Best tool for the job?

[Jay Knoll]

Hi everyone

Well this appears to be my year for rot repairs. I have to get out a 2 x 4 stud from the intersection of my garage and an attached courtwall. I"ve opened up the wall (yes a GCS worked real well for that application) but I can't get any of the tools I own into the space to cut out the damaged wood.

So, I'm thinking about a Fein MultiMaster. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Jay

[Don Baer]

Yeow thats a tight space. Can you get in there with a Sawsall ?

[Jay Knoll]

Don,

Nope, I borrowed a Sawsall, no luck

Jay

[fred woltersdorf]

i have used the fein multimaster to remove rotted 2x4's,be careful of nails,those blades are pricey but they will do the job.

[Steve Clardy]

Hammer and an old big chisel.

[Steve Jenkins]

I can't tell much from the pic but I've used a sawzall with a long metal cutting bladeblade (about 10-12") The blade will flex and you can press it flat to the panel and cut through the nails while holding the sawzall at a slight angle.

[Gregg Mason]

From the looks of the amount of rot there. I think I would take out the entire corner, back at least a stud, maybe even two along each wall. This should give you more room to work. I think a sawsall and BFH should do the trick. You could double up the matings studs when you rebuilt the corner. And hopefully you've found/repaired the source of the problem too.

[Tyler Howell]

A agree with Steve buttttt...... If ya gotta have a new tool , ya gotta!

[Frank Chaffee]

Jay,
Sawzall
Sawsall blade held in vise grips
Jigsaw
Hammer and chisel
1/4 or 5/16 steel hook... a few blocks and a crowbar.

Lay those things down on the floor in front of that rotted stud, and I bet that puppy will *jump* out of there!

Get the Fein as Tyler advises. Just don't use it here as the blades are too expensive.

Frank

[John Miliunas]

Jay, I think any of the above suggestions will work BUT, if you're intent on the Fein, it will do the job, as well. However, the blade they have designated to go through nails is NOT cheap! It's only HSS and I'd guess its life would depend largely on how many nails you need to go through. Who knows? You may not hit any!

[Jarrod Nelson]

My SawzAll has never met a job it couldn't crudely tear through. With such a wide variety of blades, I would think you could find a combination that would work.

[Steve Stube]

Nope, I borrowed a Sawsall, no luck

Well Jay, you may have to call in the big guns for this one.

http://www.improvementscatalog.com/p...fAF5%20ywFBMwy

Merry Christmas!

BTW, You can be sure that I have no idea how this product (in the link) would perform - it was just my first thought. Hammer, chisel and of coarse the Stanley Wonder Bar is how I would approach it.

[John Lucas]

I can't tell much from the pic but I've used a sawzall with a long metal cutting bladeblade (about 10-12") The blade will flex and you can press it flat to the panel and cut through the nails while holding the sawzall at a slight angle.

Absolutely works for this app.

[Dan Larson]

And another one from the "Amusing-but-not-so-useful-suggestion Department". I'm sure it would take care of that rotten stud with ease, although collateral damage may be a little high.

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000735.php

I keep looking for an excuse to buy one of these...

Dan

[John D Watson]

Jay, If you want to save yourself alot of work, you can try the wood restoration Kit from LV. Espeacially the liquid resin part. The damage to the wood does not look that bad in the pic. First I would find out where the moisture is coming from and stop it. This stuff is amazing and will make that corner stonger than it was originally. I've used it on door sills and window sills both, with fantastic results. You do not even have to have access to the back of the wood as this product will soak right on thru the wood to the other side. Other than that the sawsall sounds like the best bet. Good Luck