Rockwell RK5102K SoniCrafter Deluxe 72-Piece Kit
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Rockwell RK5102K SoniCrafter Deluxe 72-Piece Kit
Customer Review: A GREAT $180 sander!
Summary: 3 Stars
It seemed like the answer, but created another question...why would Rockwell attach it's name to a tool that burns more wood than it saws?? The apparatus for attaching the various blades is suspect at best. I broke the segmented saw blade first time out. Other attachments kept coming lose as well. It's not rocket science, but those items with a flush mount are suspect. Those with recessed mount are much better, i.e. the sanding attachment and carbide segmented saw blade. The head and blades do get very hot, and I wasn't doing anything terribly complicated! It is a great sander, but the price is a bit high. There's a reason why (when affordable) we opt for German engineering. Though I haven't tried the Fein model, I know it's blades attach differently (and hopefully) more securely! PatCustomer Review: A Tool To Have
Summary: 5 Stars
A great tool to have in the tool box!!! Allows me to get into places with a saw that no other tool did. Used it right out of the box and saved me from the pain of trying to cut out molding by hand. Will know it is there for the tight workspaces.
Customer Review: A little spendy but good for the little jobs
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this in advance of an upcoming kitchen project. I tested it out on leveling off some wood chair legs. I will concur with other reviews that it doesn't cut very fast and will sometimes burn the wood if it isn't moving through the wood fast enough. However, I don't own any other power tool that could have cut off the 1/8th to 1/4 inches from the legs without splintering or vibrating the legs off. Not to mention the convenience of switching easily from the cutting blade to the sander was great. I went with this one as it had the better reviews of all the non-Fein oscillating tools and also because it was corded. There are too many horror stories of the battery operated versions dieing in less than 8 minutes of use. Could be an option in a few generations but for now I will stick with this one.Customer Review: An essential power tool
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my Sonicrafter for a couple of months and already I feel like I've gotten more than my money's worth out of it. It is a heavy-duty, professional quality tool and this set comes with about everything one needs to get started on any project. So far I have used all of the tool attachments except the rasping triangle, and so far so good.
A kitchen remodeling pressed the tool into heavy use, but the Sonicrafter was most impressive of all in removing loose paint from old crown molding and making the various surfaces smooth, ready for priming and painting. This latter job took me less than an hour -- it was in a large bathroom --with far better results than I would have imagined from tens of hours of hand scraping and sanding. Having pointed sanding tools operating with this much power speeds up detail work immensely.
I find the allen wrench "chuck" easy enough to use and have had saw blades slip only a couple of times when I got in a hurry.
I have yet to use the vacuum attachment -- I'll need to get a hose extension for my shop vac -- but it looks like a clever and effective set-up. But it's not an essential feature, since the tool is great even without it.
I shopped but did not demo the competing products. One was too expensive and the other seemed a little light weight.
I am thrilled with the Sonicrafter.
Customer Review: Awesome Tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
This tool is AWESUME!
I have been doing construction all of my life and I can not tell you all of the perdiciments this tool could have resolved. I purchased Sonicrafter about two months ago and I have put it to the test finishing up my basement. I have used all of the attachments with the exception of the grout remover blade and the tool performed the tasks effortlessly. For your hard earned money, the rockwell is well worth it. For the same spec's as the Mutimaster you get great performance at half the price. I have never reviewed a product before, but after using this tool I had to supply my comments. The deluxe 72pc. kit is the way to go.
MPL.