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There is no plastic shaft that another reviewer mentions. I shut it down to cool off and it wouldn't start after that. I reconnected the lead, blew out the switch and now it runs sweet. Very useful in its niche, but I'll go with the cheap knockoffs for something that has such a short lifespan.
I've gone thru two of these Dremels. Shafts are metal. The quality looks good. I rarely use them and even then just for short periods.
UPDATE: Given my Dremel wasn't working I disassembled it and found one of the wire leads was not properly connected. It has ball bearings on each end where cheaper products would probably have bushings. I was cleaning up some fiberglass and after about 10 minutes of use at high RPM it was too hot to hold. Replaced the brushes the next day and it ran for about 5 more minutes before it was done.
Plus it is easier to get him to help me build things now. Ever since I bought it for him last year, I have received no complaints. If your boyfriend or husband is interested in fixing, hacking, or building things this is a great tool. I purchased this for my boyfriend who loves to build computers and always has a project going.
At this point I don't have a single pencil in my house with an eraser and all of the Sunday cartoon characters are faceless from their dremelling. I bought this dremel to file the nails on my 2 large dogs. I just haven't used it for anything other than the dog's nails. I imagine this tool would work very well on other tasks as it has a nice variable speed. It works well for that purpose, assuming the dogs cooperate. My kids have found other uses for the dremel.
I am very happy I got this tool. My dremel has come in handy at least 3 times since I have gotten it. I used it to cut some metal and sharpen my pruning shears.
Amazon I give 1 star, the Dremel 5 stars. This is not the first time they have sent me a used item. THIS REVIEW IS FOR AMAZON NOT THE DREMEL: Amazon sent me a greasy and dirty obviously returned Dremel. Amazon is really going down the drain.
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