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| |  | Health, Mind & Body | Home » » » Rockwell RK5102K Sonicrafter Deluxe 72-Piece Kit | | | | | | | Description: | | Make quick work of the toughest jobs in remodeling, carpentry installation, repair, crafting and more. The SoniCrafter utilizes Microsonic Oscillation to create a high-frequency action that makes sawing, sanding, scraping, cutting, rasping and dozens of other projects easy. Kit includes the SoniCrafter unit, 30 sanding sheets, sanding pad, 30 finger sanding sheets, finger sanding pad, two polishing pads, semicircle saw blade, universal end cut blade, carbide grit semicircle blade, triangular carbide grit rasp, scraper, hex wrench and carrying case. | | | Features: | |
• Safe cutting- unique high frequency oscillation only cuts hard materials.
• Smooth running - there are no fast spinning parts or alternating blades creating movement of the tool, only a high frequency oscillating action.
• Sonicrafter throws a very low level of dust whether your sanding, cutting or scrapping.
• Up to the edge and corners - with Sonicrafter you can get into difficult to reach areas.
• High sanding capacity - with virtually no force or downward pressure required.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 15.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 7.7 pounds | | Package Length:
| 14.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 6.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 158 reviews |
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Exceeded most expectaions.Jul 24, 2010
Every feature worked great, better than expected...except the scrapper. That feature didn't work as well as I would like.
 Not a good tool for several reasons...Jul 13, 2010
First impression: not bad. Seems solid and the motor runs evenly. It comes with no instructions for use, other than crude illustrations which only indicate the most obvious concepts, like changing attachments. It is a pain to use the allen wrench to change attachments, but OK no big deal if the thing works. It does not. First job: remove some molding with the "precision wood blade." Results were mixed at best. It vibrated around in the wood and it smoked like crazy, even with just a tiny amount of pressure. It was burning the wood more than cutting. Half way through I used I circular saw to do the main cutting and used the "SC" for the corners. Not too impressed at this point. Second job: sanding. At first it was OK. It did remove material, but the loop pattern in the wood was far more obvious than my $60 Porter Cable orbital sander, and I wondered how I'd get the curly patterns out of the wood later. After about 45 minutes of light/moderate sanding the oscillation of the pad suddenly stopped entirely. I tried to remove the triangular sanding attachment to see what was wrong but the metal housing was so INCREDIBLY HOT I couldn't hold it. It was hotter than any hand power tool I've ever used. Not a good sign for a motor. The "male" nut that the pad mounting sits on had deformed the "female" end of the pad so badly it was utterly useless. So, the pad that holds the sandpaper was shot after sanding half of a door. At that point I knew it was a return, but to try to finish the job I switched to the "finger sanding pad." Again, bad looping patterns in the wood. I gave up with this tool after less than three hours total use. When I went to remove the sanding pad from the finger sanding attachment, the top 1/4 inch of Velcro from the pad peeled off, so sanding was now totally impossible with this tool after the first job. I only used two pieces of sandpaper: one regular and one "finger" and sanding was 100% impossible. It comes with dozens of sheets of paper, but why? I completed the job with my normal tools, and that is what you will do if you buy this product.
Pros: None.
Cons: Incredibly high heat; attachments fail where they mount to the tool; cheap accessories; you wish you bought the Fein or maybe all these tools are too good to be true.
 Left Black Marks on Shower TileJun 19, 2010
I am giving the Sonicrafter a 3 Star at this point. My final review could go higher or lower depending on any help from Rockwell on repairing black marks on the porcelain tile in my shower. I used the scraper tool to remove caulking from a shower enclosure and almost every place the blade touched the tile, it left a black mark. I used a medium speed (3)and a very light touch. The caulking came off like a hot knife through butter. However, I tried soft scrub, Clorox Clean Up, Magic Eraser, and mineral spirits and nothing took off any of the black marks. The surface of the tile isn't gouged, so the stain appears to be on the surface. I just hope that the marks aren't "burnt" into the surface. Also, Rockwell support isn't open on the weekends when us do it yourselfers are using the tool. I read the instruction manual and there isn't any warning on this and I have seen ads doing this exact same thing.
 Great, Useful ToolMay 31, 2010
The product is heavy duty and strong, as advertized, with all the supplied accessories working as promised.
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Do Not Buy The Rockwell SonicrafterMay 20, 2010
Rockwell RK5102K Sonicrafter Deluxe 72-Piece Kit
I gave this tool one star because zero stars was not available.
I have purchased two Sonicrafters, RK5102K, from Amazon.com. I purchased and returned them in sequence, trying to get one that worked. They were each the most expensive model, $179.99.
Both Sonicrafters had the same problem: The hex bolt would jar loose immediately and allow the attachment to fall to the floor.
I am 6' 4" tall, weighing 290. I believe that I am strong enough to tighten the hex bolt. I was afraid that if I forced the hex bolt to be any tighter, I would cam it out, that is, strip the threads of the bolt.
If the machine will not hold any accessories, it is worthless.
I have a woodworking shop with a huge array of tools, most of them purchased from Amazon.com. which has been terrific to work with. But, this Sonicrafter is totally unacceptable.
Amazon.com graciously allowed me to return both Sonicrafter kits and refunded my money. Minus $36.00, of course. Fair enough. I am just glad to be rid of the thing.
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