As part of a recent restoration on an 18th-century house, I used this attachment to neatly open holes in the plaster walls to view framing details. The multi-tool also is great for cutting plaster and removing grout joints using the semi-circular carbide attachment. The triangular shape of the sanding head allowed for delicate sanding without scratching the glass, a feat practically impossible by hand. I recently used the sanding attachment to detail-sand the interior corners of muntins on windows. For some Dutchmen, the tool can even facilitate direct matches by cutting both pieces at the same time.Īs its name suggests, the multi-tool can sand, cut, and grind almost anything when fitted with various attachments, although it’s best known as a detail sander. Whereas excavating repair areas by hand with a chisel or knife can be difficult (especially for hard-to-reach in situ repairs), the multi-tool makes this process easier by allowing plunge cuts to eliminate chiseling. (Medical technicians use it to remove plaster and fiberglass casts.) I first used the tool with a wood-cutting blade to install Dutchmen within historic woodwork. The multi-tool’s vibrating head rotates back and forth 3 degrees, using a variable speed control, making it one of the safest tools available. The oscillating multi-tool, developed more than 20 years ago and originally marketed as a hobby tool, has brought a whole new set of applications to the lexicon of work I would have previously done by hand, making the jobs easier, more precise, and often faster. As a carpenter, I generally reach for hand tools first-with one notable exception.
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