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Wayne Webb
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I was hanging drywall in my new house this weekend and the man who is doing the HVAC let me borrow his RotoZip tool to cut out the holes for receptacles and such. I don't usually like to borrow but he insisted. Man that little thing don't play! It cuts everything perfectly. I even tried it on a window. Much faster and more accurate than using a utility knife.

I'm thinking of buying one to finish the house and then use it for the sign shop.
What do you use yours for?

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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
Chipley, FL
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Ted Nesbitt
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I have a cutting attachment and glide shoe for my DREMEL rotary---use it all the time---more than just about any saw I own....

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Ted Nesbitt
ND Graphic Products Limited

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i have a "trim router", which i think is where the ROTO-ZIP came from....its smaller then a normal router and with the roto-zip bits will do the same job as the roto zip.

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Kelly Thorson
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I got a Mastercraft Spin Saw for Christmas last year. I think it is pretty much the same thing, and it is SWEET!
It has two speed settings, comes with detachable handle, Circle cutting Jig - cuts up to 12" circles, but I have plans to adapt that to fit on to a slide on a yardstick so I can cut any size I want, an attachable plunge router base, and a flex shaft. I use it for everything! Today I used it for cutting out HDU letters and shaping the sign they are to be used on, it's like cutting butter and I don't have the problems I have with my jig saw getting the cuts to be perpendicular. Yesterday I used it with the flexi shaft to remove some rust from a fender. I highly reccomend one - they are light and so easy to manouver. [Applause]

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I have DeWalts version and I have used it to cutout HDU letters and shapes severals times. What doesn't come out with perfect cuts is easily fixed with sandpaper and files. A lot easier than using a scroll or jig saw to me.

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Wayne Webb
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Thanks everyone.
I have an old Craftsman router which sits on the shelf most of the time because the shaft has too much play in it. My Wife is going to Dothan tonight and she will see if there are any rotary type bits which will fit a 1/4'' collet. If not, she will pick up a rotozip or something.

BTW Kelly, I looked at that Mastercraft tool and it looks identical to the Sears Craftsman.  -
Is it made very sturdy? It comes with all kinds of adapters and attachments.

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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
Chipley, FL
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Hi Wayne!
Yes that does look like pretty much the same tool - they aren't showing the flex shaft there though. I find it plenty sturdy for my purposes - I have used it on 3/4 MDO and it seemed to handle it OK. There is a limit to the thicknesses you can cut through because the of the bit length, although I imagine you can probably buy longer bits. I suppose it is like anything else - it has it's place and you have to realize that it also has limitations as to what it can be used for. I find that the flex shaft makes it handy for getting into tighter areas. It is probably the first tool I reach for when I need to cut intricate shapes or sand/buff something. It is definitely tougher than my dremel and just as easy to handle.
Edit - I forgot to mention that it accepts both 1/4" and 1/8" bits.

[ August 26, 2003, 09:18 PM: Message edited by: Kelly Thorson ]

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Kelly Thorson
Kel-T-Grafix
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