Fein or Bosch multi tool

[Ian]

I know there aren't going to be many people who have owned both but, is the fein really twice as good as the Bosch? It's the difference between £100 and £200 for the full package. Can anyone shed a little light on my dilemma for me please! All I'll be using one for is architraves and digging out old grout, I'm not being tight, just don't want to waste money or, get the Bosch and its not up to the job.

 

[Gazzer]

See if you can get one from Aldi, best value for money.

 

[Alan.P]

I was gonna say I've heard the Aldi ones were ok, I've got a Dremmel, not used the others ?

 

[Ian]

I've got a dremmel, it's quite restricted due to the blade spinning as opposed to oscillating. It's quite an old model, there may be a newer version that's more capable.

 

[John Benton]

I have the Bosch 250 Bri, corded. Does everything I need it to. Great for cutting holes in plasterboard. I supply and fit kitchens as well and I use it quite often for various little jobs that I just can't get a saw into.

If you're using it everyday then probably the Fein would be the way to go. Not having owned though I can't say whether it would be better than the Bosch.

A friend of mine used to have a £180k Bentley Arnage and had nothing but trouble with it, so sometimes you have to weigh up whether it's for bragging rights :lol:

Same as if you have a football team that beats another team and the winning team manager gets the sack, if you know what I mean :wave2:

 

[Gazzer]

I actually do have the Aldi one and have been told by others that its the same as the Bosch. I will say it is VERY good for the money, I use it more than my Fein but maybe only because its 240v where as the Fein is 110v.

 

[andyb1]

I had the fein, sold it and got a bosch blades are cheaper, just as good imo.

 

[Ian]

Lol John! I was gonna give you some grief yesterday, then that happened! McLeish is supposedly lined up for the job, bet we end up with Ericsson!

 

[John Benton]

Lol John! I was gonna give you some grief yesterday, then that happened! McLeish is supposedly lined up for the job, net we end up with Ericsson!

You'll be telling me they're digging Cloughie up next :lol:. What about Roy Keane? Fancy him?

 

[Ian]

I thought keane would be a good call, bit of history at the club. We're gonna end up with more managers than Chelski!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i don't really need them much in my line of work, i did try one a year ago thanks to this forum,where a customer had acid -washed there tile band in a swimming pool and bleached the colour out so i thought i would use a fain to cut the grout out of the band then renew the grout :yikes: no chance it didn't touch it !! so cut the band off re-renderd and tile/grouted OK for Small jobs imo

 

[foggy34]

having had the bosch for just over 12mnths now its bit the dust! and its def not been used everyday if i cant fix this 1 it ll be fein next

 

[Turkish tiler]

I had bosch about 2.5 years still going strong and can get hold of new blades easy too

 

[Ian]

having had the bosch for just over 12mnths now its bit the dust! and its def not been used everyday if i cant fix this 1 it ll be fein next

What sort of jobs have you been using it for? Light use or hefty stuff?

 

[foggy34]

just nipped to the van after postin reply to this thread,thinking ill sort that damn machine out and it now works, happy days well chuffed!(as i was sayin cant go wrong wif the bosch bri) only used it for arcs and grout/ adhesive removal m8