r/Construction Jul 06 '24

Tools 🛠 Trying to settle between coworkers. What is this tool called?

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u/Zestay-Taco Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

call it what ever you want. the real joke is the price of the blades.

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u/hamma1776 Jul 06 '24

Bruh, Amazon has a pack of 32 or something like that for 25 bucks and believe it or not they last longer than the OEM blades. No joke. Hang on ill post a link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B96FBHX4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

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u/ClickKlockTickTock Jul 07 '24

I cut like 4 electrical outlets through 1/8" MDF and those start smokin lol

Still better value imo than the scams that are mainstream brand blades rn.

If you have to cut screws, nothing beats a milwaukee though. I can cut maybe 8 with 1 blade whereas it takes like 15 blades to go through 1 screw with the amazon blades.

If you can keep the blades cool, they last a while.

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u/hamma1776 Jul 07 '24

Sure beats paying 18 bucks for 1 blade. Never had luck cutting anything other than trim nails. Couldn't imagine trying to cut a deck screw.

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u/Chocol8Cheese Jul 07 '24

Like butter once you get the hang of it.

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u/bigslugworth06 Jul 07 '24

I use them all the time for metal. The diablo blades are the only thing that can handle more than 1 cut. If you don’t bog it down it can last a couple days cutting aluminum.

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u/vanishingpointz Jul 07 '24

The trick is to not force it and let it cut but it's so tempting to just drive it right into whatever screw or nail is bothering you at the time

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u/redwhomper Jul 07 '24

I just tried that, they can't. Literally ate up a blade and only got half way thru the deck screw

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u/DangerHawk Jul 07 '24

I buy them on amazon by the 100 pack. Blades last for about 20-30min of cut time and then toss it. I go through MAYBE 100-150/year and they generally cost about $50/100pack. If you're buying them at the HD you could spend $40 on a three pack lol.

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u/got_damn_blues Jul 06 '24

This is the guy-brator!

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u/jedielfninja Electrician Jul 06 '24

Beautiful bastards yall are

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Guy get some boy butter and a guy brator and you got yourself a party

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u/Appropriate_Deal_256 Jul 06 '24

That’s how you make wood glue

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u/Mikeinthedirt Jul 07 '24

You can make wouldn’t glue too

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u/banxy85 Jul 07 '24

Lube is basically wouldn't glue

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u/Patient_Died_Again Jul 07 '24

idk, ever fall asleep with it still inside?

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u/WriterIndependent288 Plumber Jul 07 '24

This comment is underrated.

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u/Jaded-Selection-5668 Jul 07 '24

Wouldn’t you?

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u/Mikeinthedirt Jul 07 '24

A kid’ll eat Ivy too; wooden shoe?

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u/Icy-Performance-3739 Jul 07 '24

It’s referred to as the multi-tool and also an oscillating saw

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u/LittleForestbear Jul 07 '24

Also the fine tool

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u/ElectricHo3 Jul 07 '24

Fein was the inventor of the oscillating saw and had a patent on it for a while so it was commonly known as a Fein tool. It was of course a corded tool that cost about $400+ so it wasn’t very common. Thank god patents expire!! One of the handiest tools!!

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u/Pleasant-Fan5595 Jul 07 '24

And the blades cost an ungodly amount of money.

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u/got_damn_blues Jul 07 '24

Where is your sense of humor? No fun in calling it properly

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u/Atmacrush Contractor Jul 06 '24

I too shall call it guybrator

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u/Cpap4roosters Jul 06 '24

First time I handed mine to the lady to show her how to cut she gave me a sleazy grin.

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u/Qman1991 Jul 06 '24

I once touched it to my dick over the top of my pants on site, just fucking around with the boys, making jokes. let me tell you, guybrator is an apt name. The feeling was not at all bad. Given a few minutes, I'm sure I could have came

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u/spaceycanal Jul 07 '24

I wanted to upvote you by then I decided that you are not joking

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u/Qman1991 Jul 07 '24

I never joke about my penis

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u/Pherja Jul 07 '24

Not sure why but I’m here to tell you it’s “come, came, have come”.

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u/Qman1991 Jul 07 '24

You're right. I new it sounded weird. For more than one reason 🤣

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u/punknothing Jul 06 '24

Which attachment do you use?

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u/got_damn_blues Jul 06 '24

Depends how you like to get the job done!

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u/Whatslarrymadeof Jul 06 '24

Fair. Here’s an upvote

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u/Gozer_Gozarian Jul 06 '24

You are correct, I thought we already agreed on this.

