11/26/2012

NV65AH Milwaukee 5625-20 15 Bosch 1293D 1/2-


veryone's right, the stock collet and collet nut are garbage. Replace them. I wanted to see what others were talking about so I didn't buy a replacement right away. Immediately after unpackaging it was hard to even insert a bit because the collet lip was so sharp. After I got a bit in and used it for a while it was difficult to get the bit out. I found that I had to pretty much unscrew the collet nut completely every time I wanted to change bits. I'd get a Dremel 4485 Quick Change Collet Nut Kit with this and forget about it.

The bad:
I read a lot of reviews saying it was quiet which sounded nice. It is... when on the low setting. After you get past low an appreciable amount it jumps up in speed and gets loud. On the high setting it's actually annoyingly loud. I have a WEN 2305 Rotary Tool Kit with Flex Shaft that I got off eBay for cheeaaappp and it's actually quieter if the housing screws are perfectly tight to keep vibrations down. No matter how hard you grip the Black & Decker it's going to buzz like mad.

The good:
It's quite a bit more powerful than the Wen rotary I have. Even on the low setting it's surprising what kinds of jobs I can get away with doing. It's pretty cheap.

Bottom line:
I'd recommend this for some one who's going to get quite a bit of heavy use out of their rotary tool. I've gotten by just fine with my Wen for a number of years and the only reason I "replaced" it was because I thought the motor brushes died on me. The Wen uses a real funky sized motor brush that's hard to source and the company doesn't supply replacements so don't even ask them. After opening the Wen the problem was just that the PCB for the variable speed pot had gotten fried somehow and had a lifted/open trace. Resoldering this with a jumper wire completely fixed the problem and it's back in action. The Wen is more than capable for most jobs I find. My only gripes with it are that I have to crank the speed a bit to get proper torque and that it doesn't accept Rockworth RW1504ST 4-Gallon Hitachi KM12VC 11DEWALT DW368K QEP 83200 Hitachi G12SE2Surebonder 9772 Bosch PS10-2A 12-Volt Stanley Bostitch PN100K LCON40 40 DEWALT D28114Powerhouse XM-380 7-TonDEWALT DCG412B 20-VoltPaslode T250A 16-GaugeHitachi NV45AB2 JET 629004K 16-32 DEWALT D25023K Rikon 50-150 Belt/Disc Dremel 3000-1/24 1 Attachment/24Milwaukee 2310 12-VoltMakita JN1601 5
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