WEN 2305 Rotary Tool Kit with Flex Shaft

Great beginner set. Impressive preformance and durability for the price!

I've used it to sharpen up axes and polish away the burrs inside a pistol. A bunch of polishing wheels cost me another 5 dollars. I would like it if the speed could go a little slower, but in practice, it usually slows a little bit when you apply some pressure and I haven't ruined anything with it yet. Recommend for everyone, unbeatable price.

I got my first one a few years ago, & was impressed by the tool, but worried about longevity. No More! I use a Rotary tool a lot, & I won't work without the wand, so this is a no brainer. (I have a dremel, & TWO flex shafts that won't fit it, so now I only buy ones that come with the tool - just to be SURE it fits!) The price of the wands alone are nearly as much as buying this whole tool kit, & I see no real difference between the Wen & the wildly more expensive other brands. It weighs quite a lot, so that wand is essential, & mine works great. (I've used mine HARD for a couple years now, & it still keeps going. . . ) I have it hooked on a pole attached to my workbench, so it's never in the way, and if I drop the wand, it clears the floor, so it doesn't wreck my bits, either. : ) The Only reason I'm back buying another tool, is because my wand started acting up. Not sure why, but I think the black sleeve that holds the wire stretches over time, & eventually disconnects the bit from the wire. Only solution I've found is a new wand, but since they're so expensive, it's silly not to just buy a whole new tool kit. Then, if my tool dies, I've always got a backup, & just a spare that I can leave dedicated to one bit, if I find I need that. These plastic cases are rarely any use to me, and this one's not great, either, but the tool itself is Well worth the money asked. Mostly, the bits included are stones, which I don't use, but All the other brands of bits will fit into this Wen, too. The only things that are Not interchangeable, are the screwed on attachments. I believe the Wen is Metric threads, and the Dremel is Standard threads - hence the nightmare with all the attachments that screw on - like the wands. I bought this for the wand that will certainly fit it, & the price was great, compared to my Dremel and the other two wands I've purchased that won't fit. Heck, just the wands cost as much as this whole setup. Great deal - And mine did last - under heavy use, and filthy conditions. I'm impressed. : )

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.

Unit comes with all sorts of useful tools but the reason I got this one is the flex shaft it comes with. Works great!

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.

Works Great!

What a great price, the basic accessories are, well basic. But you can get affordable sets on here for like 10 bucks delivered so not a big deal. The two parts where this really shines is one, it comes with a flexing extension arm which will come in handy if I need it while under my car, and two, its the size of a full size dremel with adjustable speed. I've burnt out name brand 100+ dollar dremels after an hour of use before so finding this one for under 30 dollars with tax was a score, I could replace this one 3 times for the price of that last one I used.

Not worthy of money

It was great value.

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.

This works really well. Even though it is not expensive, I am impressed with the quality. The variable speed makes it nice to dial in just the right RPMs for the job. I love the flex shaft and its smaller handle, which makes it a lot easier to control the tool head for fine details. It comes with a large selection of bits, and I purchased some extra diamond bits for it that were not expensive at all. It reminds me of my expensive jewelery tool I used as a jeweler, but the cost is way less. I look forward to many hours of fine detail work with it.

The machine is a total waste. I bought this rotary tool on the 18th of April ‘18 and was delivered to me on the 24th of April ‘18. In one day of use, in which the usage was just to test the product, the below mentioned things have happened. 1. In 10 minutes of first time use, the sanding drum mandrel bent out of shape after immense vibrations. The sanding drum ripped apart while sanding a piece of soft wood. 2. The flex shaft which i installed as per the manual overheated and the wire melted away. 3. The cutting disk broke while in use and flew towards my face. Now i have a battle scar right below my lower lip. 4. There is sparking inside the machine. WEN industries should really look into these issues.