I bought this dremel to trim my dog's nail. I was concerned it might be too powerful but it's perfect on the lowest setting. The noise level is low and doesn't bother my dog. I wish I had purchased it years ago. I've only had a it a few weeks and have already used it for a home project as well.

Buy a second battery. You will use this thing a lot. I bought it to file my dogs nails after way that junk advertised on TV. Dremel is the best and used in all industries.

This tool is way more versatile than I originally thought. It is well-balanced and remarkably easy to use. The battery charges quickly. Everything about this tool makes it a must-have. I've always thought it would great to own a Dremel, and with all the add-ons (wire brushes, polishers, cutters, grinders, sanders, etc) I'm sure I'll never rue the day I bought it.

I used the Dremel 10.8 V Lithium ion cordless with 420 cutting disk to slot old exhaust connections when the underlying pipe (or muffler) has to be saved. Did a great job! See more at www.stepbystepvolvo.com.

Excellent Dremel. After owning powered and battery operated ones, this Dremel works best. No cords, long lasting battery. Excellent choice.

I have been using a Dremel tool for a long time, the old ones had great ball bearings and powerful motors. Today, both the cordless nad the corded units are mass producted and the quality is fair at best. I have gone thru three of these 10.8 volt cordless. As soon as it heats up during normal use, it shuts off or starts to smoke. Once they smoke they have had it! Buy a new one. Customer service is great, but the tools are not what they use to be.

This Dremel cordless rotary tool is great. Bought it for craft and hobby work but found out right away that it is more than a craft tool. Used it to cut the frame on my son's car for a hitch installation. Get one you will love it.

I have been very happy with the tool. Though I never had one of the previous models, I am glad I waited to get it with a cordless and LION battery vrs Nicad battery. It has worked flawlessly so far.

There are several attachments that have come with it but I have not had the opportunity to diversify and use them yet. I got this mainly to start helping me remove grout between tiles. It works fine with this task though I realize it is going to take a lot of time since I am removing the grout for our entire kitchen floor.

I would highly recommend this tool and consider it a valuable addition to my tools. I am also doing some baseboard replacements in my house and intend to use the Dremel to help match the ends of the baseboards too. From reading the guide that comes with the tool, there seems to be a number of projects I will be able to use this tool for in the days ahead.

The attachments are a bit pricey though as one add'l attachment cost me $15 at Home Depot. It might be worth looking for a one off attachment set that would give a number of the specialized attachments needed.

Great product, excellent price, free shipping....This dremel works great, holds the charge well, and accomplishes many tasks which I've performed with this tool. Highly recommended!!

Glad I bought it. However as with all cordless tools get a 2nd battery so you have no down time.

I purchased the Dremel 8000-01 March 2007 and used it with the Dremel 1453 chain saw sharpening attachment to sharpen my chain saw. It worked just fine and did an OK job on my saw chains. I recharged the battery and stored it in the case. Last month (Nov 2007) I took the tool out to do a few small jobs. The tool was dead. I checked the battery (with a volt meter) and it was dead. I recharged the battery several hours and it still read zero volts. I knew the battery was defective so I called the customer service dept of Dremel to check on warranty service, I thought the tool was under a 2 year warranty. I was told I had no warranty and that a new replacement battery would be $45.40 (They are available on Amazon for $39.00). The Dremel 8000-01 tool came with 60 accessories and a carry case for $69.99 last March. I guess they could give away the tool and just sell replacement batteries and still come out. Anyway just thought you folks should know this little piece of info before deciding if you want a cordless 10.7 model...

We use this tool a great deal on the ranch. It's great not to be tied down to an outlet. We have used other rotary tools and found them inadequate. This one works great and the charge lasts a long time. Highly recommended.

Dremel makes a great product and this kit is top of the line. It is durable and easy to use. It is easy to charge and keeps its charge for a long time. The kit contains basic and useful accessories.

This is the 2nd Dremel I have had and it works fine on small jobs as it should.

Charges quick, lasts long enough and extremely versatile.

Much better than its little brother.

I have always wanted a Dremel and this one is easy to handle, cordless not very heavy,and has a good carrying case. I have an Italian Greyhound and I use it for grooming her nails. I advise you get instructions on how to do this before trying this yourself, but it's great and fast. And of course, it's useful for all of my projects as well.

I've had this tool for 2 years now and have used it 6 or 7 times. I originally purchased this to polish small parts.

