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Came only with 10 industrial quality bit and cutters and blow molded storage case. Received the item came with very terlable scratches look very old. Missing concentricity collets sized 3/32".
Even the way the collets tighten show the quality of this tool. It is a tight fit on the extra trays, but to keep them secure that is probably the only way. The case will hold the bits if you make sure the extra trays are snapped down properly.
I have looked at Dremels in the store plus other rotary tools. Yes, it has variable speeds and I have found that even on slower speeds that it does a fantastic job that could only be accomplished with a higher speed on others. I researched rotary tools and even talked to a dealer before I purchased this tool.
It comes with a fantastic array of bits in a durable plastic case. We are continuing to find new uses for this product and hope others will try and appreciate this great tool. In your hand, this one feels totally different.
It is much more solid and has better balance than other rotary tools.
It's doing a good job shaping/enlarging the inside of lever set door holes that need to be made bigger. I also like the way that each bit package tells me the recommended rpm & maximum rpm for that particular bit. This is a very well-constructed tool made in Luxembourg (the bits/attachments are made in Germany). I'm impressed by the quality of this tool, right down to the real rubber (not plastic) feet on the outside of its case, which prevents sliding (unlike the plastic feet found on so many cheaply made kits). Well worth the price for a tool that's going to last a lot longer than what I had before. I had a Dremel before, but it broke after fairly light use. The Proxxon is sturdier, with a heavier duty motor.
I am intending to use it for regular repair jobs around the house. Buy the right bit for the right application. The only bad thing I noticed is that the case does not keep things in place when you carry it and you better put the bits in a little baggy instead of the included bit holder. Cheap bits wear out immidiately and are a waste of money. It weights about a pound and has about the dimensions of the 300 Series Dremel. I bought the Proxxon instead of the Dremel. The Proxxon is very quiet compared to the Dremel which is screaming loud at high RPM. It comes with a set of drills and milling bits as well as cutting wheels.
Dremel bits should fit as well but I did not try this. You do not need many different bits. A small rotary tools is extremely versatile and you can do a lot of things with it like drilling, grinding, sanding, polishing, milling, cutting (sawing), engraving, or routing in many materials like ferrous metals, precious metals, stone, glass, plastic, or wood. You do not have to buy Proxxon bits - you can use any bits with fits the collier sizes and works with the rotation speed but Proxxon bits are reasonably priced and are of very high precision and quality. Most bit kits are useless as they include a lot of cheap tools such as sanding disks. I also bought the drill stand MB 140/S and vice MS 4. There is a bit for every material and job. The Proxxon appears to be extremely rigidly built unlike the Dremel.
I bought the Proxxon because this unit is regularly used for industrial applications over many hundred of hours while many people reported that they fried several Dremel units at simple jobs like cutting into dry wall. Notice that Amazon sells many of the bits in kits (as noted in the product descriptions) while most other places sell just a single package of the bits. You can change the speed from 5k to 20k RPM and the motor is wave controlled to maintain its speed under load - unlike the Dremel which slows down under load. The bits appear to be well priced.
Definitely worth the few extra bucks over the competition. Also, make sure the attachment you are using is well balanced. I have owned a couple of dremel rotary tools, a craftsman, and a black & decker, and this is by far the most powerful and smoothest operating rotary tool of any that I have owned to date. The upper rpm range is much higher than any of my previous tools and would actually cause vibration in the Proxxon due to the shaft of the mandrel flexing because it was sticking too far out from the collet(moving the attachment closer to the tool usually solves this problem).
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