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| Dremel 220-01 Rotary Tool Work Station | 
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| Brand: Dremel
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $61.05
Buy New: $38.30
You Save: $22.75 (37%)
New (14) Used (1) from $35.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 138
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 12
MPN: 220-01
Model: 220-01
UPC: 805960022624
EAN: 0080596022624
ASIN: B00068P48O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Dremel rotary tool work station; fits Dremel models 275, 285, 300, 395, 398, 400 XPR, 780, and 800 | | • | Converts Dremel rotary tool to drill press; drills at 90 degree vertical angle and in 15-degree increments to 90 degrees horizontal | | • | Study metal base with | | • | Includes work station, mounting wrench, instructions; rotary tool not included | | • | 56-square inch base; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
For precision drilling, routing, grooving. 6" square work surface. Articulating tool holder allows user to drill at 90 vertical and increments of 15 up to 90 horizontal. Holds tool at 90 horizontal for polishing and sanding. Telescoping flex shaft tool st
Amazon.com Review
Turn that Dremel rotary tool into a drill press with this rotary tool workstation from Dremel. The station accepts several Dremel models to drill perpendicular and angled holes in 15-degree increments from 90 degrees vertical to 90 degrees horizontal. Inch and metric markings on the base make for accurate drilling of workpieces. Depth markings with depth stop provide consistent depth adjustment, while the sturdy metal base with four clamping points holds workpieces securely in place. The workstation also holds the rotary tool steady for other tasks, such as polishing metal objects, sanding different shapes and grinding metal pieces--with greater precision and less fatigue. The station's telescoping shaft allows adjustments to any height between 16 and 29 inches. On-board storage for drill bits, cords, and wrenches keep them all in handy reach. --Brian D. Olson What's in the Box
Work station, accessory nest, mounting wrench, instructions
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Lots of slop makes it impossible to make accurate cuts. June 7, 2006
103 out of 116 found this review helpful
I purchased the 220-01 Workstation planning to use it as a drill press. After taking it out of the box, and assembling it per the instructions, I realized that it is horribly flexible, making it impossible to drill holes with ANY accuracy. I'm not that picky either -- I know that a $50 drill press/attachment will have its limitations, but even with the 1/8th inch drill bit, attempting to make a hole is impossible.
Trying to make a hole yields a disfigured slot. The tool holder will flex in one direction when you push down, and flex in the other direction when you pull back up. You end up with a disfigued slot that is of no use. It ruined a piece I was trying to work on.
The dremel tool itself is held tight ... It's the flimsy plastic tool holder that seems to have a lot of slop internally.
To make matters worse, the clamp that will let you rotate the tool holder 90 degrees (to use the dremel as a stationary sander, etc.) never locks tight, so if you aren't careful, the tool holder itself can rotate counter-clockwise.
This "workstation" is a waste of money if you plan to use it as a drill press, or want any sort of accuracy at all.
 An excellent accessory November 4, 2006
89 out of 91 found this review helpful
This is an excellent accessory for the already-versatile rotary tool. The trick to its use is to recognize the inherent limitation of all rotary tools.
They are high-speed, low-torque tools. The work is done in the same way that a dentist's drill works: Very light pressure lets the bit in effect shave away the material. As the manual says, you need to adjust the tool so the bit is very close to the workpiece, then slowly lower the bit into it.
This means you can't use the Dremel drill press the same way you would use a full-size drill press, where you can bear down on the lever and force the bit to dig into the work. If you try to use it that way, you'll get the "slop" that some other reviewers mention.
When it's used correctly-- and the manual makes it very clear how to do so-- this is a very good accessory to have.
 One of the better "work stations" I've seen. January 10, 2007
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
Dremels' work station for their rotary tool is a great little station. You are able to bolt it onto your workbench if you prefer. Some folks don't think you need to but I like to work with different jigs and such and need a very stable base, so I bolt mine. And along that line of thinking is the fact that you can tilt the tool anywhere from 15 to 90 which will help you when you want to turn it into a sanding and polishing tool for more intricate work.
It has a great little tool "caddy" which they like to call the "Crows nest" that you can store some of your more favorite bits. Or the way I use it is to place the bits and collets I'm going to use for whatever project that I'm working on at the time because I put all my bits and things up when done and cover the station to prevent dust build up.
The telescoping tool stand holds the tool when you are using the FlexShaft(tm). The base of the station has both metric and standard symbols as does the depth gauge.
All in all it's a great station for the rotary tool. But, the one little drawback that I've found in my working with it is that with other stations like this one, the others usually have a strap to clamp the upper portion of the tool securely to the tool stand. I find this helpful when drilling fine holes into decorative stones that I tumble and polish. Without that strap, using the the fine diamond drill bits will sometimes try to "travel" across the stone which will cause scratch marks. But, the great feel that the handle gives you allows me to prevent that by very delicately bringing the bit down to the stone in minute strokes until the bit has the hole started and then it's drilling as usual when using a fine diamond drill bit. That's why I give this station a 4 out of 5. Really I'd like to give it a 4 stars but that's not one of the choices! Also the great deal I got buying this tool through Amazon.com beats all other sites and stores. So guys, show the wife the tool, what can be done with it and the low price, and you'll be getting yours in the mail soon!
Another Good Dremel accessory January 23, 2007
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
This press is great for all those little odd jobs. As a hobbyist, I use this item often. The slop others mentioned in other reviews can easily be removed by adjusting the 4 set screws to snug things up and tightening the other nuts and bolts in the assembly. Any press will flex if its forced beyond its intended limits. When used as intended. This press does everything it claims and more. The fact it can be adjusted to work as a bench grinder only adds to it value. When combined with a cross-slide mini vise. It will also work as a mini bridgeport for light machining. I would have given it a 5 star rating. But because I had to take the whole thing apart and reassemble it the way it should have been done at the factory. I gave it a 4. All in all, its still a great addition for anyone that owns a Dremel.
Workstation 220 01 Manual December 9, 2006
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Providing low torque/high speed features of the Dremel rotary tool are understood and applied to intended jobs, Slop and Runout will not be problems and this Attachment will enhance operations as claimed.
However, the Owner's Manual is poorly edited and somewhat presumptuous. Topics covered are poorly sequenced.
No mention is made of initial (and unexpected) tight fit of Drill Press Assembly onto the Main Tube.
Procedure and eventual method of securing Dremel's recommended models in the Tool Holder and its integrated Nut are cursorily mentioned and out of sequence.
Instructions for locking the telescoping Tube in the Main Tube specifies reversed CW & CCW actions !!!
Notations and `bubbles' in sketches are not clearest and are inaccurate.
Manual mentions four micro-adjust screws and Allen wrench, yet my Unit (bought from Amazon) has four mini slotted screws, obliging me to contact Dremel directly for an explanation for the difference.
While some may consider the above to be inconsequential, the newcomer who buys this Attachment (with its manual) may have some unnecessary concerns.
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