I recently needed to do some wood grinding and sanding on a dutch door at my home. I was disappointed with the lack of torque this tool had. It would slow down with even the slightest pressure to the wood. I was miffed. I found a neighbor who had an old corded dremel. As expected, it worked perfectly and didn't slow down at all.

Just for the heck of it, I wrote Dremel an email outlining my issues with this cordless model. I received a response saying that Dremel tools aren't intended for projects where excessive torque was necessary. The email suggested that the tool bit is supposed to do all of the work. Since all of my bits are new (I haven't used any of them in the 2 years I've owned this tool!) and the corded model worked much better than the cordless model, I can only assume that Dremel knows of the limitations of this cordless model.

I wanted this tool to work well but I can't recommend it for anything except light polishing. Maybe they'll get this right eventually. For now, you will probably have a much more productive experience if you purchase a corded model.

We purchased this to replace the battery charger on the first one we bought 3 years ago. We use this to file down the nails of our two great danes. The coordless design is comfortably molded and easy to use. It was close enough in price that we figured we would just buy a new unit as we didn't know if the batter or the charger had gone bad on our first one. I use the dremel to modify my motorcycle fairings, install speakers in the door of my car, and even to cut a shock absorber in half that was stuck on my SUV. Ample power, comfortable grip, and versatile.

THIS IS REALLY GREAT

I'm very happy with my new Dremel. It has all the power that I expected and I am able to cut jump rings very easily!

I've been using Dremel tools for about 10 years in my model making hobby/crafts, working mostly with soft plastic resin and soft and hard woods. I never had a problem with the corded tools and currently own 2 corded models (the pro with the digital speed control and the newer XPR after my 395 model was stolen). I thought I'd give going cordless a try, particularly since this tool didn't seem to be lacking in power. The speed controller burned out after 2 months of moderate use (sanding, cutting soft resin). I don't know if it was a lemon since it was working fine for two months. It now is only a two-speed, on and off. I'm sending it back to Dremel for service since it's obviously still under warranty but to pay for shipping myself and not even have an RMA to feel secure about sending it in with doesn't strike me as good customer service. At least they're not charging me (as far as I know) to ship it back after they're done fixing it. As a long time Dremel customer, I'm disappointed both with the product and the lack of customer support.

UPDATE: I only think it's fair to follow up from my first negative review with the results of my return. I got around to sending the unit off for repair about a month after my review. I got it back from Dremel about 10 days after sending it (by First Class USPS). It came back by UPS. I can't tell if they fixed my old unit since it was fairly new when I sent it in, but what I got back was in like-new condition, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't someone else's refurbed unit, anyway. This one is still fine after over a year of use, so much so that the battery is starting to lose its ability to hold a charge--the way a well-used cordless tool should work. Yay, Dremel. They also sent me a flap-wheel attachment for my trouble. It's still in the package--I haven't found a use for it yet, but it's the thought that counts, I guess. If I could change my rating based on my experience with the repair, I would--to 4 stars. It's a good tool with good power. No cord means more mobility and in fact I've used it outside on my car or up on a ladder plenty of times, but battery is also less power.

What else is there to say..It's a Dremel... it is small, powerful, and the best tool ever..great charger too, and tough case to store it all in.

Great all around tool. It has a million uses and the battery lasts for hours.

Works great lasts a long time on the 10v battery. Maybe a little sensative to keeping speed/shutdown feature. But on the whole NICE!

Accessories

10.8V Lithium-ion Cordless Rotary Tool
Lithium-ion Battery Pack
3-hour Battery Charger
150 Drill Bit
401 Mandrel
402 Mandrel
109 Engraving Cutter
191 High Speed Cutter
407 Coarse 1/2" Sanding Drum
408 Coarse 1/2" Sanding Band (4)
409 Emery Cut-off Wheel (15)
414 Small Felt Wheel (3)
425 Emery Wheel (2)
429 Large Felt Wheel (2)
430 Coarse 1/4" Sanding Drum
431 Coarse 1/4" Sanding Band (2)
432 Fine 1/2" Sanding Band (3)
438 Fine 1/4" Sanding Band (3)
541 Aluminum Oxide Wheel
932 Aluminum Oxide Stone
8193 Aluminum Oxide Stone
84922 Silicon Carbide Stone

I have used the Dremel for one grinding job( very light duty ) and recharged the battery only to find it wont charge.Maybe the charger maybe the battery.Overall pathetic.

