Dremel MultiPro vs. Black & Decker RTX

Aaron
Aaron Posts: 1,853
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
Come on power tool freaks (that's you, Ron)! Has anyone ever compared these two rotary tools? Everyone knows the Dremel name and reputation, but how is the B&D?

Aaron
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited June 2002
    Ha! I was eyeing up these babies at HD just last week. Go Dremel, a quality product. The B&D looks prettier, but sucks.

    I have exactly '0' faith in anything with a B&D name attached to it. Every tool I have owned has dropped dead after only a few years of ownership. There for pretty boy construction.


    Peace Out~:D
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited June 2002
    We're probably going to pick one up tonight; it's a belated father's day gift. My dad was interested in the B&D, because its motor is rated at 2A vs. 1.15A on the Dremel. He claims this means that the motor is more powerful and tough. Me, I always invoke the "you get what you pay for" clause. Why does the B&D cost $20 less than the Dremel? Makes me wonder. That's a pretty significant margin for as little as these things cost.

    Aaron
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited June 2002
    Agreed. I have owned a Dremel for many, many years now and that little sucker still runs like a champ.


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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2002
    Check out Aaron's dad, going by the stats only, not even getting his demo on.....

    -R
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited June 2002
    I have the B&D. I think I bought it a bit cheaper and it uses all the Dremel stuff also. No complaints. Well built and powerful. I am building a cat tree for my next project. Yee! Haa! :)
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited June 2002
    Check out Aaron's dad, going by the stats only, not even getting his demo on.....
    Do you know??? Besides, the demo wouldn't have been any good without a Transparent power cable! :D

    Scott,
    Thanks for the info. It looks like I was wrong on the prices. The RTX-2, which has the flexi-shaft, is the same price as the Dremel MultiPro.

    Aaron
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