I finally managed to destroy my early 1980s Fein Multimaster by dropping it 7' off the deck onto the concrete floor. Since I originally paid almost $400.00 for this tool I was not a happy camper and cursed my stupidity long and loud. Thinking I was going to have to shell out another $400.00 to replace it I was very happy to find that the price has now come way down to $199.00 and it is still the same high quality tool with improvements to make it more user friendly. I don't know if this new price is now the standard base or just a temporary sale but it seems now is the time to buy! www.multimaster.info/en_us/