WEN 1 Amp Variable Speed Rotary Tool with 100+ Accessories, Carrying Case and Flex Shaft

Have used it several times now. Very satisfied.

So far, so good. Not a heavy duty tool by any means, so long as you stay within its means – it’s perfect.

This little tool does the same job as the one with the famous name and costs a lot less. It comes in a nice case. The flex shaft is handy for getting in tight places. It is good for drilling close to the edge in cabinets where regular drills won’t have clearance. It includes two drill bits, sanding discs, polishers, cutting discs and grinding attachments. The motor runs quietly and smoothly. The speed can be adjusted. The power cord has a good strain relief. I used it to clean the contacts when changing the batteries in my solar lights. I look forward to getting creative on some wood carving

Great addition to our tool collection. It is equipped with over 100 accessories. This kit provides a wide variety of bits, discs, spindles and more to meet the needs of any project. The bits are easy to change out with the provided wrench tool. You can attach the included 3 ft. flex shaft for jobs requiring intricate and complex detail work. I tend to use the tool without it for the most part. Designed to be used on wood, plastic and glass. Fits great in your hand and is easy to use. Fairly quiet. You can adjust the variable speed from 10,000 RPM to 32,000 RPM with the turn of the speed dial. Used it recently to clean up some edges on some tile. Worked well. My son also likes to use this to work on carving wood for art projects. One of my favorite things about this tool is the case. It keeps everything together nicely. The accessories also have their own separate case for easy storage of the small tips and bits. I have another rotary tool that doesn’t have a case and I find that I use this one more often because of that convenience.

This is the WEN 23103 variable speed rotary tool. This tool comes with a nice selection of accessories (100+), a flex shaft, and carrying case. Photo 1 shows how the tool comes packaged. Photo 2 shows the box with the accessories, (including polishing wheels, sanding bands, drill bits, diamond-coated bits, stone grinding bits, a dressing stone, cut-off wheels, sanding discs, 1/8″ collet, 3/32″ collet, wrench, and appropriate mandrels.Bit changing is typical for this type of tool””you hold down the spindle lock and tighten or loosen the collet with the supplied wrench. The 1/8″ collet is pre-installed in the tool.I think the hardest task for a rotary tool is cutting off metal, and this is one of the main tasks for which I use this type of tool. I connected the Flex Shaft (easy to do) and used one of the supplied cut-off wheels, on a 6-32 machine screw (see Photo 3). This worked fine. Next, I thought I’d go after a 3/8″ piece of all-thread (Photo 4). This was more difficult for the cut-off wheels, it took four to accomplish the task (see Photo 5″”the one on the left is a new one for reference, the others are the ones used to complete the cut). The important thing is that the tool never bogged down and handled rather nicely. The actual ease of cutting is more a function of the quality of the accessories. Use high-quality cutting accessories and the tool will have no problem.After the cutting, I tried several sanding and grinding accessories and had no problems.When it came to drilling, I found out that the Flex Shaft had a considerable amount of run-out. When I put a known-straight drill bit directly in the tool, there was no run-out. Thinking it may be a collet issue, I swapped collets between the tool and Flex Shaft with no change in results. I contacted Wen to see if they knew what the problem could be. Wen’s position is that the flex shaft, because of the nature of the rotating shaft inside a rubber tube, run-out is unavoidable. They recommend installing drill bits directly into the tool and not use the flex shaft for drilling. Engraving, sanding, and similar functions can be done with the flex shaft.This attitude is consistent with my tests. The flex shaft did seem to work well enough with the non-drilling accessories. And truth be told, I’ve never used a rotary tool for drilling anyway””that’s what I have a drill press and cordless drills for. Overall, I’d say you get a lot for your money with this tool kit and recommend it.

Worked as described.

Dremel is much better but for $20 this tool is nice. Recommend for the most jobs which don’t required high accuracy. This tool is not for jewelry or modeling but you can use em for small projects.

great product does same fuctions as a dremel for a fraction of the priceI give it 4* only because I cant get the bits to tighten enough to stay secure in the flex shaftthe flex shaft seems to be the achilles heel

Nice roto tools for every job. Lots of accessories grate buy. .

No problems. I like it.