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Best Oscillating Multi-Tool? FLEX vs Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi, Ridgid, Hart, Metabo, Warrior

Jan 2022 · 13 min · 10 products tested

His winner

Milwaukee

It is relatively quiet vibrates less than other brands and cuts the fastest

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Results, round by round

Plunge cut OSB

Lower is better, in s3 of 10 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Ryobi4.35sAmazon
  2. 2Ridgid5.67sNo link
  3. 3Metabo14.8sAmazon

Tool vibration

Lower is better, in m per second squared
  1. 1Milwaukee5m per second squaredAmazon
  2. 2Ridgid5.8m per second squaredNo link
  3. 3Ryobi12m per second squaredAmazon
  4. 4DeWalt18m per second squaredAmazon
  5. 5Bosch23m per second squaredAmazon
  6. 6Flex33m per second squaredNo link
  7. 7Hart53m per second squaredNo link
  8. 8Metabo55m per second squaredAmazon
  9. 9Makita58m per second squaredAmazon
  10. 10Warrior63m per second squaredNo link

PVC cut

Lower is better, in s
  1. 1Milwaukee1.21sAmazon
  2. 2DeWalt1.82sAmazon
  3. 3Flex1.97sNo link
  4. 4Ryobi2.37sAmazon
  5. 5Hart2.52sNo link
  6. 6Bosch2.88sAmazon
  7. 7Metabo3.13sAmazon
  8. 8Warrior3.28sNo link
  9. 9Ridgid3.28sNo link
  10. 10Makita3.49sAmazon

Nail cut

Lower is better, in s
  1. 1Milwaukee4.1sAmazon
  2. 2Flex5.31sNo link
  3. 3Bosch8.21sAmazon
  4. 4Ryobi9.78sAmazon
  5. 5Hart9.94sNo link
  6. 6DeWalt10.04sAmazon
  7. 7Ridgid11.76sNo link
  8. 8Makita18.35sAmazon
  9. 9Warrior22.62sNo link
  10. 10Metabo36.2sAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.