20 Oscillating Multi-Tool Tips for Beginners

Thank you for doing this video. I've recently discovered the joys of the multi-tool in doing work on our house. The scraper tool was fabulous for cutting carpet. (The blades with teeth would sometimes get bogged down on the pile.) This was such a back and knee saver since I had to cut the carpet in strips and bind in order for the trash people to pick up.

Recently bought an inexpensive corded oscillating tool for a series of projects...love it. It all started with a kitchen sink floor replacement and other than finding out how quickly I can go through blades it exceeded my expectations. Shortly after this we moved to siding replacement and repairs on the exterior of the house. I was salvaging and fitting hardy panel over existing cedar so I had some fitting cuts to make on the cedar...the multitool was great for cutting out the cedar trim and rotted ends. Heck, I often used it to cutoff nails I couldn’t safely pull. When hanging new carriage lights I sacrificed a couple of blades to cut small wiring access holes using the multitool. Definitely one of the smartest additions to my small arsenal of power tools. Thanks for the tips.

The best invention in tools in the last 20 years. I pull it out almost every day.

I just bought one today and I've never used one before. Thank you so much for the information. It's a huge help for beginners like me.

I’ve never used one but have seen contractors working with them. I’ll definitely get one soon. Thanks for explaining the blade selection.

I am a contractor and use this saw in place of a" back saw ", which is used for cutting trim and door casing near floor level. This is done a lot when installing flooring . A scrap piece of the flooring can be used as a gauge for height . Also if the piece you are cutting is loose and wants to vibrate just loosen the pressure and LET THE SAW DO THE WORK on its own . Very light pressure usually works great for faster cuts on everything.

Watching your video made me realize this was a tool I had to have. Also all the extra little tips you gave instead of buying extra attachments was genius. Thank you for making my decision easy
I will defiantly be following you from now on

Things that this tool does that beat other tools: It can replace jig saws for long straight accurate cuts, especially on boards where jigsaw vertical vibrations make accuracy difficult, the horizontal multitool vibrations present no problems. It can cut floor boards on a bevel angle avoiding recessed brad nails, and cut tongue and groove boards so that the original boards may be lifted and replaced without splitting, especially useful for antique boards that have no modern size equivalent, replacing floorboard saws. It can perform partial depth cuts, instead of using chisels. Blades may be narrowed using angle grinders for specific jobs like morticing door fittings, squaring drill holes, or cutting recesses for flush fittings, such as hinges. You can glue fine grit abrasive sheets to old blades for honing cutting edges on various blades, or squaring screwdrivers, or removing rust from blade faces, or old grout from tiles being re-affixed. Plunge cutting can make holes or channels where your drill cannot go, at the back of cabinets, through joists, at the base of skirting boards, for routeing pipes, cables and flexes. If you have a problem without a solution, pick up your multitool and see what possibilities it may offer!

Great timing! I just bought one of those yesterday. I knew/know it is versatile, but I didn't know all the different things it does. I love how you recycled the older dull blades.

I bought one not long a go. It's a very useful cutting tool. Thanks for showing me how reuse those old blades I kept in my junk box. Thank you again.

Great video, No BS just straight to the point. Job well done!

Purchased my first oscillating tool yesterday to do the trim around the wood work to aid in the installation of laminate flooring. I found the tool with a stiff scraper blade especially good for cutting the old carpet into strips that made them easy for me to carry. Sure beat the utility knife I had planned to use.

Awesome awesome video!!
Most people I watched even those who test the blades all focus on just one section on the blade. So it wasn’t a fair test.
I’m new to the multi-tool and watching a lot of videos to get myself familiar with the many functions. This is a video that’s definitely helped. Thanks. Now I know to work the took like it’s a grinder in a sense when cutting metal. You’re awesome!!!!!

Thank you. I'm just beginning to add a few tools to my shop. The multi-tools are handy and easy to use. Great presentation.

Just in case you don’t know you can always re sharpen your saw blades with a small triangle file. But you’ll need a vice to hold the blade steady.
You can also sharpen those scrapper blades with angle grinder.
I say this because these blades are NOT cheap and even the more expensive ones wear out quickly.

Thank you for spending your time making this. It helped me massively. Great work.

Love the video. 👍 For anyone thinking of buying an oscillating tool, stop thinking about it and go buy one! I bought one the day I started my kitchen renovation and it was immediately my favorite and MOST useful tool during the job. It saved tons of time and frustration, and made so many things that would have been a pain to accomplish easy and quick.

Tip from a female…Blades: the Ones that are painted, take clear nail polish and when it’s new paint a layer in the measurements… it will last longer, and with the nail polish starts to chip, just add another thin layer of clear polish!

After inserting the dowels into the pocket holes, I used my multi-tool to sheer off the protruding dowels! Worked great and saved me about 30 minutes of hand-sawing.

I was debating on purchasing an Oscillating tool and this video helps a lot, your videos are always very informative, love your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.