edl
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and the winner is? - why? - or do they not overlap?
thx ED
thx ED
rotozip v dremel
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lbgradwell
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Both are owned by Bosch...
eschoendorff
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I use Dremel-style machines. I don't even own a Roto zip...
Northstar9126
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Personally I think that Roto Zip is absolute junk. It was a gimmick that they advertised the hell out of to get it selling fast then sold it to Bosch. All it really is is a poorly built drywall router. The RPM's on a Roto Zip are way too high to use it to cut anything but drywall or maybe paper. The heat generated eats up the bits at an amazing rate and those bits get expensive. The spindle lock I suspect may be made of aluminum or pine as it will shear off with little effort. Get a Dewalt or other major brand drywall router and save yourself the head ache.
djjsr
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Ditto, and I have had no problems with the Roto-Zip.
l_bilyk
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Well they are different types of tools. Dremels are useful for model making and that sort of thing. Rotozips are basically drywall routers, which are someone useless to begin with.
strizzy
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Nothing beats a Rotozip for cutting holes in fiberglass dashes and such. The one at the shop has been through hell and back and is worth its weight in gold.
I guess they all have their own place, for me, a Rotozip is much more useful then a little dremel tool.
I guess they all have their own place, for me, a Rotozip is much more useful then a little dremel tool.
rsanter
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I always resisted geting a rotozip figuring that I did not need it and that I had very little I could do with it as it was just for drywall...
bought one because it was too cheap to pass up and I was going to need something to cut the opening larger for the new gas cooktop
that thing worked great!!
then I found some other good uses for it and now I wont do without one
the one I have has veriable speed which is really nice
I think you need the kit with a bunch of the accessories
good for cutting out round holes with the circle jig
workes as a jigsaw with that accesorie
and works like a dremmel with the flex shaft
bob
bought one because it was too cheap to pass up and I was going to need something to cut the opening larger for the new gas cooktop
that thing worked great!!
then I found some other good uses for it and now I wont do without one
the one I have has veriable speed which is really nice
I think you need the kit with a bunch of the accessories
good for cutting out round holes with the circle jig
workes as a jigsaw with that accesorie
and works like a dremmel with the flex shaft
bob
I love my Rotozip. If you could only have one, I would take the Rotozip with lots of accessories. Like other people posted, mine had adjustable speeds and a flexible shat that allows it to do everything that a Dremel will do but it has a lot more power for big jobs. The only downside with the Rotozip is that it is big and bulky so it is takes some time to get out of its bag for small jobs. In a perfect world, I would have a Rotozip for big jobs and a cordless Dremel for little things and quick access.
When shopping I found that the Craftsman Pro version of the Rotozip was the best value. It has adjustable speeds, plenty of power and almost all of the available accessories.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...wer+Tools&sName=Rotary+&+Spiral+Cutting+Tools
When shopping I found that the Craftsman Pro version of the Rotozip was the best value. It has adjustable speeds, plenty of power and almost all of the available accessories.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...wer+Tools&sName=Rotary+&+Spiral+Cutting+Tools
eschoendorff
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I love my Rotozip. If you could only have one, I would take the Rotozip with lots of accessories. Like other people posted, mine had adjustable speeds and a flexible shat that allows it to do everything that a Dremel will do but it has a lot more power for big jobs. The only downside with the Rotozip is that it is big and bulky so it is takes some time to get out of its bag for small jobs. In a perfect world, I would have a Rotozip for big jobs and a cordless Dremel for little things and quick access.
When shopping I found that the Craftsman Pro version of the Rotozip was the best value. It has adjustable speeds, plenty of power and almost all of the available accessories.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...wer+Tools&sName=Rotary+&+Spiral+Cutting+Tools
That's actually a pretty nice kit. i wonder if we'll ever see it in the Craftsman Club flier. Oh... who am I kidding???!!!
lbgradwell
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snorky18
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After burning my dremel bearings up cutting too much drywall (or too fast
) I had to buy a new one, and I bought a rotozip at the same time so I didn't tear up another dremel. Yeah, I should have bought a Rotozip in the first place.
Rotozip cuts drywall great but makes quite the mess and throws dust everywhere, not such a great thing while renovating the house you live in, so frequently I just use a drywall saw (manual).
It has proved priceless a few times for assorted home imporvement projects (i.e. cutting subfloor up flush to a bathtub or wall without damaging joists, bathtub, or wall).
Bits are rediculously expensive, especially for cutting tile or concrete board of anykind. I have the cutoff accesory but never use it b/c I just use air cutoff tool or electric angle grinder instead. Overall I like it but I could get along without it.
Dremels however, are indispensible, period.
) I had to buy a new one, and I bought a rotozip at the same time so I didn't tear up another dremel. Yeah, I should have bought a Rotozip in the first place.Rotozip cuts drywall great but makes quite the mess and throws dust everywhere, not such a great thing while renovating the house you live in, so frequently I just use a drywall saw (manual).
It has proved priceless a few times for assorted home imporvement projects (i.e. cutting subfloor up flush to a bathtub or wall without damaging joists, bathtub, or wall).
Bits are rediculously expensive, especially for cutting tile or concrete board of anykind. I have the cutoff accesory but never use it b/c I just use air cutoff tool or electric angle grinder instead. Overall I like it but I could get along without it.
Dremels however, are indispensible, period.
That's actually a pretty nice kit. i wonder if we'll ever see it in the Craftsman Club flier. Oh... who am I kidding???!!!
I was just looking though my flyer before I tossed it and noticed that it is still in this week's Craftsman Club Flyer. (The picture in the flyer does not show all of the accessories.)
Kevin54
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I have a RotoZip and used it one time on a piece of drywall. Other than that it has been in the cabinet for a few years. My buddy drywalled his garage, used a RotoZip to cut out all around the light boxes and outlets. After seeing the job that he did with his, I doubt I'll ever get mine out of the cabinet.
Major Ramifications
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I have a RotoZip and used it one time on a piece of drywall. Other than that it has been in the cabinet for a few years. My buddy drywalled his garage, used a RotoZip to cut out all around the light boxes and outlets. After seeing the job that he did with his, I doubt I'll ever get mine out of the cabinet.
Don't blame your buddie's crappy craftsmanship on the tools he used.
billymade
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On your burned out dremel rotary tool; I would send it in for repair! I sent in a craftsman (dremel rebadged unit) and they sent me a back a new/refurbished unit for FREE! They're customer service is AMAZING! 
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Send it in to the closest location to you! You don't need a RMA or anything just be sure to provide contact info and return address:
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Contact the Dremel Experts for assistance
Phone:
1-800-437-3635
toll free:
1-262-554-1390
(7am-6pm CT Mon-Fri)
Email: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/customerservice/ServiceAndRepair/Pages/default.aspx#
Click on "email us" link in right hand corner.
Send it in to the closest location to you! You don't need a RMA or anything just be sure to provide contact info and return address:
Dremel Service Center
4915 21st Street
Racine, WI 53406
Phone: 1-800-437-3635
1-262-554-1390
Dremel Authorized Service
4631 E. Sunny Dunes
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone: 1-800-275-2052
1-760-327-3003
I have both. I tend to use the Dremel for the small jobs and the RotoZip for the larger jobs. I felt the RotoZip was worth every penny I paid for it when I drywalled the upstairs. It made cutting the holes for the electric boxes so much easier.