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Rotary Tools

Find out why they're a "must-have" addition to any workshop.

and accessories (like a mini-planer, a mullisaw and a plunge base), this compact, ergonomics lly-desi gned rotary tool now handles all kinds of "woodworking" jobs that it couldn't handle before.

Fast and Powerful. It's speed, not Lmite force, that make these tools work so well. The Dremel 400 XPR has variable speeds ranging from 5,000 to 35,000 RPM. At those speeds, the tool does all the work. All you need to do is guide it.

But unlike older rotary tools, the 400 XPR has a new permanent magnet motor. Permanent magnets allow the motor to better sustain performance at all speed settings, especially in the lower speed ranges around 5000 RPM. This means the tool won't stall under load as easy as a wound motor will.

New Innovations. In case you're wondering, the 400 XPR is still compatible with all the old attachments and accessories that have been around for years. But as i mentioned, it can also be used with a couple of interesting brand new attachments (as well as a few others that have come out in the last few years) that could very well change the way you work in your shop and around the home.

XPR Planer. One of these new attachments is the XPR Pinner, which is included with tine 400 XPR along with a molded plastic cariying case. This mini-planer features a high-speed steel (HSS) spiral-style bit that takes off only Vm" pei' pass. You can use it to plane down sticky doors up to 2'/Y' wide (see tine photo at left). Or close

I owned my first rotary tool for over 15 years. (And it was 10 years old when a neighbor gave it to me.) But it lacked a few features 1 needed — like variable speed — so I thought it was about time to upgrade to a new one. Tine tinning couldn't have been better.

That's because Dremel recently-introduced a new tool to their line, the 400 XPR, that I'm pretty excited about. Thanks to a more powerful nnotor and some new attachments

Mini-Planer. T

One of the most interesting new innovations for rotary tool users is this hard-working, mini-planer attachment.

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