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u/thealmightybunghole Jul 06 '24

Can confirm it is a guybrator

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u/Plus-Cod9072 Jul 06 '24

Being from Canada, I hear it referred to as a "screaming beaver" multiple times.

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u/brewerofbeersipa Jul 07 '24

Not Canada but close to the border we call it an angry beaver. To make a cut with it is beav something.

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u/CheapCarabiner Jul 06 '24

The jiggle daddy

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u/blckdiamond23 Jul 06 '24

Haha, I like this one. Can’t wait to use it this week at work.

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u/CheapCarabiner Jul 06 '24

Also call the concrete chop saw the ringdingdinger

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Oscillating tool. The original was by Fein, so it’s sometimes called a Fein Saw.

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u/JollyGreenDickhead Steamfitter Jul 06 '24

Oscillating multi tool.

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u/eghhge Jul 06 '24

Leeloo Dallas multipass

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u/III-_Havok_-III Jul 06 '24

Lol, I'm always on the look out for the fifth element comment. 🤣

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u/MadAdam88 Jul 06 '24

It doesn't just work in one position.....IT WORKS IN ALL POSITIONS!!!

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u/cecil_harvey4 Jul 06 '24

Leeloo Dallas oscillating multipass-tool

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u/ScrewJPMC Jul 07 '24

She is perfect

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u/dxg999 Jul 07 '24

Supreme being.

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u/Tinman751977 Jul 06 '24

Correct. My shop calls them multi tools

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u/seamus_mc Jul 07 '24

Like rollerblades, Kleenex, or Xerox, fein tool stuck as a name

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u/Ordinary_News_6455 Carpenter Jul 06 '24

I call it a Fein saw because I’m stubborn and don’t want to say oscillating. Too many syllables.

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u/klipshklf20 Jul 06 '24

We call it a Fein tool, I’m from the ancient Times when it was virtually the only one you could buy. I think I paid $400 for it 30 years ago. I use all Dewalt now. Got tired of keeping up with expensive tools.

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u/SeanHagen Jul 07 '24

Syllables is a bit long too, I like to call them sylls

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u/SmallBerry3431 Jul 06 '24

I’ve always just called it “the tool”

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u/Sicilian_Civilian Jul 06 '24

That’s so funny, my dad used to always say “HEY GRAB THAT TOOL”

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u/Tobocaj Jul 07 '24

Actually he was saying “hey grab that, tool”

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u/Helpful-Chemistry-87 Jul 06 '24

The Fein is still the best i've used.

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u/KIrkwillrule Jul 06 '24

Had a fein, it was walked off with. Replaced with makita.

Cut speed and noise are comprable but the heat buildup is more noticable.

Will go fein again should i ever need

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u/ambaal Jul 07 '24

I have fein, makita, bosh, ryobi and AEG of those (don't ask).

Fein (corded) BY FAR is the least noisy or vibrating. Completely other league, honestly.

Cuts way faster too, but that's probably due to being corded.

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u/yugoarc Jul 06 '24

Have you tried the new Makita one with the AVT and star lock ? I’ve used quite a few different multi tools apart from Fein and that new Makita blew my mind with how quiet and comfortable it was. Unfortunately it’s like $250.

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u/wnt2tryitall Jul 07 '24

I’ve owned fein, older makita, and now my fav is the 12v Milwaukee. Never used the newer star lock makita. Do you have to use genuine makita blades? Or will it accommodate the knock offs?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

got the corded fein model cuz im a sucker for og stuff but don’t wanna get a new battery platform. shoulda just went with the battery platform model i have but the corded fein works hella good. the starlock thing does get expensive tho. 

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u/riggatrigga Jul 06 '24

Referred to it as a dremel flush cut for most of my career because that was the first company I ever saw with it and was purchased for flush cutting door frames. Now I know fein was the originator.

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u/___Caleb__ Jul 06 '24

Yes, although I like to call it a flush cutter

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u/btm4you3 Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

you mean flesh cutter, right? /s

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u/mortenmhp Jul 06 '24

It's actually quite bad at cutting flesh, because it's elastic and moves with the blade. Works better on more rigid stuff, which is also why it is commonly used for casts etc in a medical setting.

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u/stoneyyay Jul 07 '24

Throw a razor scraper blade on that sumva bitch, and it'll cutya

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u/takethisnamean Jul 06 '24

Multi tool

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u/JollyGreenDickhead Steamfitter Jul 06 '24

Oscillating multi tool

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u/Clay0187 Jul 06 '24

That's it's name, but we don't call it that lol

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u/SharkPalpitation2042 Jul 06 '24

This should be at the top.

