Bob Borzelleri
06-23-2005, 2:09 PM
I own a RotoZip. I must confess to having used it more than several times. Yet, despite my generally decent relationship with said RotoZip, the tool seems to rise to the top of every "What was your most useless tool purchase?" poll I have seen.
I started to open this up by lamenting, "I just don't understand...", but I actually think I do understand why the RZ (not the Yamaha) gets no respect. It came to me as I was cutting another one of those 110V receptacle holes with my Fein Multimaster. The first 20 or so holes were cut (perhaps sculpted is a better word) with the RZ and while they went generally OK, I did start out with a few not entirely rectangular holes. The more I did, the better they looked (OK, not an overwhelming realization, I'd agree), but cutting straight lines still required a steady hand and more than a little attention to the task at hand. The Fein, on the other hand pretty much dares you to try to get off line (it can be done, but not without considerable warning before straying).
Now, I'm not suggesting that everyone who appears disappointed with their RZ is also a closet Fein user, but it just might be that wandering cuts take just enough away from a limited supply of self pride to account for the position of prominence at the top of the "bad investment" polls.
As for me, I have begun to use the RZ and the Fein in a tag team kind of approach. Between the two of them, I'm a cutt'n and trimm'n fool.
What do folks use the RZ for that leaves you feeling that it was money well spent?
...Bob
I started to open this up by lamenting, "I just don't understand...", but I actually think I do understand why the RZ (not the Yamaha) gets no respect. It came to me as I was cutting another one of those 110V receptacle holes with my Fein Multimaster. The first 20 or so holes were cut (perhaps sculpted is a better word) with the RZ and while they went generally OK, I did start out with a few not entirely rectangular holes. The more I did, the better they looked (OK, not an overwhelming realization, I'd agree), but cutting straight lines still required a steady hand and more than a little attention to the task at hand. The Fein, on the other hand pretty much dares you to try to get off line (it can be done, but not without considerable warning before straying).
Now, I'm not suggesting that everyone who appears disappointed with their RZ is also a closet Fein user, but it just might be that wandering cuts take just enough away from a limited supply of self pride to account for the position of prominence at the top of the "bad investment" polls.
As for me, I have begun to use the RZ and the Fein in a tag team kind of approach. Between the two of them, I'm a cutt'n and trimm'n fool.
What do folks use the RZ for that leaves you feeling that it was money well spent?
...Bob