Only taking a few seconds to remove and attach makes it easy to switch between tasks. The Dust attachment can be used while cutting, although it doesn't work as well and it will limit your cutting depth. This is probably due to the tight fit of the dust attachment against the back of to sanding pad. It works surprisingly well for sanding, picking up most of the dust. It comes with a couple different size fittings that allow you to fit it to your vacuum or dust extractor. As seen in the photo, the dust kit attaches to the bottom of the SoniCrafter using a clip, and is held in place by the sanding pad at the other end. The 72-piece SoniCrafter kit I am reviewing also comes with a dust extraction kit, that can also be purchased separately later if you buy one of the smaller kits.
This is not a problem with the Rockwell as they have a holder built in to the back of the SoniCrafter. One of my complaints about the Dremel was the lack of a good Allen wrench holder. In addition to the good size cord is a built in hook and loop tie that will keep that long cord manageable. The 10 foot cord is really nice, and in my opinion should be the minimum size included on most power tools. I assume it was placed in the rear to prevent accidental adjustments. The location of the variable speed dial is near the back of the tool, which does make it almost impossible to adjust with one hand. I was actually surprised at how well the body of it is built, and doesn't feel cheap in any way. It is comfortable to use with either hand or both at the same time. The SoniCrafter feels really solid in my hands, and is well balanced. I have never used the MultiMaster, so I can not do a side by side, but the specs seem to be pretty much equal with the same oscillation angle of 3.2 degrees, and a similar speed range of 11,000-20,000 oscillations per minute. This is probably the peak output, so I am going to call them even at 250 watts. We multiply the amp times the volts to get the watts. The MultiMaster is listed as having 250 watts, and the SoniCrafter is listed as having 2.3 amps. The Rockwell SoniCrafter is right up there with the more expensive Fein MultiMaster in terms of power. Which is also how the Fein MultiMaster was first sold. One being the popularity of their JawHorse which I have seen discussed in a number of tool related message boards, another is their infomercials. Rockwell, unlike Bosch and Dremel, is relatively unknown, but has a few things that are helping them out. The main reason behind this, is the fact that most of these tools have all come out at around the same time.
I don't know that there has been a single type of tool that has been more popular at a given time, then the oscillating tool is today.
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