Dremel 231 Portable Rotary Tool Shaper and Router Table - Woodworking Attachment - Perfect for Sanding, Shaping, and Trimming Edges

I've been wanting a mini router for years and always hesitated buying this because I have an old off-brand rotary tool. I finally ordered it, thinking that for that price, I could always try to modify it or just return it. I'm so glad I took the chance! If your rotary tool has a collet that reveals screw threads under it to mount it, this will work for you. My Flex Shaft rotary tool would not fit in it, for example. But that's the one I use at my desk, so having the other rotary tool dedicated to the router is perfect. I wouldn't want to have to mount/unmount the Dremel every time I use the router setup. When you screw the Dremel on, make sure you tighten it all the way with the provided wrench, and that the little push knob to screw/unscrew the router bit is facing the front opening. If you don't screw it in all the way, the Dremel will be wobbly. The fence has enough little notches that you need to cover it with a piece of wood so your pieces don't get caught on them. And they must know that because there are two holes already provided to secure the additional wooden fence with a machine screw and a bolt on the reverse. Make sure you countersink the wood so the screw doesn't stick out. Mount the whole setup on a plank, so you can clamp it to a workbench, or whereever you need it, but then put it away when you're done. As far as the performance, I want to manage your expectations. This isn't meant to be a full size router. I make dioramas and use mostly basswood or small wood dowels for trim moulding. Even then, the trims can be a tiny bit off in places, but are decent enough. There's a tiny bit of give if you try to trim off too much material at once, so if you're cutting deep, do it in stages. And watch your fingers, it still has quite a bit of pull, even for a tiny setup. Make yourself a push stick! So overall, if you do miniatures, this table is a great value for the price!

Fantastic table though I wish it were a bit sturdier. Regardless, it appears to do the job well enough. I just don't trust plastic, where metal should have been used instead. Just my opinion of course... Anyhow as far as the table goes, it's easy enough to operate, has simple, readable instructions in several common languages and may require a bit of reading and/or watching YouTube videos for those, less familiar with these types of miniaturized tools, or power tools in general. This is NO TOY! You can be seriously injured or worse if you do not follow proper safety procedures and use required safety gear. I.e: Safety Glasses, finger guards and make adjustments with the tool UNPLUGGED. The extra effort of being sure the tool is unplugged could save your eyes or a finger or two, so just do it. Thank me later. Lol! Overall this is a great addition to my tool kit for fine Precision work crafting soft metals, plastics and wood. Love this thing. The only real drawback is, mounting your Dremel tool in this decice takes a few minutes, and of course, that tool can not be used for any other purpose while mounted. So plan your project carefully and minimize the number of times you have to swap out Dremel tools and bits. Assuming you only have one Dremel tool, like myself... Good luck!

OK little router table. Nothing for large or deep projects, but good for small things like small box lids, dollhouse, scale train projects. I added a 1" 45° PVC pipe that I cut down to match the guard and attached that to my bucket head for a test dust collection, and it works great. This will not replace any full size router tables, and make sure to follow proper routing techniques to not overload the Dremel or bit. Test to see if this was something I would keep was done with the 45° chamfer bit (does not have a bearing), and a small piece of wood as well as a box lid I have been working on. Nothing special or fancy with this tool, but it got the job nicely done for a small job. I will be reaching for this now for small items when my Bosch router and table are way too much tool for he job.

Der Frästisch ist eigentlich eine gute Idee, gerade für eine kleine Maschine, wie die Dremel. Für kleine Arbeiten hat er gerade die richtige Größe, die Anordnung der Bedienungselemente ist gut und sinnvoll. Mit ein bisschen Fingerspitzengefühl ist auch die Dremel relativ schnell und einfach an der Tisch angeschlossen. Also eine wirklich gute Idee, würde nicht leider ihre Ausführung den Wert Einsatzfähigkeit des Gerätes relativieren. Das beginnt mit dem Anbringen des Frästisches an einen Werktisch oder dergleichen. Man kann ihn nur anschrauben, was vorhandene oder herzustellende Bohrlöcher voraussetzt. Oder aber fest auf einem Hilfsbrett montieren, welches man seinerseits dann anklemmen kann. So bei mir. Das eigentlich Ärgerliche ist jedoch die fast überwiegende Ausführung des Frästisches aus Kunststoff. Für die Oberplatte, den Anschlag und natürlich die Schutzhaube mag das angehen, aber die Dremel selbst bleibt auch bei festestem Einspannen elastisch und beweglich gelagert. Schon geringer Druck am Fräskopf reicht aus, um die Maschine nachgeben zu lassen, was ein präzises und exaktes Bearbeiten von Werkstücken nahezu unmöglich macht. Und genau darauf kommt es ja in dieser Kathegorie „Kleinmaschinen“ doch eigentlich an. So hat sich mir der Nutzen dieses Gerätes bis heute leider nicht erschlossen, schade.

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プラスチックか、多分、樹脂製だと思います。製造国はMade IN Chainaとあります。小さくても立派な工作道具です。 ルーターを取り付ける部分がこのタイプではルーター本体の先の丸いカバーを外してねじ込むだけの方法に変わりました。カバーは紛失しないように、くれぐれもご注意してください。ルーター本体がちょっとぶれるようでしたら、結束バンドでルーター本体の中央部分を固定すればよろしいでしょう。小さな趣味でやっていることでございますので、文句はありません。ありがたく使わせていただいております。ビットの種類やアクセサリーも豊富なのがDREMELの魅力です。アイデア次第で色んな工作に挑戦する意欲が沸いてきます。最初は廃材を利用して具合をみてください。慣れないうちは、ルーターテーブルの癖を利用すればきれいに仕上がります。貴重な道具になります。

La molette de réglage en hauteur de l’outil est très difficile à manœuvrer autrement tout est Ok