WEN Rotary Tool Kit with Flex Shaft

Honestly surprisingly good for how cheap it is. By which I mean, it functions. Doesn't have a ton of power and is geared for high speeds but for small polishing/sanding it does the job.

Really impressed with this WEN Rotary Tool Kit! It comes with everything nicely organized in a carrying case, including a good variety of attachments for sanding, cutting, polishing, grinding, and more. I especially like that it includes the flexible shaft—it makes it so much easier to work on smaller areas where you need more control and precision. The variable speed is another big plus, and for the price, you get a lot of accessories to get started. Everything arrived packaged well, and the tool feels comfortable to hold and easy to use. Great little kit for DIY projects, crafts, small repairs, and detail work around the house. Definitely a good value for the money and I would recommend it!

Full disclosure, I'm not (usually) using this product for heavy duty home improvement tasks. Mostly I'm using it to carve into EVA foam, and occasionally things like wood, worbla, and PVC. But since rotary tools are frequently recommended items to cosplayers, here's your cosplayer review. tl;dr: Every cosplayer who wants to make their own costumes should have one of these. Pros: - The flex shaft. The flex shaft alone is worth it, because it means you don't need to hold or maneuver the whole unit, just the part at the end of the flex shaft. This makes it easier to achieve finer details, get into tighter spaces, and it means less muscle fatigue. I keep the motor unit in my lap while I'm working, though I would recommend hanging it on a hook nearby if you can because you won't want all the dust getting into the motor. - It comes with a ton of accessories with some limited novel uses, though I use the sanding drums 95% of the time. I do wish it came with a few more sanding drums, but you can buy more if you wear down all of yours. - I've also used it for home improvement things. It's one of those things you just don't know you need until you have a use for it and then you wonder what you would have done without it. One of my kitchen windows wouldn't close all the way and I sanded down some random bit that was sticking out of the frame and now my life is better. - Supposedly you can file your pet's nails with it too but I haven't tried getting it near my cat. I think the noise would scare her. Cons: - The first one I bought died on me after a year, but honestly for $20 if I had to replace it every year I still would. This might have been a result of me getting too much foam dust into the motor too, so I'm more careful about that now. The second one still works but it's nearing a year now so we'll see. This is what took a star away from a 5-star review for me because I still love the product but I don't love when it breaks during con crunch. - Most of the accessories probably won't get used, but you might find some uses for them. I've seen other cosplayers/propmakers use the pink stone attachments to achieve neat effects like hammered metal textures, but for the most part they're not gritty enough to actually carve into the foam, just kind of dent it. Still more of a pro than a con overall because they're included for $20, but please temper your expectations about them accordingly. - I HAVE had one or two of those discs shatter and fly across the room before so please always be sure to wear protective clothing and workshop safety goggles when using this!! And ALWAYS wear a dust mask when sanding EVA foam, wood, or really anything that's going to cause a large amount of small particles you don't want in your lungs. Other notes: - I usually have the power setting around 2–3, maybe 3–4. I have never tried turning it all the way up. I think I had it up to like 6-ish when I sanded that hard plastic piece jutting out of my window frame and some baseboard moulding in my living room. 10 might launch you into space, I have no idea. - I'm not sure if any accessories sold for the brand name Dremel will work with this. I have used some other brand of burnishing accessories and they worked fine. Be careful and be safe when mixing brand name and off-brand products and parts. - Dust!! Masks!! And goggles!!

I bought one of these in 2016, and right out of the box I was very pleased. In fact, I came back and bought a second one right away, just in case, as a backup. Well it's now 10 years later, and the backup unit is still sitting brand new in its box. This suits my needs perfectly. Easy to change speed, and has handled everything I have thrown at it on either end of the spectrum. I use it for crafts, some minor home repairs, and to do my dog's nails. Prior to purchasing this unit, I had owned three rechargeable dremels, but I always ended up having battery issues, with their lifespan being much too short for my liking, and I was just tired of having to either get a new battery or a new machine. I'm so glad that I did,. I pretty much always use the attachment, and it was a game changer for me, especially when it comes to doing my dog's nails. Not only is it much easier and more comfortable to hold and maneuver, but also the sound of the motor is no longer right in there personal space, which they greatly prefer. I have a rolling stand that I hang it from, and it couldn't be easier. I just bought some attachments today to assist with my own pedicures, which is what made me say "I wonder if I ever even left a review for this machine?". I don't think you can go wrong for the price.

A great, affordable product for hardware and micromechanics enthusiasts.

