The Multi-Max’s compact design provides access in tight areas while the ergonomic grip allows for comfort and balanced control. A separate on/off switch lets users maintain a previously selected speed setting from a range of 10,000 to 21,000 oscillations per minute after the tool has been turned off. A soft-start feature minimizes abrupt starts and provides a feeling of control as the tool ramps up to the desired speed. Electronic feedback provides consistent speed through the toughest applications. The Multi-Max makes tough tasks look effortless. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: 6300-01, DREMEL, MULTI MAX, New Hotness, Power Tool
If you want a shot to win some free Delta and Porter Cable tools head on over to Fine Woodworking Magazine and fill out a short form with some contact info. Enter their Getting Started in Woodworking Sweepstakes once and be eligible for the duration of the sweepstakes which ends in February ‘09. The prizes include some pretty sweet stuff including: The Dovetail Jig, a 390 Low Profile Sander and a 50-720 Dust Collector. It only takes a minute to fill out the form. Of course I hope I win, but I wish my readers luck as well. Click here for the registration page.
Tags: Free Tools, Sweepstakes, Woodworking
Porter Cables new Brushless ROS...A green tool?
A while back when I was at Black and Decker University for a Delta Woodworking class we got to tour the R&D areas. I asked them about brushless motors on tools, they told us something was in the works. And after they cleared it with the higher ups and made us all sign non-disclosure agreements they showed us a prototype sander with a yellow body and a brushless motor. (Since the item is now available I think its okay to talk about it, if its not I’m sure I’ll be getting a letter from their lawyers.) Now here it is a little more than a year later and I see that sander again. This time with a grey body, the Porter Cable 390 Series of 5″ Random Orbit Sanders. Now I wanted to verify that this was that same brushless sander that I had previously seen so I started reading through the marketing literature and they do not reference it as a brushless motor, they reference it as a Duratech Motor. A search of the schematic revealed that there were not brushes on the parts list or shown in the breakdown. So I called up our rep and asked him point blank. And he was able to verify that yes that tool in fact does have a brushless motor! Eureka I’d discovered the truth. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Brushless Motor, Green, Porter Cable, Power Tool, Woodworking
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