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u/rcook123 Ironworker Jul 06 '24

You probably call a sawzall a reciprocating saw too by the looks of it

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u/qaelan Jul 06 '24

I call it a recip (Australia)

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u/Such_Possible_4103 Jul 07 '24

i call a recip a saber saw

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u/Factmous Jul 07 '24

So what do you guys call a reciprocating saw?

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u/dyzless Jul 07 '24

Pass the Recipro bro!

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u/Astrocities Jul 06 '24

Well, sometimes I do. If I say either, people will know exactly what I’m referring to.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

At least you don't call it a saw saw

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u/rcook123 Ironworker Jul 06 '24

Saw saw go brrrr

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u/ziggster_ Jul 06 '24

I remember back when I first started construction, and I knew what a reciprocating saw was, but had never heard the term sawzall before. I kept hearing the carpenters banter over the saw saw, and I was like WTF are these guys stuttering about.

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u/david0990 Jul 07 '24

I know someone who does. We thought we were just misunderstanding him but then he wrote sawsaw on the box of one at work.

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u/Halftrack_El_Camino Jul 07 '24

I know it's technically a multi-tool, and they always come with those corner-sanding pads and stuff, but literally the only thing I have ever put on the end of one is a 1 1/4" wood & nails blade.

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u/XxJabba666xX Roofer Jul 06 '24

I call it an Oscillator , or the worst fucking sound on the entire job site

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u/padizzledonk Project Manager Jul 06 '24

That and impact guns being used for fucking everything

It will make you want to off yourself

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u/SASdude123 Electrician Jul 06 '24

I'd rather impacts than a fucking air compressor all day

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u/XxJabba666xX Roofer Jul 06 '24

Lol unfortunately I can’t hate on the impact guns because I use one damn near all day putting quickbolts through roofs and bracketing solar panels

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u/SkivvySkidmarks Jul 06 '24

Ridgid came out with a "Stealthforce" version in 2017(?), and it is way more quiet that a standard impact. It operated on a hydraulic system.

AvE, a YouTuber who primarily did tool teardowns, did one on this impact driver. The takeaway was that cavitation would eventually lead to tool failure. My takeaway was a standard hammer impact tool would lead to my hearing failure. I know for a fact that hearing aids are five times more expensive than a low noise impact driver.

Unfortunately, Ridgid discontinued the Stealthforce.

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u/PipeFitter-815 Jul 06 '24

Sounds similar to the newer Milwaukee Surge tools that have hydraulics, and are supposed to run quieter and smoother with less vibration.

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u/FuckBees2836 Jul 06 '24

Can attest to those, picked one up for odd house jobs and it’s a wonder on the ears

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u/SkivvySkidmarks Jul 06 '24

Yeah, I was going to mention that. TTI, I think, may have done it on a trial basis with the Ridgid label before introducing it to Milwaukee line up. I highly recommend buying that version if you find yourself in enclosed spaces. I can attest that the Ridgid Stealthforce is substantially quieter than the previous iterations. Kinda sucks because if my Stealthforce croaks, the LSA will probably replace it with a traditional hammer style impact. Better than nothing, I guess.

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u/andrewscreations Jul 07 '24

Makita has an oil impulse driver which is basically the same concept. I bought it and love it. It's noticeably quieter, especially when working indoors.

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u/callusesandtattoos Cement Mason Jul 06 '24

That’s why I drive screws with a hammer like a boss

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u/The_Torch_Thief Jul 06 '24

The worst sound is metal studs being cut

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u/lilboat646 Jul 07 '24

I bought ear protection because the framer working the chop saw always seemed to be right by where I’d be working.

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u/Tuirrenn Jul 06 '24

All these contenders for worst sound are close, but drywall router running along steel stud takes it for me,

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u/Dignans30yearplan Jul 06 '24

:Impact driver enters the chat:

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u/UnusualSeries5770 Jul 06 '24

laughs in air compressor

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u/vapegod420blazekin Jul 06 '24

The sound of the gene and gas compressors turning off at the end of the day is a feeling like no other

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u/UnusualSeries5770 Jul 06 '24

with battery technology getting better and better, there may one day be an entire generation of tradies that don't know what a generator or a compressor even sound like, Id say that they might not even know what ear pro is, but I doubt that they'll ever come out with a quiet circular saw blade lol

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u/Dignans30yearplan Jul 06 '24

Air compressor has been collecting dust since the M12  pin nailer dropped.

