And Copy topic comes up here at
least once a month. Hit the archives. In general, the Fein is well loved
but some of the knock-offs are well made also.

Posted by HeyBub on March 25, 2009, 7:41 am

SparkyGuy wrote:

> I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
> MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
> I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously,
> but that aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
> What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their
> quality & reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the
> MultiMaster (but if you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein
> known for?

If I recall, Fein didn't start advertising their tool until shortly before
their patent ran out last year. Until then, they relied - I guess - mostly
on word-of-mouth. For what it does, the Multi Master is a superb tool and
(again for what it does) no other tool comes close.

That's why I got the Harbor Freight model (at $39.99), roughly one-tenth the
price of the Fein. Other companies now make similar tools: Dremel, Bosch,
Rockwell, etc., and most of the bits are interchangable between them.

Posted by PeterD on March 25, 2009, 10:03 am

wrote:

>I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the
>MultiMaster power tool by Fein.
>I'm always highly skeptical of anything advertised so ubiquitously, but that
>aside, I'd never heard of Fein.
>What's their reputation among power tool-using pros? What is their quality &
>reputation (ie, service, etc.)? Not necessarily re. the MultiMaster (but if
>you own one feel free to join in) -- what's Fein known for?
>Thanks.

Consider there is:

1. A reason why you've never heard of them, and
2. A reason they have to advertise and sell that way.

Question answered?

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