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Thank you all for the warm welcome!! I can assure you I am no snob, yeah I like nice tools because I use them daily to make a living but I won't buy something just because of the name.. it's gotta prove itself performance, innovative and durability wise. I use my tools hard and expect a lot from them, to me certain brands have proven themselves with incredible longevity and excellent service. A broken tool makes me no money!! Example; I bought the new festool ts55req track saw as my first saw of that kind.. I liked it but felt the it was a blah improvement over the last model (ts55eq)from my research, and I actually had a few accuracy gripes with it.. I truly believed that the old model was a more reliable, accurate saw (with a few less unnecessary doodads) so I got rid of my new one and bought a old model.

I done have any experience with the rigid one handed saw but personally wouldn't go that route. Have you thought about the m18 hackzall in bare tool form. 2625-20. $100. You already have the battery and charger so why not utilize them better. Stick with the harbor freight multitool till it dies. I actually have heard those are decent little machines especially for the price. Invest in some quality multitool blades if you haven't ready it will make a huge difference For wood and nail embedded wood the fein e-cut LONG LIFE is the best I've found. For things like metal, screws and even drywall and plaster the Bosch Osc114c can't be beat. Happy birthday!! John

That m12 full circular saw does look sweet! Any word on the m12 4 in 1 drill (eccentric, right angle, Jacobs and 1/4" quick chuck) I 2nd love to see that in the states

I believe after years of trying all sorts of blades i have found the perfect combination for wood/metal cutting Fein e-cut long life 63502160120 Bosch Carbide OSC114C I have been using a fein multimaster professionally for around 5 years now and have destroyed my fair share of blades standard fein e-cut japan style tooth cheap ebay blades even imperial blades. none of them have shown the promise of this new pairing I know Imperial blades get a lot of hype, and they did ok cutting nails however they seemed to smoke bad when cutting wood (even with a brand new blade) which would burn up the blade quick.. they dont seem to eject the sawdust well from the cut. i try to use the Fein Long Life E-cut blades for wood only but they hold up so well to nails that i really dont have to worry about hitting a few whether they are framers or brads.. the blade cuts very fast, super clean and with no burning.. I will purposely try to avoid screws or any other hardened metal with these as i dont think they are really designed for that that is where the bosch carbide tipped blades come in! these things are increadible at cutting metal.. ill be honest i havent really put them to the test cutting just wood but i have a good feeling they wont stand up against the fein long life. hitting a screw, which would destroy any other blade is nothing for the OSC114C!! for an example; I recently had a customer request we raise the height of an LVL header we had installed.. of course we were all sheetrocked and taped so i wanted to minimize damage and only remove the sheetrock from one side of the wall we were unable to access at least a dozen, probably more GRK R4 screws that were holding this header in place so we used a multimaster to cut them..... well 8 blades (fein bimetal and imperial bimetal averaged about 2 screws per blade) and about 2 hours later that sucker was finally out that is when i decided to get the Bosch carbide blade!! when i had them in hand i did a quick test.. I cut 4 GRK R4 screws in about 1 or 2 minutes and there was literally no visible wear to the teeth!!! this blade is serious for metal cutting any questions feel free to ask.. P.S. i found the best deal on the Bosch osc114c at tools-plus.com John

Hey all, Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself.. My name is John and i am addicted to tools! I own a small remodeling company so tools are necessary for my livelihood however i really have a passion for tools of all shapes sizes and colors. I am big into Festool (like have wayyy to many) my cordless platform is Makita lxt 18v (another area i have a lot invested) and i just ordered a solid assortment of Milwaukee m12 goodies.. I have a problem saying no to woodpeckers stuff also! other than that i seem to stick with Rolair for compressors and Bostitch for my guns all the way from 23ga pin up to coil siding and framing guns and even a flooring stapler. I do all my work on site and transport all my tools in a 7x14 enclosed trailer so organization, ease of setup, neat appearance and job site cleanliness are very important to me. I have enjoyed reading and watching the tools in action reviews for some time now and just recently came across the forum. Im sure i will learn lots of great stuff here and hope to be able to share what knowledge i have. John