Finally a cordless tool that lives up to the hype. This thing has incredable power and battery life. That fact that it has a lithium battery instead of nicads or nickel metal battries is a big plus. It does not loose its charge if it sits unused. Cut the cord and buy this. You can't beat the quality and the balance of this tool.

I received this tool for Christmas last year. I rarely used it most of the year because I have a Foredom tool and also a corded Dremel. I kept it because it was a present. I have used it now in carving ducks and some small wooden utensils. I just found out that my rheostat has burned out and the variable speed control doesn't work. Considering the small amount of use that I have put on this tool, I am disappointed in its durability. I would not recommend this tool.

I like this tool. I was surprised on how long the battery holds its charge. I liked the tool so much I bought another one for my son.

Whenever a manufacturer presents a tool powered by batteries, it is my opinion that the re-charge of said battery should, at least, be close to the time it takes to drain the power through use of the tool. I purchased THREE batteries for use in my Lithium-Ion Cordless Dremel, and still had to wait an hour and a half when It ran out of gas. UNACCEPTABLE. I figured that I would need two more batteries, and another charger, or two, to be able to work constantly with this tool. Dremel, please find a way to reduce the charging time from three hours to one, and, market a charger that can charge multiple batteries at once. Until you do that, this tool is more of an interesting toy than anything else. Please note, I give these tools HEAVY use, and I will ALWAYS recommend Dremel products. Just not the battery powered ones at this time, unless your jobs are short, and light duty.

a great tool for quick jobs when you don't need the hassel of the extention cord.my wife even uses it to apply her falsies. (new fingernails)

I personally don't own this product. But a friend of mine does. I own an earlier, less impressive cordless model / kit. I bought it at the time I installed a wood floor in my house and got the Dremel kit to ease my labor and help with applying mainly ½" molding.

Please bear with me, even though I am talking about my older unit, I will relate this back to the unit / kit being offered.

It did OK, but it was not as sturdy as I had hoped. Firstly, its battery life was short in comparison to the amount of force / effort you put behind doing a particular job. Another problem with the battery is that while it was being charged in its cradle, the unit was unusable. With some other devices, you could still use the tool even while it was being recharged (the cradle or cord provided allows for this). Its not convenient or recommended, but doable.

As I said, the battery life was related to the degree of effort put to the task at hand and the type of job being performed. As the battery lost its charge, the unit became weaker and became virtually impossible to use.

Another problem I experienced was that some of the tools broke if not used very carefully. It's a good thing they provide multiple sanding discs, because along with other accessories, they broke without much force on the user's part.

The unit sometimes had a hard time maintaining a grip on certain items. I found it slipping at times, and sometimes, depending on the accessory installed, it totally lost its grip.

Because of this and other problems, at one point I thought it may have been a defective unit, so I returned it for another, and experienced the same problems with the new unit.

All the problems I experienced with my older Dremel Unit, I experienced with my friend's.

The battery life was better, but it did not impress me as something I'd want to rely on. The gripping and accessories were also improved, but again, I was not overly impressed.

I bought this kit to help with small and intricate jobs etc., and borrowed it from my friend for the same reason, but based on what I need it to do, it has fallen short of my expectations. Truthfully, of all the tools I have bought, this is one of the few that spends a majority of its time not being used.

My thoughts are that it looks good and seems to sound good for what it says it does, but for now...it's not for me! Maybe it will improve over time.

Before Hurricane Katrina, we were living in an apartment in Bay St. Louis, MS, and building a house nearby. The house under construction and our apartment were destroyed, totally. Almost everything we owned was stored in a commercial storage unit that was under 20 feet of water. We could not get to the unit for three weeks and when we did, there was no electricity and everything was knee-deep in stinking mud, dark, and rusted. The only way I could get into my storage unit was with the diamond cutting wheel on my Dremel 800 -- I used it to cut the shank off the high-security lock on the unit. The owner of the units was so impressed he asked me to find a Dremel 800 in Baton Rouge, LA, and bring it to him. We set up a shuttle of charged batteries and replacement wheels -- he used his Dremel to cut off over 150 locks on storage units. Everything in our unit was a total loss but the Dremel performed flawlessly.

No cords & the battery lasts forever. Drill, polish, cut anywhere. EXCELLENT.

Is good but is not anything for other world