Dremel 225-01 Flex Shaft Attachment

by Dremel

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A true must-have accessory for all hobbyists and do-it-yourselfers, the Dremel 225 Flex Shaft Attachment has a flexible, 36-inch shaft that attaches easily and adds an improved level of versatility to your project capabilities. Easy to handle and hold, it fits Dremel tool models 400, 398, 395, 300, 285, 275, and 800, and works with the collet system and the Dremel chuck.

The 225 expands the capabilities of a Dremel rotary tool, allowing precise fingertip control. View larger.

With a five-inch bend radius, the tools easily accesses tight spaces.View larger.

The Dremel 225 Flex Shaft Attachment includes: Flex attachment Square drive nut Instruction booklet

The 225 is perfect for detailed work such as carving, metal polishing, and glass engraving.View larger.

Fingertip Control for Polishing, Carving, Sanding, and Engraving
Designed to expand the use of your Dremel rotary tool, the 225 allows fingertip control for polishing, carving, sanding, engraving, and more. Adding this attachment to a corded rotary tool puts tight spots, nooks, and corners in easy reach--an especially important feature for intricate detail work that demands exceptional precision and control.

Handpiece for Long-term Comfort; Shaft Lock for Quick Changes
The 225 features a comfort grip handpiece that allows for exceptional fingertip control, and helps minimize wrist and hand fatigue during extended use. And when it's time to change accessories, the integrated shaft lock button simplifies the process so you can quickly return to your work.

Five-Inch Radius and 36-inch Length for Better Access to Tight Spaces
To help save time, the 225 attaches to your rotary tool in mere seconds, and its five-inch bend radius lets you work at different angles without having to constantly adjust your position or change accessories. Measuring 36 inches long with a 3/8-inch diameter, the cable lets you access tight, narrow spaces and confined areas.

Flexible Design for Intricate Work
The 225 is ideal for intricate, finely detailed work. Whether you're sanding a door on a miniature model train car, repairing a fragile musical instrument, polishing a silver tea set or a stone and metal ring, or engraving a delicate piece of glass, this attachment lets you get as close as you need to without having to work at awkward and uncomfortable angles.

The 225 accepts up to 1/8-inch shank accessories and comes with a square drive nut and helpful instruction booklet.

About Dremel: A History of Brilliance and Innovation
Founded in 1932 in Racine, Wisconsin, Dremel is the industry leader in rotary tools. The company owes its success to the inventive genius of its founder and namesake, Albert J. Dremel. In his lifetime, Mr. Dremel owned 55 patents on a wide range of products from electric erasers to a gas-powered rotary lawn mower. His most famous and important invention was a high-speed rotary tool, dubbed the Dremel Moto-Tool. Compact, lightweight, and perfect for a wide range of jobs, the rotary tool was an immediate hit with hobbyists and eventually became accepted as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Today, the Dremel name remains synonymous with utility, durability, and innovation.

What's in the Box
Flex attachment, square drive nut, and instruction booklet

Product Description

Dremel Moto-Tool Flex Shaft with Comfort Grip Handpiece allows fingertip control to cut, grind, sand, polish and more 36" Long Cable, 1/2"-Diameter SlIM Grip Hand Piece Integrated shaft lock button - for easy accessory changes. For use with Dremel models 275, 285, 395, 398, 780 and 800

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Product Details

Product Manual [133kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000302Y8
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 225-01
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #3 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Rotary Tool Accessories

Customer Reviews

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72 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extending my reach..., August 28, 2000

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Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews

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I've found the flex-shaft to be one of the most useful Dremel tool accessories. It's great for those remote, hard-to-reach areas of my work pieces where the width of the tool itself would hinder my efforts, ot it just can't reach. It took a while for me to get the hang of using it, since it required a bit more hand control than I originally anticipated. Just make sure to keep it as straight as possible, and don't bend it too much- it heats up pretty quickly, especially at the bends. And heat's the big killer of this accessory. Also, be sure to have a bit of the flex-shaft grease handy for occasional lubrication.

The only thing that annoys me about the flex-shaft is that it won't accept a chuck to secure the bits, just collets. This can be a major frustration when I'm doing work that requires constant bit changes, with different bit diameters. Just when I thought I was rid of those pesky collets forever...

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the greatest Dremel Attachment Ever Made, December 10, 2005

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Ethan "Fizzler" West "King of Nerds" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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They have the MultiSaw, they have the Chuck, even the magnet-powered Dremelite, but nothing comes close to the Flexshaft. This baby is THE essential attachment for a Dremel. It comes with easy-to-read instructions on How to put it on, and it even has a diagram showing the different parts and the part numbers. (in case something gets broken, as in my case). This thing is incredible. I polish silver Quite a bit with my Dremel, and this thing makes it easy to get into those ultra-hard-to-reach areas. (my current project is a silver clarinet of my grandmother's). If you only get one attachment for Your Dremel, This one is way out in front for the choice. (just don't put it past 30000 RPM unless you have the flex-shaft tool holder, not that anything bad will happen, it just makes this annoying chattering noise).

5 out of 5

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my wrist won't die from Carpal Tunnel, now!, December 7, 2009

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Terrakian Wintermoon "Alien-Eyes-Creations" (LA, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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I've had my 350 series Dremel for over ten years, now, and that poor workhorse of a tool has seen a LOT of use in that time, carving everything from wood to bone to amber to turquoise. My only beef about that awesome little bit of technology is the amount of vibration it puts my wrist through- ouch. If I've been going for a couple of hours (my average time on it is three hours at a stretch), my hand is a distorted, cramped up mess due to the vibration...

Enter the flex-shaft. I got to try one of the old ones (the plain, black cased pen type) a bunch of years back, and I'd loved it then, but couldn't afford one. They were still fairly new, and I was just starting out with learning how to use my tool anyway. But I'm getting serious into the carving, lately, and my wrist just couldn't handle it, so I went nosing around for that wonderful little pen I could carve with and found the new model here. At first, I was worried that it wouldn't be compatible with my beastie, which was old when I got it as a gift, but I looked up the specs, did some digging and found that it should fit with my model.

Awesome.

So I ordered it. :)

Got it in less than a week and a half, and I immediately went for the little set of instructions, read 'em, did all the prep stuff to set it up, and started playing around with some silver I'd been saving to polish. Yes! I could work without my poor hand going numb! More awesome.

So, all that windy blather aside, I'm happy with the flex-shaft. It's everything I'd hoped for it to be: lightweight (definitely an issue with my joints), easy to use, and quite compatible with my old Dremel. I should have gotten one these ages ago!