11/26/2012

Ingersoll Rand IRT315 Shop-Vac 5872500

I used to buy Dremel tools fairly frequently. They were very useful, but they didn't hold up well. To be fair, they were fairly heavily abused. But they would break pretty easily, and I got tired of fixing them and replacing them... The brushes would get hot and melt the brush holders, the electronics for the variable speed would fail, etc, etc, etc. I would spend $80 a couple times a year buying Dremel tools.

I bought this as a replacement for the Dremel about 8 years ago, and I use the heck out of it... (All the abuse that I put the Dremels through I heap on this tool... And more!) The only reason I bought it was I had killed my second Dremel in less than a year, and I was tired of spending the money! This thing was so cheap I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a try.

The difference is, this $30 tool has never quit! It still works like new, and I beat the tar out of this tool! I reach for it several times a month, and it just keeps going! I have gone through hundreds of cut off disks, hundreds of sanding drums... It has way more power than a Dremel, and the 3 speeds are exactly what I need.

Everything about this tool is better. The flip up lock, the on-off switch, everything! It's a work horse that you just can't kill.

The RTX-B is 100 times more durable than a Dremel, it's more powerful than a Dremel, and I like the controls better than the Dremel. If mine got lost or stolen, and I had to replace it (because that's much more likely than having it quit working...) and Dremels were on sale for 2 for $5, I would still buy this tool.Makita MAC5200 DEWALT DWE575 GenTran RJB10410 10-Foot 30Panasonic EY7410LA2S 3.6-Volt Bosch DDB180-02 18-Volt PacTool International SS404 DEWALT DCD970KL 18-VoltIngersoll Rand 121K6AIRCAT 6255 Bare-Tool Makita BHP454Z 18-VoltDEWALT DCK210S2 12-VoltDustless Technologies MU305 Shop-Vac 9625510 6.5-Peak Fein FMM 250QDEWALT Bare-Tool DC608B 18-Volt MR-50 SteamPorter-Cable PCL212IDC-2 12-Volt Rockwell RK5108KDEWALT DW331K 6.5Makita GD0800C

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