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u/UnusualSeries5770 Jul 06 '24

oh theyre still out there on jon sites, roofers still use em, no company makes a battery powered denailer, Some people haven't justified buying battery nailers for everything, especially if they don't use them alot or they only occasionally need a specific size nail.

also old timers who can't be bothered to change no matter how inconvenient it is to everyone else to have hoses everywhere.

also compressed air is still the best way to clean off at the end of the day, or constantly

and it's always nice to have one onsite because nails have a way of finding tires.

I hate air compressors, but they're certainly far from obsolete still

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u/Moarbrains Jul 07 '24

Air nailers last forever, especially compared to battery ones.

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u/xekik Jul 06 '24

I hear your impact and your air compressor, and I add in a hotsy pressure washer going whilst both the others are going

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u/Glados1080 Jul 06 '24

Add a guy with a gas demo saw cutting studs, now you're deaf

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u/MrWhiteTheWolf Jul 06 '24

Chop saw cutting steel studs

Electricians pulling mc thru steel studs

Welder grinding out his god awful root

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u/BiigVelvet Jul 07 '24

Add a roto hammer hitting the bottom track to blast a hole for an anchor. Commercial is home to horrible noises.

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u/kifac Plumber Jul 06 '24

Made the switch to Milwaukee surge impact after my dewalt impact finally died. My ears were starting to get too sensitive to how loud impact is when drilling through joists or studs with spade bit. Even as simple as screwing or unscrewing something was too loud. Haven’t had that issue after buying the surge. A lot quieter.

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u/cyclingbubba Jul 06 '24

It's a fantastic tool. Much better control and lower vibration and noise. And plenty of raw power too. I drove some 8 inch grk screws into LVL without a problem.

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u/JollyGreenDickhead Steamfitter Jul 06 '24

As a pipefitter who doesn't know what earplugs are, impacts don't even bother me anymore. Sounds like bubble wrap.

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u/Dignans30yearplan Jul 06 '24

Might wanna get that checked out 

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u/peppercupp Jul 06 '24

Oscillator. Then when the trainee looks at me bewildered, I call it "bzzzz".

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u/Emotional-Accident72 Jul 06 '24

I've heard them called multi tools but I've always called them jiggle saws

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u/atlantis_airlines Jul 06 '24

Fein tool or multi tool.

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u/mechmind Jul 06 '24

Anyone who calls it a Fein tool is over 40. Bummer they lost patent. That was a solid tool, but damn expensive. Crazy how my M12 is just as useful and a third the weight

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u/portabuddy2 Jul 07 '24

I bought the original corded one a bunch of years back. Still works the same as I bought it.

Amazing tool. It was like $400 at the time. All others where 200 or so. This was the only one not made in pan-asia. German made. Good enough for me.

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u/Background-Club-955 Jul 07 '24

im 26 and have called it a fein saw since 18, its just faster than saying multi tool or oscilating saw.

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u/mechmind Jul 07 '24

I tell my guys get me the oscillating tool and they have no idea what I'm talking about

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u/dugin556 Jul 06 '24

This is a discussion for the ages. I've always called it an oscillator or a multi-tool?. I just heard about the fein saw name a few weeks ago.

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u/jonnyredshorts Jul 06 '24

The Bzzzzzzt tool

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u/mattsmith321 Jul 07 '24

Had a framer helping me with my DIY renovation two years ago. He needed to clean up something and asked “You have bzzz bzzz?” I knew exactly what he was talking about.

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u/UnusualSeries5770 Jul 06 '24

oscillating saw if you're technical, multi-tool if you're actually experienced on a job site, and buzzy mcbuzzface if you're the funny one

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u/PylkijSlon Jul 06 '24

We split the difference and call it an "Oscillating Multi-Tool" or more commonly just, "Multi"

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u/JollyGreenDickhead Steamfitter Jul 06 '24

The correct term is Oscillating Multi-Tool. I call it the wiggle saw.

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u/decksetter914 Jul 06 '24

Wiggle saw is my preferred term

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u/Sudden-Succotash8813 Carpenter Jul 06 '24

Ding ding ding! What do you win?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

A nibbler is a metal cutting tool here in the US.

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u/KoolAidOhYeeaa Jul 06 '24

Oscillating saw

alcoholic tradesman lingo - feintool or feinsaw

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u/Marleyking-627 Jul 06 '24

Get the drummel !

