Is the Rotozip worth buying?

[smorris]

I bought one for a specific task on my boat where nothing else was going to do the job easily. It worked well cutting 3/4 plywood if you took your time. I don't use it since the day the switch went bad in it and I had it sitting on the floor switched off while I plugged it in. It took off spinning, clipped my sneaker, I jumped, it jumped, I don't know what it must have looked like but LOML was calling me Tim the Toolman for the rest of the day.

[eezlock]

is the Rotozip worth buying?

Yes, I think that it is...especially for the price you quoted. It is a well made tool for what it was originally designed for....cutting holes in sheetrock and
the like. I have used mine as smaller handheld router, and with the proper bit it does a good cutting job. I have one in my truck to use at work when I need to work on lock strikeplates or other tasks. The Sears all-in one version
is also a good one if you are doing small case hinges and small half mortise
locksets in jewelry boxes and other small projects as well. eezlock

[tewilk]

For $35 I would do it... also I see them listed on Amazon as refurbs for like $45 I believe with the bag and a few bits. I like mine but I would agree... I don't use it much but bought the extension with the pin grip and use that with my cutoff bits I have for the dremel.

[just started]

I have a flex-shaft for mine that is nice for using all kinds of Dremel 1/8" points for getting into tight curves and corners.

[LinuxRandal]

I would check out the FTC.gov site, as there were several models recalled. I bought one from a friend (busted collet lock) and went to find out how much parts were, and found mine was covered by the recall (dealing with the collet lock or the handle). I gave $10 for it, and they said pull off all the parts (spare collets, adapters, handle etc. They shipped me a refurb and had me RMA the old one in the box.
I payed more for the router base attachment, at a junk store ($20). I've used it as a trim router, and have both a brother and brother in law with basement remodel/drywall jobs in the future, (already done one friends), so it has paid for itself. I am seriously tempted to garage sale it, after those two jobs (not doing anymore), and get my $$ back out of it.

[ksum]

If you are doing remodeling, you may find it useful. I tried my dremel when I had to cut existing floor tile with no luck. I ended up using a rotozip with the small diamond blade with the saw attachment. The Fein tool won't do tile, else I would have bought is instead. For a woodshop, however, there are better solutions.

Karl