I purchased this kit in order to work on a project when my other Dremel malfunctioned. So I got this kit hoping to work on my project and get it done to meet a deadline I had made for myself. Within a week, this WEN 2305 Rotary tool began having problems with the flex shaft. It would not hold any bits. The flex shaft seemed already stripped or simply would not tighten down. So I returned it for another replacement. The second kit had a great flex shaft but the tool itself had no reliable speed control. It would speed up or slow down by itself - and emit blue and silver sparks out the vent now and then. Hmmmm. Not good. So I called Amazon (thank goodness) and they sent me yet a third one and allowed me to pick the best of both. So I kept the good rotary tool from the third set (which also had a weak flex shaft), and I kept the flex shaft from the second kit, and sent the other kit back. Amazon allowed me to do this for all the trouble I had gone through and (bless them) Amazon also sped my replacement kits to me in just a couple days. It appears to me, the quality control of these items is very poor. Wherever they are made, they are not being checked. I would not doubt if many of these are defective and sellers just buy the whole lot of them and dump them in the marketplace where they can hopefully sell a few among the heaps of defective ones. I should not have to go through THREE kits just to find one working kit! But as usual, Amazon came to the rescue (again and again) and made sure I was satisfied. About the kit: Comes with some very small bits and some sanders. These were barely useful to me and I ended up buying my own stainless steel bits specific to my needs. The bits and sanders the kit comes with may work for really small projects like refining or working on small models or pieces of jewelry but that's about it. The motor of the device is strong and even working on a larger model that I am doing, it has more than enough power. It has a roller wheel that you can slowly adjust to increase the speed of the drill as well. Even on my project, sanding resins and refining cast forms, I only have to use a speed level of 1.5 to 2. I have never had to rev it up to the 3 setting. The flex shaft seems to be holding up so far. One thing you should be aware of is that you should not tighten down the collars on these too tight. You want to tighten them enough to keep the bits snug so they don't loosen and fly out but you don't want to tighten them so much that you strip the interior. I was very careful, having had my other Dremel for more than 20 years, and I still have it. Incidently, I ended up buying a replacement part for my Dremel so now I have both tools to work with. I would have given five stars for this item if I had received a fully functioning intact kit to begin with. I didn't expect miracles out of this less expensive device but I did expect quality control and an item that worked.

Bought 3 for a hobby packages for my adult children. Works as well as my grizzly and dremel units for basics arts and crafts.

I’ve been using the WEN 2305 Rotary Tool Kit with Flex Shaft for a while now, and it’s turned into one of my go-to tools for woodworking projects. I use it for all kinds of things—detail sanding, carving, engraving, shaping small pieces, and cleaning up tight corners where bigger tools just can’t reach. The included attachments give you a good range to play with right out of the box, so you can jump straight into projects without having to buy a bunch of extras. The flex shaft is the real star for me. It makes detailed work so much easier and more controlled, especially when I’m doing fine carving or engraving on wood. Instead of holding the whole tool, you just hold the pen-style handpiece, which feels way more precise. For the price, it’s hard to beat. It’s not some heavy-duty industrial machine, but for home DIY and woodworking projects, it does a great job and has held up well. If you like doing detailed woodwork or small craft projects, this kit is a really solid addition to the toolbox.

Not worthy of money

It was great value.

Muy útil, vino completo todo y bien embalado

Awesome tool. I wish I bought one forever ago, this would have made my life so much easier. The tools/attachments included are of decent quality, no troubles so far though I can confirm that the Dremel brand attachments are of slightly higher quality though they do not always fit. That is my only annoyance, I wish it was universally exchangeable with other brands. That considered, this is the best tool I have gotten in the last 5 years and it sees more use than I expected. Little jobs around the house? Grab the Wen. No, seriously. I thought this would be sitting in the bottom of a drawer and used only for specific projects. Need to put more holes in the bottom of your wife's flowerpot? Grab the Wen. Need to cut off a crazy long screw and polish the edges so no kids get hurt? Grab the Wen. Need to cut a plastic bucket in half? No worries, grab the Wen. Putting in a door and need to punch out the door handle? Grab the Wen. Wow. In the past month that I've owned this, I have had more unique and weird reasons to use this tool than I could have ever imagined, even before when I was kicking myself for not having a darn rotary tool. So yeah man, you need this for things you don't even know about yet.

Muy contento con mi compra. El producto tiene excelente calidad, funciona a la perfección, los accesorios aun que no son muy variados definitivamente son suficientes para realizar cualquier tarea casera. Tiene opción de velocidad variable, lo cual ayuda muchísimo a la hora de detallar una pieza, La cantidad de accesorios es suficiente para no tener que comprar nada en años si se le da solo uso domestico. Es solido y se siente la calidad de la fabricación, el plus del estuche ayuda a mantener el orden. lo único que podría mejorarlo es agregar mayor variedad de accesorios. lijas de diferentes granos. discos abrasivos mas grandes y discos de lana mas grandes.