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I only gave it 4 stars because once in a while the retaining clip for the chisel would unlock causing the chisel to fall out during use. It's also able with a more delicate touch to removed just tiles without major damage to the surface beneath. Not a big issue, but slows you down for a moment. This tool quickly removed a bathroom tile floor and the mortar base underneath. It doesn't require much operator strength to use.
I figured I vacuumed up about 5 pounds of dust, given how full the vacuum bag was, when I finished. It's almost surgical in the way it takes out the tile. I plugged the tool into a wet/dry vac that would turn on when the tool turned on and I ran the vacuum hose through the handle and zip-tied the end of the vacuum hose to near the chisel. For the initial tile removal, I would work the scraper along the grout lines at about a 45 degree angle and the tool went through mortar like it was butter.
I had to remove quite a bit of kitchen tile on the counter and the backsplash and this tool did it with ease. The best part was that my arms weren't totally wiped out from 5 straight hours of running the tool. Thus as the scraper generated that really fine dust, it would get sucked up by the vacuum. I originally budgeted 2 weekends to do this tile removal job, but I finished it all in one afternoon using this tool.
I was especially impressed with the way it would chip up the mortar bed/chickenwire that was under the tile. Granted it's an expensive tool, but if you have to remove tile this beats a sledge hammer and chisel and it's fun to use. I removed all the counter top tile, tons of backsplash tile, tile that was adjacent to a bay window, the sink and the faucets and this tool worked perfectly. I used the bigger of the 2 chisels that came with it and left the speed setting at the default setting.
Removed tiles from a concrete floor with ease.I recommend purchasing the 3 inch scraper assembly sold separately to help with the removal of tile adhesive. Incredible tool.
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