The 4000 has been exercising and getting lean, while I’m afraid the 8200 must have taken in a few extra calories. Hopefully we’ll have a review for you after the cordless Multi-Max becomes available.Ĭompared to Dremel’s corded counterpart, the 4000, the 8200 is a little on the beefier side. However, you can just leave out one charger for both your Bosch and Dremel 12Vmax batteries now.Īlso, do you like how I exposed that juicy bit of news info subtly into the quote? That’s right, Dremel is going to be releasing a cordless Dremel Multi-Max in October! The Multi Max has been doing well and getting positive marks from many sectors, so seeing a cordless option is a welcome addition to the crowded oscillating tool marketplace. They said, “The Dremel 8200 battery will work in the cordless Dremel Multi-Max coming out in October, in the Dremel charger and in the Bosch 12V charger, but it will not work in Bosch 12V tools.” So if you have a bunch of Bosch 12V tools, you unfortunately won’t be able to swap batteries with the Dremel. Since Bosch owns Dremel, and the 12Vmax battery and charger for the Dremel look very similar, I checked with their PR folks on the inside scoop on battery swapping. The dance helps pass the time, and it’s more likely to land you on a fame-bound YouTube clip. Unless of course you do the battery-charge-dance while waiting. Or you can always take an hour break everytime you run out of juice, however, that can make others think you’re a slacker. So if you’re going to be getting yourself into a project that’s involved and time consuming, I’d recommend having a second battery on-hand. When I say “the battery” I mean it, there’s only one battery with this kit. The battery still showed the full 3 bars on the handy tool gauge despite the workout I gave it cutting the metal rod. Highly recommend over the “screwed” method, if you know what I mean. The EZ Lock is a major advance when it comes to grinding wheels on your Dremel. It was so much better (and more durable) than those little discs you normally screw onto the shaft with a tiny screw I usually anticipate losing any second. Speaking of the grinding wheel, I was using their included EZ Lock spindle and wheel (one of a couple dozen accessories included with the tool). Cutting through the bar took a couple minutes, but that had more to do with the relatively small grinding wheel than anything else. The tool got a little warm and the stall protection kicked in a few times when I applied too much pressure, but the 8200 had the guts to get me through that steel. So rather than assume the Dremel 8200 can only cut brad nails and carve pine, I decided to cut a 1/2″ thick solid threaded rod. The days of thinking of cordless tools as the underdeveloped siblings of their corded brethren are over. So when Dremel shipped us two of their new 8200 cordless tools (one for our review and another that we will be giving away this month in our July 2010 Free Stuff Giveaway), we were pretty excited to check it out. There are some tasks you just can’t effectively do with any other tool. If you’re like most DIYers and Home Fixated readers, you probably own a Dremel rotary tool, and you probably love it.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |