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If you want to spend your hard earned money on a tool that will overheat and die on simple tasks, this is the tool for you. I looked at replacing this POS with the 4000 series but realized I'd just be throwing good money after bad to a company that obviously cares more about its revenue stream than the quality of its tools and the satisfaction of its consumers. Should they eventually start producing/marketing quality tools, I may try them out once again. I'd say mine had a grand total of 1 hour of time on it and it's now a paperweight.I notice there is no mention of this model on Dremel's site and for good reason, they know it's a POS and want to sweep it under the rug.Dremel has become synonymous with rotary tools much like Kleenex has become synonymous with facial tissues. No dice. Unfortunately for Dremel, their product line is getting worse. Unfortunately, mine died after the warranty date since I don't use it that often. I now have to research and find a rotary tool.one that hopefully accepts all of the Dremel attachments.and cut ties with Dremel.
I also have the cordless 10.8V Li model and it too is severely lacking in both strength and longevity.Time to look for a company that makes rotary tools for the long haul.Dremel, you had your day and you blew it. You will eventually realize that word of mouth will show your substandard trinkets for what they are and will watch your market share fade into the wind. As of now. I work too hard for my money to piss it away on garbage that dies when doing simple tasks.
I finally broke the old one and decided to "upgrade" to something better. Burned up in five minutes of use. What a mistake. Improper usage. I've owned a dremel tool for 15 years and it always worked perfectly. I managed to cut about 6 inches of flooring before a truly impressive amount of smoke pored out.I'm in shock. Dremel - what's the deal.
Just so you know I use METABO and End grinders at work everyday, and I know to let the blade do the cutting and not to force the blade. I had just bought it 1 week earlier and decided to go with 400 XPR. Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RTIDWFOTU9L0E This was the first time I had ever used a Dremel. What a piece of junk. What a disappointment, even though it felt kind of cheesy in your hand I still thought it was a quality product (From what I've heard in the past about Dremel) I was so wrong. I had not been using it for more than 10 mins before it overheated and had a meltdown. Maybe the 300 series is better, but to late for my business. DO YOU HEAR ME DREMEL.look me up at http://www.youtube.com/user/WestCoastMods LazyMan
The Dremel 400 has performed up to my expectations - the attachements. Now the attachments are a different story - in fact, my opinion is that you should expect for the attachments to break.NOTE - ALWAYS wear safety glasses while using your Dremel.Here are some jobs that I use the Dremel- Cutting the heads off of screws- Polishing metal- Opening up holes (Such as in the video)- Cleaning golf clubs- Removing/Sanding woodAreas where your Dremel will lack functionality- To be used as a drill- As a router- To cut/saw wod- Any major projectFinal Verdict - Dremel's are handy for small jobs that are hard to accomplish with other tools.
The fact is that Dremel's are effective for variety of jobs - however they are "great" for only a few. Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2I0V2QO4MCQ37 The Dremel 400 is a handy tool that you will find is your tool of last resort.
It has run hot a few times, but never enough to cause it to shut down. Some have complained about the quality of the Dremel 400.
I really have never had a problem. For large jobs you may want to look elsewhere.
not-so-much.4 Stars
The tool does have a lot of uses and is definitely versatile. But, what other people have remarked holds very true:- a first time owner would have probably liked to have some instructions explaining what everything in the kit does and how it is used. Having to search online to figure out which one is supposed to be the #401 mandrel is lame;- the tool feels in your hand as if Dremel outsourced the design and manufacturing to Fisher-Price;- overheating seems to be a problem - a short session sharpening my lawnmower blade made the motor scary-hot (it hasn't burned out yet, but it feels like it's heading in the general direction)- some attachments are supposed to be limited up to a certain rpm - but in this latest and greatest version of its mainstay tool, Dremel marks the speed selector from 0 to 10. Hard to know what number is supposed to be 15k rpm, the max speed advised by some attachments.I fell into the trap of "newer must be better", even though the 300 series felt so much better in my hand when I visited the home improvement store.
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