Anyone have any experience/thoughts on the Rotozip tool? http://www.rotozip.com/tooldetails.aspx?p_intToolID=4 http://www.rotozip.com/images/products/rz01_01.jpg Canadian Tire has it on sale, with the circle cutting guide for $79.99 right now. I would mainly be using it to cut out circles in MDF, I figure if I am cutting 3/4" I will have to go pretty slow. I know most people will say to pick up a router, but I don't have much of a shop to work with. If I can cut out the occasional hole, make speaker spacer rings, and maybe use a grinding attachment to grind off some paint for a ground, then this will fit the bill for me. Thanks for any advice given......

[ December 11, 2004, 09:20 AM: Message edited by: Jeepbeats ]

imo its a waste of money IF you are just going to use it for cutting out circles.there are not made strong enough and will not last very long.

i would rather spend the money on a plunge router they can be bought for cheap at canadian tire and another $10 get you a bit .and will probly last a lot longer than a roto zip.

[ December 11, 2004, 10:11 AM: Message edited by: hofulstrof ]

^ I have to agree.

CTire has had their entry plunge routers on for $69 and $79 lately. A circle guide can be made for free from some 1/4" scrap (plus the Rotojoke's guide is sad) and an upcut spiral router bit will last infinitely longer than the thin Roto bits that are prone to snapping.

I have yet to see any plus from the Rotorooter.

Pick up a router. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

POS the bits cant handle cutting mdf board. I tried it. Even with a bit that was suppose to cut metal.

I have a rotozip and I cut mdf all the time. That's all I use it for. I love it.

Cool. Thanks for all of the input people, 00Civic when you cut 3/4" do you take a couple of passes at it? Have you used the cirle-cutting jig with it?

I use the circle jig yes. I have to go really slow when I cut 3/4. If you go to fast it heats up to much. But the price was right when I bought mine so I could not turn it down.

I havn't actually used the rotozip, but in my experience with cantire multitools, the all suck. They do twice as many jobs half as good. You're better off to buy a real router

True, but the one they have on sale is the Rotozip brand, made by Bosch.