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Also, you can't change the depth of the cut, so if you don't want that deep or shallow of a cut, you are out of luck there too.I ended up using the planing bit without the casing, and had better luck doing it that way, but it wasn't perfect like I was hoping the kit would be able to provide.I would have given it only one star except that I was able to use the planing bit alone for what I needed. Not adjustable at all.I needed this to shave off a little bit of wood backing that was sticking out 1/8" from behind some book shelves I built. The problem is that the planer is only designed to be used in one direction. That is why two stars. If you can't use it in the direction they want you to, you are out of luck.
This attachment makes the unit get realllly hot. I trimmed off maybe 1/4 inch off of 3 doors. To top that off with the end of the blade isnt supported by anything it just fits in a hole and rides metal on metal. I did about 200 and its pretty much ground off (Very old Pine).
It really works well. I'm going to see if Dremel will honor the warranty. Dont over tax it and plane a fair amount of 3/4 or less wide your good to go. I burned up my brand new XPR400 with this little gadget. The motor burned up the next day using it with a cut off wheel. The tool is turning a really large blade compared to anything else you turn with it. 3 or 4 10 minute sessions on a 1.5 inch door will prove to much for this little tool IMO.
I will let you all know. By the 3rd door the motor was sounding rough. Dremel says the blade is designed to last as long as the attachement 500 BF. -Mark I think if you keep the motor well blown out.
The cost and bother of returning is not worth it. When I recieved the planer the box stated only for the 400 Model. Feel Cheated.There are many websites that claim that the DREMEL XPR PLANER is compatible with many Dremel Multis. When I contacted Dremel they said that although it might fit it is unsafe to use for only the 400 is fast enough. I am stuck with it.Don't buy unless you are planning to get the 400- it is probably included in most kits. Most reviews of the 400 say that it's not worth the upgrade.
For $20, it is a nice tool to have, but I would gladly pay more for one that had a better guide and did a neater job.A couple specific gripes:1. This takes some practice and will result in some gouges and uneven planed surfaces that need to be smoothed off with sanding. I'm still trying to figure out how they came up with the 1/64th number.2. It works just good enough that I would feel bad about throwing it out. Makes reasonably quick work of trimming a door edge that rubs, but doing a neat job takes some practice.
The guide is useless, it is up to the user to attempt to keep the tool flat on the surface. Heavy touch up sanding will be required.This Dremel attachment is like every other Dremel attachment I have been suckered into buying, it is clearly designed by bean counters. The 1/64th depth isn't off by a bit, it is off by a factor of 4. It planes nearly a 1/16th off per pass.
I bought this not realizing it wouldn't work with other Dremel brand tools. Just wanted to warn others. My fault.
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