The Renovator from BIG W

[artme]

You have probably all seen this advertised on telly?

We have been doing some renovations around the house and I am sick and tired of making do and working in awkward and unsatisfactory circumstances so I bought The Renovator.

The unit is compact and solid. It runs on 240V and works on the principal of rapid oscillation to cut. The noise level is acceptable but in confined spaces, like a corner where there is reflected sound, I would suggest earmuffs.

The unit comes well packaged with a good range of attachments, and a good instruction manual.I found that it cuts well and removes material like vinyl floor tiles well. It makes neat cuts in Gyprock and pine timber. It removes grout very effectively.

Some tips when using:

Follow the instructions
Let the tool do the work. Do not foce.
Tighten the attachments well before using otherwise they will easily vibrate loose.

[Ian Smith]

Artme,
You must have bought he last one.

According to their web site they are "unavailable online and in store"

How much is/was it?

Ian

[Ironwood]

They are still being advertised on TV by BigW up here.

[LGS]

Maybe you could buy the French one...The Renault-vator?

[artme]

Cost was $158. Worth every cent IMHO.

[dabbler]

The guys at Masters power tool section tried to talk me into one when I was looking around last week. Can't remember price or make but it was upwards of $150 and not a 909 or renovator (they said it was 'like the one on tv').

I wanted to do three or four cuts to threaded rod so decided to use my angle grinder.

[Com_VC]

Makita have one as well now for $199. Seems good value for a well known brand.

Makita TM3000CX7 320 Watt Multi Tool

[damian]

And bosh have about 3 including a green one, and ozito hve a corded one, and briefly had a cordless one. A friend bought the cordless ozito plus drill (I think) in a special offer for $130. If I recall correctly the ozito corded is $70ish.

BOSCH MULTI TOOL SAWING-CUTTING-SANDING PMF 180 E DISC ACCESSORIES BOOKLET-CASE | eBay

Bosch GOP250CE Multi Tool 1 Years Bosch Australia Wide Warranty | eBay

Bosch PMF 10.8 LI Cordless Lithium-Ion Multi Tool Kit - Two Year Bosch Warranty | eBay

Those aren't the cheapest just examples of type. Fein obviously picked a winner with that tool and now everyone is copying it.

Replacment bits are expensive but bunnings have (had?) a kit of cutters for 20 or 30 and there are suppliers online that do them. See other threads.

[Mr Brush]

The Fein Multimaster (and especially the attachments for it) are now looking distinctly overpriced.....

It is a quality tool, but I refuse to pay the fancy prices for their attachments. Far cheaper alternatives to be found online, e.g.

FITZALL BLADES | OSCILLATING MULTI TOOL BLADES | REPLACEMENT AFTERMARKET TOOLS

Has anyone else had genuine Fein rubber sanding pads fall apart after very limited use?? If so, whats the best thing to stick the rubber back onto the metal backing plate?

[Master Splinter]

The $70-odd variety of the tool from Ozito (and the $20 blade packs) are worth a look too.

[nosnow]

Hi

The latest Home Hardware catalouge has the Xceed 3 piece kit a drill ,impact driver & multitool with 2 batterys for $99 dollars could be usefull for part time use
Cheers Rod

[peanuts]

Makita have one as well now for $199. Seems good value for a well known brand.

Makita TM3000CX7 320 Watt Multi Tool

looks like a winner, at 320 watts it seems to be the most powerful apart from the fein supacut at 400watts, (which is $1000.)
all the others seem to be between 180 & 250 watts.
next time my green bosch one dies(on my 2nd one) i'll grab the makita.

[SAISAY]

Hardly Normal have them for $159
Cheeres
Wolffie

[Com_VC]

Reviews on the makita look promising as well. They are saying it's better than the fein & bosch.

I will pick one up maybe this week. I think it is going to be a popular going by the price.

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Makita TM3000CX5 Multi-Tool Set

[Scally]

I bought the Fein at the Wood show a few years ago. Very handy for tricky spots.

A few of the rubber pads fell off. I didn't have any success glueing them back on. I mentioned it to the guys at the next wood show. They said they had a batch with that problem and he gave a few replacements for free.

I would like a few other attachments to have on hand but the genuine ones are expensive.

I'll check out the cheaper options now.
thanks for the tips.