has anyone else seen the commercial with bob villa and that bad ass black and decker cutting tool, im trying to remember what its called but cant, was also wondering if nayone else has used it because it looks a hell of alot faster and easier to use than a dremel and you get like a huge kit for like $50, i just dont know what the hell its called, lol

B&D RTX?

oops, it was a craftsman, and ithink i found it, oh well, still an excuse to show you this...



http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summ...id=00917252000

make sure you check out the "watch movie" link near the bottom of the page to give you some idea of why i think this thing is so badass...

is $59 too much for this?

EDIT: did i also mention it includes an attachment that lets you cut perfect circles...tee hee

Seeing as how I paid nearly $50 for my dremel tool, that seems to be quite a bargin. Provided that all those attachments are included. Are they?

yes they are, has anyone ever used this or knows of what kind of quality this thing is?

I think I will pick one up as a back up. Thats a sweet deal.

It comes from sears, it has to be ****ty. I have had really bad experience with products from sears, like their wrenches snapping while in normal use. O and dont get too excited over the whole saw.

That's like a Roto-Zip isn't it? Good price on it. Everyone is making one of those spiral saws now. Even Dremel. I don't think it will cut circles in metal if your planning on that though.

I hate craftsman, all there tools turn out to be junk...everytime

ya, thats a ROT)-ZIP g00d tool , can cut thru anything with right bit, Alot of companies including Dremel makes their exact same tools for Sears and just slap a Craftsman sticker on it and Sears sells em cheaper, great warranties on hand tools, they have excellent power tools as well I love sears and craftsman,hehe.

Edit, hmm , just read anti Craftsman posts,lol.
Its not the tool but the hand behind it,lol; Im a contractor and I love my Craftsman t00ls.Never done me wrong

Well sorry to let the sears flamers down but I as well have neveer had a problem, If I did I returned it and replaced, no questions asked.

I have a wormdrive saw 8 years old no problems and my rtx rotary tool no probs 2 years and a lot of cutting with both.

i havent owned enough tools to know, but from what i have seen on tv and their little promo video, this tool set it a modders dream come true, cutting holes and windows in 1/10th the time it takes to dremel one, and if Bob Villa says its good, then i must be a retard for not owning one

LOL "if Bob Villa says its good"... Bob Vila is a moron. Everything I've ever read about him came to the same conclusion, that he doesn't know what he's doing. He surrounds himself with people who do know, and ended up making a name for himself. *still chuckling*

Okay, that said... I have a RotoZip that I haven't even used yet. It was a gift from my wife's parents. I opened the box when I was going to cut some blowholes, and found the destructions say it'll cut anything but metal. I imagine there are replacement bits available that will, but I haven't even bothered to go looking. My Dremel and a holesaw worked just fine.

I love Craftsman hand tools. I've had very few break, and when they do, Sears happily replaces them (unlike Snap-On who just gives you repair parts). Most of my Craftsman tools will be 10 years old in June, haven't broken any yet (although, when I know I'm being destructive, I borrow someone else's Craftsman ) Never been real fond of Craftsman power tools though, would prefer the "real" names (B&D/Dewalt, Skil, etc...) Same with air tools (Sioux, MasterPower)

i was joking about bob villa and me being a retard...the first part more than the last...

Hey A$$ hoe. 'm brother,
Seriously, Try to borrow one of those, check out the handling.
they are great for work that doesn't require detail. They're like a
Dremel that hung out vit ahhhnolt, Kinda like hunting with a small nuke. impressive,but the game might get alittle bruised.
The bits are sold in packs of 6, I think, and kinda spendy and they do go through them...mine sits dusty in the bottom drawer.
peace out

Ok well i would have returned it, if i werent working in a lake, and the wrench broke off and fell down about 300 feet into the bottom of a **** infested lake.

I'll never buy another Craftsman powertool, never had any luck with themm unless you buy contractor spec, plus I don't like the monopolistic idea. Buy a Craftsman and you can only get replacements and accesories from Sears, buy Dewalt, B&D, or Milwaukee (my fave) and you can get accesories and repairs done anywhere. I've got a RotoZip (the ZipCut kit kicks@$$), a B&D RTX (beats the crap out of my dead Craftsman rotary), and my B&D jigsaw has been alive and kicking for going on 15 years(it's really my father's and he is more abusive on tools than I am).

hey didnt bob allmost get sued for some wiring work he did and burned down somones house? thought i heard that somewhere.

cool, the thread is starting to evolve into something we can all use, a rotary tool shootout and comparison, my ears are wide open...

Canadian Tire makes some pretty good tools, all their wrenches sockets etc, have a lifetime warrenty, one breaks, return it for a new one. I don' t know who makes their power tools tho. Im always in Canadian Tire, its like a candy store to me..(Dunno if the states have any Canadian Tires down there..)