REFLECTOR:Tools

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I have a Riobi too, and it's fine (no pun intended) as a sander, but you 
would not believe the number of times that the Fein with the cut off gets 
used.  I also have a whole suite of air powered stuff, from angle drills to 
body files to saws, and a HUGE compressor in the machine shop next door 
that I have a feed off of (10 hp).

And, you are right, it doesn't do tight turns.  The airsaw with a thin 
blade is best for those.  But for something with a 1/64th curf, laser 
straight, it's amazing.

The Fein is a splurge, but my wife got it for me for Christmas.  (It's OK, 
I'm getting her a house for her birthday.)

I can't believe that anyone would try to build a composite airplane without 
an epoxy pump.  I know it can be done, but I can't imagine it.  The same 
for a drill press, belt sander and bandsaw.



At 11:37 PM 4/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Richard,
>I looked at that tool (or a similar one, I don't remember it being orange)
>and it is a well designed, and well built tool, but for the $175, I bought 2
>die grinders (straight and 90 degree), the air body saw, a  16" straight
>line sander, and a DA sander, ( of course another chunk of cash for a
>compressor too, but I already had one) really, ounce for ounce, the air
>tools generate a lot more HP than the electric ones, and they are self
>cleaning.... I noticed that Fein has and air powered version  which probably
>has a lot more power, I guess a lot of us have different building
>techniques, from just a dremel tool, and a balance scale for the epoxy - to
>the high end, top dollar stuff. I have used air tools all of my life, and so
>I went with them for this project.  The one question I have about the saw
>attachment for the Klein is it's ability to cut tight curves, it looked to
>me like it would be less maneuverable than a 1/4" wide blade- kind of like
>trying to cut a curve with a circular saw.  I have a similar looking sander
>(doesn't have the cool saw blade attachment though) made by Ryobi, which I
>use on wood working projects.  I am sure the Fein is built to last.
>
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>Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:02 PM
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>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000223OP/002-6012526-9981609
>?vi=reviews
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>If the body saw is a laser for fiberglass, the Fein is a computer
>controlled surgical laser for fiberglass.
>
>
>At 05:10 PM 4/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> >Richard
> >
> >Where do you get the Fein tool?
> >
> >Bob
> >Gammon
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