Ha ha , skookum. I watch aVe too, always funny and informative. I am on my 3rd fein multimaster. My original had the Allen key, the second the lever, my newest one lever but no starlock. Each has been an improvement over the last.
I've read lots of recommendations for established brands ie Malta, Felt etc. Look at what you need to achieve. For example, multi tools are the only tool that you can use to remove a section of a skirting board without making saw marks on the wall. The blade will follow a square line easily. I wear gloves when using mine to steadying blade. I purchased mine from Aldi, it is their own make, cost £39.00, it is noisy but so what. I have had it 18 months and it has never put a foot wrong. I used it on several projects at home, my children borrow it for their projects, we just have to purchase new blades.
Not for me, I won't buy something I feel is inferior just to stick with a battery platform - virtually every cordless tool I have is Makita (and I have quite a few along with about a dozen batteries) but if I don't like the look/feel of a Makita tool, I'll buy something else. e.g. I bought the Fein AMM700 cordless Multimaster because, having tried both, it's got a lot more power than the Makita with less vibration.
Yes, but I'm going left n right with the side's of the cutter and for me the freshly squared edges attack the putty better, until it wears again. This was especially useful when I had to clean off over a 100 years of solid over puttying and paint on the inside of this caked up fanlight.