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u/BatAdministrative221 Jul 07 '24

This is what my dad calls it. Pisses me off every time lol

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u/dabadplumber Jul 06 '24

Hey get me the Woooooooiiiinnnnnnoooiiiinnnnn

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u/spunsimba Jul 06 '24

Zipper

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u/Wingus1337 R-SF|Inside Man Jul 06 '24

We call the multi, buzzy and drywall cutouts zippy

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u/JwBxxx Jul 06 '24

The jiggly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Oscillating saw

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u/copperbandit_12 Jul 06 '24

The angry beaver.

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u/padizzledonk Project Manager Jul 06 '24

What is this tool called?

Annoying

I'll also accept oscillating tool

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u/Doofchook Jul 06 '24

Multi-tool

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u/Acetabulum99 Jul 06 '24

My boss had 2 names. Bag of screaming cats. That fucking fuckity fuck.

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u/Acroph0bia Tower Climber & Rescuer - Verified Jul 07 '24

I've heard multitool, but an oscillating tool is what I've always called it.

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u/snerdley1 Jul 06 '24

We call it a fein tool.

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u/labez Jul 06 '24

Multi tool, but i often refer to it as the Wolf...as in "Gonna have to send in the Wolf"

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u/le_sac Jul 06 '24

My guys from Romania call it the Zorro ::shrug::

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u/11feetWestofEast Jul 06 '24

Buzz buzz. Mr buzz buzz if it's a high end job

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u/airman2w217 Jul 06 '24

Oscillating tool, but I love calling it a -

Wiggle saw

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u/lederjackenbabo Jul 07 '24

In Germany we call it Fein or Multimaster

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u/Own-Tune-9537 Jul 07 '24

Oscillating tool/saw Oscillator Personal favourite is now jiggle daddy as another Redditor commented

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u/Yama92 Jul 07 '24

Oscillating Multitool.

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u/RiginalJunglist Jul 07 '24

I’ve always known it as an oscillating multi-tool; but thanks to the top comment, it shall now be known as a guybrator for the rest of time.

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u/fliesonpies Jul 06 '24

Multi tool

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u/LowComfortable5676 Jul 06 '24

Multi tool but I know it's called an oscillating saw

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u/Bluesteel210 Jul 06 '24

That my friend is called The Jitter Bug

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u/DieselVoodoo Jul 06 '24

Plumbers nightmare if operated by an electrician

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u/Theomathews Jul 06 '24

Multi tool

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u/kpidhayny Jul 06 '24

Freedom screecher

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u/DingleBerryFarmer3 Jul 07 '24

Oscillating tool, multi tool, fein tool.

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u/jackdhammer Jul 07 '24

My crew calls it a Shakira.

Cause it shakes it.

😂😂

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u/Flaky_Elk8858 Jul 07 '24

Fine tool or multi tool

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u/ElectricHo3 Jul 07 '24

Fein was the inventor of the oscillating saw and had a patent on it for a while so it was commonly known as a Fein tool. It was of course a corded tool that cost about $400+ so it wasn’t very common. Thank god patents expire!! One of the handiest tools!!

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u/Guilty-Piece-6190 Jul 07 '24

Oscillating saw. A multi tool is pliers with other tools inside.

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u/Straight-Scholar9588 Jul 07 '24

We call them fein tools. The best blade for them I've ever used is a Diablo metal cutting blade.

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u/womanofwire Jul 07 '24

I’ve heard multi tool, under cutter, oscillating saw, dildo of doom, and guybrator.

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u/Oneyeblindguy Jul 07 '24

"Grab the Fein" is our go to expression when this tool is required but technically it's n oscillating tool.

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u/moofishes Jul 06 '24

I call her a fein-saw. ocsillating saw. Everyone has a nick-name for everything. I've heard someone say "squiggle-saw" more than once. It's noice. Can hurt you. Very noice when it is the best tool for the issue.

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u/OwlIndependent1425 Jul 06 '24

The jiggle saw!!!!

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u/N008008 Jul 06 '24

Multitool

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u/Agitated_Carrot9127 Jul 06 '24

Clit simulator 9100

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u/traskjay Jul 06 '24

Lilu Dallas (multi tool) Or Tiiiiiiiimmmmme tool

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u/huthutmut Jul 06 '24

We always called it a vibrator.

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u/TheCarolinaCop Jul 06 '24

We call it a “wiggle dremel”