Dremel 335 Plunge Router - Rotary Tool Attachment for Precision Routing, Cutting, Drilling, Trimming & Inlay Work

This is absolutely fantastic. I'd never done any routing before - with anything - so I have nothing else to compare it to personally. I watched a few YouTube videos of people using the Dremel plunge router, which were very useful. After some practice I routed a groove/channel close to the edge of a very small old coffee table and then laid mosaic tiles in the channel so that they were flush with the table top. Took me ages, but only because I'm a novice and didn't want to ruin it by rushing. I would highly recommend it.

I have been tinkering about in the garage during lock down and instead of the usual larger woodworking tasks I do, I have been messing about with craft projects. I have a full sized router permanently fixed to my work bench, but this is way too big for some of the things I have been making. I decided to try this Plunge Router Attachment to see if I could use it for some of the craft type projects I have planned. For the money, it was not a difficult decision to give it a try. I have included a video with a lot of information about the attachment and practical demonstrations. In the video I make a very simple picture frame with profiled edges and a rebate. I was impressed by the results. It is not as good as a dedicated router, but for the money it is a great way to get into routing. If you have never used a router before, prepare to transform your woodworking expectations. A router is a brilliant tool in so many ways. The attachment is not a precision instrument and has a few small issues, but it is more than capable of producing good results. If you can put up with me droning on during the video, it shows me making a small picture frame and I was impressed with the attachment. The wood I rout was used as a packing frame for a lawnmower and is very poor quality softwood. The Dremel did a fine job leaving good profiles without any real issues. The straight edge guide and circle cutting guide are good and I demonstrate these too. One thing that is not in the video and that I wished I had noticed when I was making it, was that one of the posts was loose out of the box. The posts are held in position with nuts on the base. A thread is tapped into the top of the post for a screw and washer that are used to capture the spring. I noticed that the screw and washer were loose and when I tightened the screw it began turning the post which in turn tightened the post into the nut. What a difference that made to the way the attachment felt and operated! You can kind of see the loose post in the video. It was much more precise after I did this, but even with the loose post it performed well. Dremel quality control should be picking these issues up. I think that this attachment is well worth the money. I use a very cheap set of router bits available on Amazon. I paid less than ten pounds for them. It is not worth buying expensive bits until you are certain that you will be using them regularly. If you are thinking about buying this attachment, I think it is well worth the investment. A a first step into the world of routing without too much outlay. If you enjoy woodwork, get it and give it a good try out, I can almost guarantee that it will leave you smiling!

I bought this product against some of the reviews on here, and I have to say, I've not been disappointed. I've an old 250 dremel tool and I wanted to just make some small grooves in a sheet of MDF, rather than spending £60 on a purpose built router I thought I'd just grab this attachment, and see how it fared. Now I'm using this tool for mainly inlay type work where I need a smaller, lighter tool, and I found this to be perfect for that, and having used my fathers router for some larger work too, I think I can give some sort of impression to you about the differences: The Dremel router is fine for small pieces, I've found that the small bits can heat up rather quickly, so if you're thinking of doing a larger project where you;ll need more than 15 minutes of use at a time, this is probably not going to cut it (no pun intended) But if you can stand to stop every once in a while to stop the bits burning out, this tool will offer you a good mobility and very fine lateral control. The base is large and smooth enough to glide over a (tacked on with spray adhesive!) paper template without tearing it up like my larger router did. I will note that this router attachment has a little bit more vertical play than a "proper" router, as the locks that hold the vertical position are made of plastic, the application of pressure can cause these to compress slightly, so I've noticed some of my groves are <1mm deeper in some spots - whilst noticeable, it is only barely. The user guide for the setup is a little complex I found, with all of the instructions give via images, and the labels for the images (like a key) is given on the next page, so there was a lot of flicking back and fourth (I just ended up writing them on the images) If you're actual dremel is like mine, with vents to the top (rear) of it, you might notice some sparking coming from within the tool - they won't actually jump out at you, but because this is not typically how you look at your dremel, they'll be more noticeable - this is completely normal, as any rotary tool using a motor with brushes does this. So don't worry about that :) Overall I'd say this tool would be great for a hobbyist, small to medium sized works, but you're not going to be able to easily or quickly something larger than a cabinet door (~2ft square) Also you are not going to be able to use complex routing bits, such as the ones with ball-bearings that cut more than one type of shape at once. I didn't regret this purchase, I still use a proper router for larger projects, but this offers me the unparalleled ability to get in for small detailed work without ripping tiny pieces of wood out and sparing me some chisel work :)

Works really well easy setup it's well made decent weight pretty accurate used on picture frames and doll's house good solid bit of kit

Well made dremel product.works great for smaller projects

I had a couple of jobs for which i needed a router, and I didn't really want to splash out on an actual stand alone model. So, I bought this for my Dremel, and I'm really glad I did. Setting it up is easy - there's a plastic part towards the tip of the dremel which you unscrew and remove, revealing a thread which is used to secure the dremel into the router attachment. From there, you need to fit the router bit (you can do this before fitting the Dremel into the attachment if you like). Next, set the plunge depth using the plastic thumb screws, and you're ready to route! The finish of the actual routing is not, judging from my attempts, as perfect as it may be if using an actual router but it's still pretty good and, for my purposes, it was absolutely fine. The router also comes with a straight edge and circle attachment allowing you to create some controlled routes! Sometimes, when using the router, it feels a little 'unstable' - like the relatively flimsy build is allowing movement. But, again, nothing to write home about unless you're doing something really fine, or requiring extreme accuracy. I'm really satisfied with this product and would recommend it to anyone who has the occasional need for some light routing.

Not going to lie, I'm impressed with this. Build seems robust and the price is amazing at around 25-30 quid. I didn't think it would work but I bought some 1/8" router bits from my weak dremel 3000 and tried to route and guitar body. I'm just practising before I spend money on quality wood so I'm using Pine from some old furniture. Managed to get a good cut, far exceeding my expectations. Quite glad I bought this.

Nice device. Works perfectly with my battery-powered Dremel.

Good

After a few tries to mount the thing i was finally able to mill things in wood and stone.

Matching expectations

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This is certainly a tool for all hobby and fine crafts, very important to have with your rotary tool, however they should include the bits required along with, so you need to order the bits separately.