Additional details and specifications about the Dremel Tri 6800 multi-purpose spiral saw we first mentioned last month have started to surface. If our own feelings are any indication, the Trio’s September 2010 release will be highly anticipated.
Dremel’s new Trio will feature a multi-position handle, 2.0 Amp motor, 3/16″ collet, 10,000-20,000 RPM variable speed setting, non-marring base, telescoping foot for depth control, dust extraction vacuum port, trigger lock-on button, 6ft cord, and will be able to make plunge cuts anywhere in a work surface.
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The innovative Trio looks to be inspired by a number of existing tools – a spiral saw (e.g. RotoZip), jigsaw, and rotary tool.
According to an international press release, the Trio kit includes: “a carrying case, a sanding mandrel, six sanding bands, a multi-purpose carbide cutting bit, a straight router bit, a line and circle cutter, and a vacuum cleaner attachment.”
Check out the gallery below for quite a few Trio action photos.
Dremel Trio via Amazon (available now!)
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IndyEngineer
I’ll be glad when I can see some reviews on this little saw. I wonder how well it works for cutting holes in Formica counter-tops?
jeff_williams
So does it switch between the up and down motion of a jigsaw and the rotation of a rotary tool with the flip of the handle? I don’t quite understand how this would work. I’m looking forward to a hands on review Stu.
Stuart
To be honest, I’m not quite sure how the plunge function works either, or if it is related to the tool’s handle position with a cam-action type of mechanism.
I don’t think that there will be an orbital or vertical jigsaw cutting motion though. Instead, the Trio will utilize a rotary/spiral saw cutting bit. This will provide the tool with different functionality compared to a jigsaw. Whereas a jigsaw has a rather large cutting radius, even with specialty thin-profile saw blades, the Trio should be able to change cutting angles at any time.
Ms.DIY
Home Depot started selling the Trio two weeks ago. I got mine last week, but haven’t tried it out yet. I will tonight. I got it because I was so happy with my re-furbished Multi-Max, and always wanted a router. BTW, I just went to Home Depot today and bought a 7 1/4″ laser miter saw and stand (included) for $99, plus an 18 lb. brad nailer including compressor for another $99. ‘Tis the season, apparently.
rob
I have been looking at this on the Home Depot website it looks really cool, just not sure how I’d use it. Might wait to see if it goes on sale this fall.
Bob
I have a question for the people who already have used the trio…
I can see in the pictures that their is a nob you twist to keep the foot in the position that you want. I was wondering if you were to twist the nob all the way out, could you remove the foot? I am doing work in a very small space, and I could not do the work with the foot on.
Please respond!
Angel Sosa
Not you cant remove, at least in the good way. It’s attachement internally
Wendy
Yes, the foot comes all the way off! I just removed it..you can use it with or without that foot.
Kevin
Hey Bob, just checked this out with mine and yes, the foot is very easily removed and reattached. With the handle in the straight position I could imagine a few situations where removing the foot could be quite useful.
Overall an awesome tool filling a niche that was previously a little bare.
Bob
Thank you very much! I do plan on buying it now.
Sandy
I wonder whether it is a limitation that it can cut a circle of 4 inch-13 in only. Can it cut a smaller than 4 inch diameter circle?
I am working in a small space and need to cut small circle in Plexiglass with precision.
Stuart
Sandy, I believe that the limitation would be due to the width of the non-marring shoe and minimum length of the circle-cutter guide.
For precise very small circular cuts, you may have to devise your own cutting jig or template.
Sandy
Hi ,Stuart
Thank you for the comments.
I thought as much. So, is it possible to use this tool without the ‘circle cutting guide’ and cut smaller diameter circle?
To give a similar situation example: In the sewing machine for example we have a similar
shoe and the needle moves up-and-down and the cloth moves forward by a mechanism (sawtooth type) below that provides a periodical push to the cloth. On the other hand, in Dremel trio the shoe itself is manually moved by us. So, is it not possible to do away with the guide and use the shoe manually to cut smaller diameter circle after having a template drawn with a pencil. Ofcourse the circle ‘s perfect shape may not be achieved with out the guide but is it at all possible?
Sandeep
Sandy
We can remove the shoe (as Bob’s work needs as well) and then use to cut a small dia circle! How small is possible?
Sandy
Stuart
If the circle cutting attachment is not used, it isn’t necessary to remove the tool’s shoe. Doing so may improve visibility, but would affect the quality of the cut by throwing the tool off-center. If doing away with the shoe, Dremel’s other rotary tools, such as the 4000, can be also used instead of the Trio.
I would think that as small a circle as necessary could be cut. Without a circle cutting guide, then a circle can be cut free-hand along a pencil-drawn template to whatever small size is called for. Cleaning up the circle with a grinding or sanding wheel along a second template or mask can help improve the precision of the cut.
Derek
What is the max cut depth for this thing?
Basically, I’m looking for a little, multi-purpose tool to cut MDF shelves – will this fill the bill?
Stuart
I’m not certain what the maximum cut depth is. I imagine that it should be capable of cutting 1/2″ and 3/4″ MDF shelving, but I’ll try to double check. Whether this is the best tool for the job is another story, it depends on how wide/long your shelves will be.
Charles Grantham
This tool is a joke all it does in wood other than 1/4″ is burn, it doesn’t speed up high enough to be of mush good, you will be so tired after trying to use it. I think you should take this item off the market or just advertise it to be sued for drywall.
Bob
I just got one today to solve something and it worked just right to make a router pattern template out of 1/2″ply. It beats doing it by hand with a file. Nothing else I had could have done it. (And I have a very large collection of tools)
However, I really wonder how useful it is for anything else. For cutting out electrical box recess,there are better tools. It’s limited to cutting 1/2″ deep, it does not have a lot of power, you will still need a router. The edge attachment had a poor design, the knob stick down to far and you have to raise up the piece you are working on.
You have to use 3/16″ bits that are meant for it, so I can ignore the enormous pile of dremel bits I already own.
The cutting is done by a spiral rotary cutter, not a good way to replace a jigsaw for any large cuts, however it can get into a narrow spot that a jigsaw would not.
I will be seriously considering returning it if I cant think of anything else its good for.
Stacy
I would use the Dremel Trio 6800 to TRIM and CUT all kinds of projects around my home that I am trying to remodel! What can I say, Im a great looking girl who loves POWER TOOLS!! Wish I could add this to my tool belt! 🙂
Kevin J
I think this tool would be perfect for a current project I have been debating how to tackle. I am carpeting a few steps I have that lead from my kitchen down to a landing at the top of the basement steps. The issue I have is the bottom step is too close to the opening of an exterior door. If I were to carpet that step, the door would not open easily. I was thinking of what tool I would need to cut the 1.5in thick pine step and some of the stringer. This would allow me to cut AND sand down to a smooth edge!
michael D. Maxwell
There needs to be more interchangability. 3/16″ bits are hard to come by to fit this beast. It requires more collet sizes to allow larger and smaller bits. !/8 and 1/4 would be nice. They knew this when they made it. I find that tactic a little deceptive. The original dremels came with two sizes of collets. So … we have about five different bits for this guy. i would see where they are going with this before I would suggest you buy one. While I do like mine, I feel it is just one of those specialty tools that has limit value on most projects, expensive cutting bits (10-20$) …that only dremel has. I have only had it since christmas, and I am almost $40 in the hole for replaced bits. Rotozip (..also a Bosh/Dremmel company) they sell sheetrock packs of 8-10 bits for the price of one Dremel cutter. Something to think about.