Thread: Don't s'pose these GMC "Multi-Cutters" have popped up under a different brand?

Worx Handy cut saw. I think Miter 10 have them for around $140. I wouldnt mind one myself as they look real handy.

Dear Lignum,

Close my friend. Very close...

but...

No fully-enclosed guard or dust-port...

Pity, because I'll bet it's higher quality than the GMC unit.
Thanks very much for the reply all the same!

Best Wishes,
Batpig.

Looks interesting as I haven't come across this type of machine before - did a bit of a hunt but all I could come up with is overseas but the machine appears to be the same but also unavailable - don't know why.

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Dear Bob,

That's it alright! But she'd probably be 110v I imagine. Pity...
Thanks for digging anyhow...

Best Wishes,
Batpig.

something like this perhaps?

Dear Ian,

Hmmm, interesting suggestion... I already have a 5" Wet-Saw though, that I could run dry on the Vac if I wanted to (Heck, I could probably run it wet on the Vac if I wanted to as well...). Anyway, that size of saw is good on long straightish runs, but not quite as convenient and nimble as the 85mm GMC unit for the short shallow freehand cuts that I had in mind. Cheers for digging all the same...

Best Wishes,
Batpig.

Hi Batpig
I've used the Makita to make cutouts in 18mm fibre cement sheeting
The base is adjustable (using the butterfly nut at the front) to control the depth of cut over the full depth range

Originally Posted by Batpig

Anyway, that size of saw is good on long straightish runs, but not quite as convenient and nimble as the 85mm GMC unit for the short shallow freehand cuts that I had in mind. Cheers for digging all the same...

OK I'm up for the challenge,

how about using a Fein

which now comes as a cordless


or the Bosch


or the Fein "construction cutter"
http://v1.fein.de/corp/au/en/fein/in.../mf12-180.html

or one of these


my all time favourite "special" saw

Dear Ian,

I certainly did consider a Fein-type unit in the initial stages, and I even went in to the Tool Shop at the BigB and had a long hard look at the Bosch version, which they're currently doing with the grit-type blade amongst the accessories. What concerned me in the end was the absence of a baseplate, which I think could make a difference with the convenience of the cutting. Those Arbortech's you also mentioned are indeed quite a weapon, and they also crossed my mind, but the price put me off a bit for the limited amount of cut-depth that I was trying to achieve...

What really did interest me, however, was one of these Dremel Trio's. They're like a very mini Router, and they can apparently cut just about anything via high-speed rotary-action:

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I think Bunnings are doing them for $169, but I'd have to then shell out extra for the Vacuum Adaptor, and the proprietary-sized-shank Carbide Bit for cutting tiles, etc.

I'm going to explore the concept, however, by shoving a coarse-fluted Die Grinder-type Carbide Burr in one of my spare Routers, and seeing how that goes:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f13/ca...render-140403/
If I get a decent-length "tree" or "candle"-shaped one, I should be able to plunge down to the required depth with it, and then start cutting sideways. I use a "cylinder"-shaped one quite often in the Drill to enlarge holes I've made in ceramic tiles for tap-penetrations, etc, and it hasn't gone blunt on me yet, so they must be pretty hard. Hooked up by hose to the Vac, the Router's Dust Port should make the whole process relatively dustless.

With a bit of luck, I might be able to test the concept late next week, so I'll make sure to let you know how it goes .

Thanks Again Ian .
Batpig.

Originally Posted by Batpig

I certainly did consider a Fein-type unit in the initial stages, and I even went in to the Tool Shop at the BigB and had a long hard look at the Bosch version, which they're currently doing with the grit-type blade amongst the accessories. What concerned me in the end was the absence of a baseplate, which I think could make a difference with the convenience of the cutting.

Dear Batpig (one day you'll have to explain the source of your appellation),
have you ever used a Fein?

Because the cutting action is an oscillation rather than a rotation, you can feel when the material being cut changes density or composition -- which might be why something very similar is used to cut through people's skulls. The saw cuts the bone but the surgeon can feel when it's gone through the bone and stop cutting before hitting the brain tissue.

Dear Ian,

Originally Posted by ian

(one day you'll have to explain the source of your appellation)

I've been doing my best to avoid that particular Thread actually!

Originally Posted by ian

Have you ever used a Fein?

No, I haven't Ian, but I have definitely been looking for an excuse to buy at least one of the clones. The only thing is - this F/Y is shaping up to be a high-cost/relatively-low-income exercise, and I'm already staring down the barrel at having to buy at least a Makita Screwdriver quite soon, as well as possibly one of those TradeTools Plunge/Track-type Saws not too far down the track. Each week we're having to pick up more bits and pieces. Last week it was one of those $69 Aldi Diamond Core Drill sets, and this week it will be a $44 64mm Remgrit-brand Tungsten Grit Holesaw. It just goes on and on, so the Fein-clone will just have to wait in the queue until its number is called .

Originally Posted by ian

Because the cutting action is an oscillation rather than a rotation, you can feel when the material being cut changes density or composition -- which might be why something very similar is used to cut through people's skulls. The saw cuts the bone but the surgeon can feel when it's gone through the bone and stop cutting before hitting the brain tissue.

Yes, I think I understand what you're trying to say. They definitely sound handy alright. I've had a couple of close calls with having to buy one in the past, but each time I've managed to somehow get by with what I've already got. There's politics in everything you know. Anyway, one day!...

Many Thanks again,
Batpig.

Buy one of these and you can fit the guard to any grinder.



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you have zero chance with multi master or fake as you will burn through the blades, they have a dimond cutter for removal of tile grout but cutting render


i have used one of these with a diamond blade hooked up to vac to cut terazzo in a shopping center with no dust or issue.

Dear Gaza,

Not a bad suggestion; one of them on a 4" Grinder would be fairly wieldy...
But...
Holy Smokes!... Have you seen the price on them over here? (as in AU$249...)

I might just give the "flame"-shaped Carbide-Burr in a Router idea a whirl first, before I surrender to the idea of shelling-out Big Time on Chaser-type Guards. Heck, I'd have to go out and buy a 4th Angle Grinder to begin with, just to do something like that justice (Where does it end?...)

Many Thanks,
Batpig.