Rockwell RK5101K Sonicrafter 37-Piece kit

Brand: Rockwell
Feature

* Safe cutting – unique high frequency osilation only cuts hard materials, so the users hands and fingers are much safer than a saw that rotates.
* Smooth running – there are no fast spinning parts or alternating blades creating movement of the tool, only a high requency oscillating action resulting in no kickbacks.
* Sonicrafter throws a very low level of dust whether you’re sanding, cutting or scraping.
* Up to the edge and corners – with Sonicrafter you can get into difficult to reach areas that is not possible with a corded saw or jigsaw or even most sanders.
* High sanding capacity – with virtually no force or downward pressure required.

Product Description
The Rockwell Sonicrafter is a complete workshop in just one tool! The Sonicrafter from Rockwell can make precise plunge cuts, sand in tight spots, flush cut dowels and plugs, polish metals, strip paint and wallpaper, remove old window glazing and caulk, remove rust from tools and furniture, scrape dried adhesives, cut branches, even clean up graffiti. The Sonicrafter also easily cuts drywall, cement board, aluminum and plastic gutters and downspouts, conduit, copper pipe, even vinyl siding. The list is endless and the tool really is simple to use. You’ll wonder how you ever did without it. All this is achieved by the unique high frequency oscillation of the tool head. It doesn’t rotate or orbit, making it a very user-friendly tool. This Sonicrafter 37-piece kit has variable speed and comes with a hex key, circle cutter, straight cutter, scraper, sanding polishing pad, 30 sanding sheets and a carbide grit segment saw blade in a convenient carrying bag.

Rockwell RK5101K Sonicrafter Review
I had seen a video promo on TV about this product and it does everything it promised. I especially love it for working on crown mouldings and baseboards as we live in a very old house and I am currently renovating….As a female hobbyist I find this tool very easy to use and to handle. I would recomend it as a must to any workshop.

I bought this product for a specific purpose (removal of a broken tile). It did the job well enough, but I found, as other reviewers have done,that the attachment screw worked loose very easily. This problem was reduced when I placed less pressure on the machine and let it do the job itself. I think it will prove to be a useful enough tool to have around, especially for smaller cutting and sanding jobs. However, it is expensive.

Used tool to cut door moulding bottoms in preparation for laying tile. Worked great!! Especially liked ability to mount blade at ~90 degree angle to get into a corner. Blade cut the moulding like butter. Initially, blade vibrated loose, but tightened the screw a little tighter and had no more problems. Tool is reasonably quiet–more of a low level hum than a buzz. Comes with decent case. Definitely would buy again.

I’ve used this tool while remodeling my bathroom this month. I cut an exact rectangle in the bottom of a cabinet to accommodate an air conditioning duct and it fit perfect. I used the scraper to get old lining paper out from the drawers. I sanded in tight places that I normally would have to do by hand. I have never had such an exact cutting and sanding tool like the Sonicrafter. This is the perfect tool if remodeling is the job your doing.

So, this is my first weekend with 37-pice Sonicrafter. The job is to strip layers of old paint from a metal radiator cover. I mounted the scraper on, dialed up the variable speed to recommended high and went ahead only applying gentle pressure. After 5 minutes I had to remove my hand from the metal front area. It became way too hot to touch. As a matter of fact, I would never use any other tool at this temperature. To Sonicrafter’s credit it didn’t produce any smoke and kept turning it off every 10-12 minutes. Contacted Rockwell’s Customer Service and was advised to exchange the unit. At this point I am not sure if exchange is the right way. Maybe I should shell out more dollars and step up to Multimaster?

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