Product Description
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6250 in Home Improvement
- Brand: Dremel
- Model: SM20-03
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 4.00" h x5.50" w x14.25" l,
Features
- Powerful 6-Amp motor: Easily tackles the toughest applications
- Versatile cutting system: Perfect for straight cuts, flush cuts and plunge cuts in a variety of materials including wood, plastic, metal and tile
- Compact design: Allows for one handed operation and excellent maneuverability
- Superior line of sight: Enables a simple and precise cut
- User friendly and safe: One-hand use, superior line of sight, easy to control
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
159 of 165 people found the following review helpful.
It's marketed on the printer ink principle.
By Curmudgeon
I'm a pretty competent do it yourselfer, I have owned Dremel products in the past and always been pleased with them.
The tool itself is pretty nice. It feels solid, has plenty of power, does not look or feel cheaply made. It came in a nice case, had 4 blades etc (keep this in mind).
I bought this as part of a restoration project in which I was putting down hardwood floors, its main use would be to undercut door moldings. The one blade I knew I would use the most was the 'flush cut' blade. That's a carbide 'multi purpose' blade with a drop center, advertised as being able to cut all kinds of stuff. I had to undercut 8 doorways, cut rectangular holes for the HVAC floor registers and trim the bottom of a cabinet so my refrigerator would fit. Surely this would not be a problem with a good quality tool.
It took 3 blades (including the one that came with it). At $24.99 each. I was shocked at how the first one got dull so fast. I thought the carbide was getting clogged with wood debris, so I gently wire brushed the carbide chips with a brass brush; no luck. I bought another blade, it wore out super quick, too. I thought that was due to the aluminum oxide in the urethane wear surface of the hardwood flooring, I was able to complete all those cuts even though the blade would get HOT. That was late at night, couldn't just run out and buy another one. The next day I bought the third blade. After undercutting three doorways the last blade was smoking because it was wearing through the wood rather than cutting, it actually set off the smoke alarm. That is unacceptable.
I paid $129.00 for the tool including the blades and the case, and it cost another $50 for two more blades. So I can only conclude that Dremel (now owned by Bosch) studied inkjet printer marketing: sell 'em the printer (saw) cheap but do it in such a way that the end user can only buy cartridges (blades) from them and burn 'em a new one for the cartridge (blade).
This will very likely be the last Dremel product I will ever buy.
135 of 143 people found the following review helpful.
Very Handy Tool
By Woody
I have used this tool to cut a few things so far and it has performed very well. I'm working on a flooring project in our kitchen where I used it to size underlayment, then used it to cut the hardwood (laminate) floor panels as well. It provided a very fine/accurate cut and really helped speed up the project! I also hooked it up to a shop vac to help keep down the dust in my kitchen. Overall, this saw is very easy to use especially in tight spaces, and it has a ton of power (Much more than the other Dremel tools I own). I also used it to cut some metal conduit and was amazed with the ease of the cut using the abrasive wheel.
I have a bathroom tile project on the list to finish before the holidays, so I will get to try the diamond wheel out. So far, I think this thing is built well enough to handle anything I put in front of it.
One other thing to mention is that the kit contains 4 accessories which allowed me to tackle these jobs without purchasing more expensive blades right away. Great value! Included 2x4 Cutting Guide, dust extraction adapter, 2 carbide wheels (one which cuts flush) and a diamond wheel for tile. I've spent $25+ on a diamond wheel alone in the past so it's nice to get the freebie.
Highly recommended!
181 of 199 people found the following review helpful.
Has its merits
By Michael J. Danberg
I bought this saw to trim (i.e., cross cut) 1x6 3/4" tongue and groove pine panels subsequent to vertical installation. The problem is this saw seems to be designed to make good freehand cuts but does not work well with a straight edge saw guide given that (i) the front of the shoe is too small to make sufficient contact with the straight edge upon commencing the cut, and (ii) the offset from the left of the shoe to the blade is not a "round" number. I therefore decided to return the saw and purchase a more classic trim saw. Other pros and cons are as follows:
Cons:
-Nut that attaches blade must be turned clockwise to loosen (counter intuitive).
-MSRP on Amazon is inaccurate.
-Kerf is wider than expected (i.e., a bit sloppy).
-Loud.
Pros:
-Worm drive delivers lots of torque.
-OK if you intend to make freehand cuts.
-Convenient, light weight.
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