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well constructed, easy to attach and operate, small size makes it ideal for many projects that would not be done without it
The depth is a little hard to control and make the small depth changes I do. Only 2 downfalls on this addon. You can do VERY intricate designs. Other routers cannot do the small bits that are available with the Dremel system. I love this addition to the Dremel system. The second downfall is the limitation of router bits that you can use. I love using this tool and the Dremel system. The MAJOR plus to this addition and tool is the smallness of the product.
A ruined recess could mean a ruined workpiece. This a major problem for inlay that is, for example, 1/32" thick. I intended to use it to clean out the recess for the inlay. It does turn the Dremel tool into a small lightweight router. Instead, I use a Veritas Router Plane (a hand tool). I cannot rely on this tool for inlay work.
The depth adjustment requires fussy trial and error, and once set is still imprecise & unreliable. The base is made of plastic and is too flexible. People looking for a power tool for precise inlay work should consider the Stewart-MacDonald base. It costs twice as much, and is not a plunge base, but apparently it can be adjusted precisely. It is very precise and stable. The Dremel 335-01 plunge router base does work as advertised, up to a point. It can be used for that purpose, but barely.
Therefore, the depth stop cannot control the depth of cut. Side to side motion is easy to control, and freehand routing is possibile with this base. Inlay is the last step before finishing, and there is a lot of time and money into the workpiece by that step. It could also serve as a tool holder for other applications, e.g., grinding.I bought the plunge router base for inlay work. As a consequence, the plunge feature is useless for precise work. If precise depth adjustment is important to you, keep looking. The depth stop has to be adjustable to within 1/64" or so, to leave the inlay a bit proud, so it can be smoothed flush with the workpiece.
Fast Shipping. The height adjustment is a little awkward. Not the most sturdy construction, but good enough for the type of small things you do with a Dremel. Easy to put the tool in the attachment, but not always easy to get the bits in and out while assembled depending on the orientation of the chuck when locked.
My Dremel has come through for me performing many functions. As difficult as it is to get tools and hardware over here, I try to make do with what I have or modifying tools to do multiple jobs. I resorted to repeatedly plunging the bit into the area I wanted to remove over and over but then ended up having to make the cut with a circular saw and knocking out the wood with an old screwdriver and hammer. I was attempting to notch a 2x4 for a project and nearly ended up cutting the board in half. Purchased this for use while deployed to Afghanistan, hoping that it would make it so that my Dremel could do the job of a full-size router. Sadly, router isn't and may never be one of those functions. I realize now that the Dremel just doesn't posess the power or size to make this a useful attachment option unless maybe you are working with balsa. This attachment is awkward at best - it is nearly impossible to tighten the collet with the standard mini-wrench for the tool and no amount of tightening seems able to keep the bits in place.
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