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3 Comments

1. A Reviewer
   Posted June 15, 2007 at 12:03 am | Permalink

   Rotozip
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   I purchased this for my husband. He has never owned a tool like this. He loves it! It does everything that he needs it to do and more! It has made his life easier! We would recommend it to anyone.

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2. A Reviewer
   Posted December 2, 2007 at 9:19 pm | Permalink

   great tool..esp. for cutting off lots of old nails and getting in corners of tight places
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   This has been a little labor saver that comes in handy for odd jobs where a reciprocating saw would be too awkward. Under a floor that was being left while a new subfloor was reinstalled we had hundreds of nails to cut off. With the accessory “zip mate” and metal cutting wheel we cut the nails off quickly even in tight dark corners using eye protection of course! Battery has a better than average charger that works with a my many other Bosch cordless tools. And the rotozip seems to go a long ways for a battery tool. Spiral bits were good for triming some siding where a ‘sawzall’ would have likely damaged adjacent finish mat’l. I did get it for a great price though as a manager at a store marked it down thinking it was a useless non-seller.

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3. A Reviewer
   Posted January 14, 2008 at 4:52 am | Permalink

   useful, powerful tool
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   This is a great tool. It has proven to be much more useful than I ever thought it would.n
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   Pros:n
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   Well built, high quality tool (like many other Bosch products).n
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   Versatile. I’ve used it ton
   o cut metal roof sheets (using zipmate)n
   o cut other metal including nails, bolts, rebar.n
   o cut holes in drywall. (The trick to accurate, straight cuts is to use a straightedge – this applies to all rotary tools).n
   o sand wood.n
   o rout wood. The included standoff attachment works, but is rather unsteady. I adapted a Dremel Advantage plunge router base to work with my rotozip (the round collars are the same diameter, making this quite easy to do). With this setup, I’ve been very pleased with the rotozip’s performance as a cordless router. It has ample power with smaller bits such as 1/4″ round over, or a 1/2″ dish cutter. I use it more as a router than for any other purpose.n
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   The tools (wrench, collets, and some bits) all fit in the handle, and so are with you wherever you are using the tool (a nice feature in a portable tool).n
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   Product support is very good. When I first spoke with Rotozip about the loose handle, they promptly mailed me a new one. Unfortunately, while a better fit, it is still not as solid as one would like. However, it is “good enough”, especially considering all of the other good points about this tool.n
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   Batteries and charger are compatible with my other 18V Bosch bluecore tools (jigsaw, circular saw and planer). They charge very quickly (1/2 hour). However, if the tool has been worked hard the charger waits till the battery cools down. In my experience this can extend the charge cycle by up to another 1/2 hour.n
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   Cons:n
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   o Somewhat wobbly handle. It works, but is not as rock solid as I would like. That’s my main reason for a not giving the tool a 5 star rating. This bothered me a lot when I first purchased the tool. However, after more than a year of use I hardly notice it anymore.n
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   o Rather noisy. However, to be fair, it is no louder than my other plug-in routers spinning at 30,000 rpm.n
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   Other:n
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   I also have the sanding kit. It makes the rotozip into an aggressive disk sander, that removes wood very quickly. This is for rough work only. While I’ve only used it on wood, I imagine it would remove paint, rust, and other stuff quite effectively.n
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   Remember, this is a battery powered tool. If you’ve got a mountain of metal to cut, or wood to rout, I would probably use a plug-in tool. However, I ‘ve surprised myself with how often I reach for this tool first. The portability is well worth the trade off of a limited runtime in many cases.n
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   Highly recommended.

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