What is the difference between this and the articulating hard floor tool?
181900
On the articulating one the base can move so cleaning around objects is easier....just my opinion.
181901
The Dyson Hard Floor tool is easier to maneuver for me than the articulating attachment. It does a great job on my tile and hardwood floors and I can easily vacuum my throw rugs with it. The articulating attachment sucks them up. I never use the articulating attachment anymore as I have no carpet.
2127550
That's kind of like asking "what's the difference between a drill and a sander?" The Dremel 4000 is a rotary tool, which is good for things you want to spin round and round (small drill bits, cutting disks, router bits, grinding wheels, engraving bits, etc). The Dremel Multi-Max is an oscillating tool, which is handy for things you want to go back and forth (saws, sanding plates, etc). Different tools for different applications, though there is crossover. If you're doing mostly straight cuts and flat grinding, then the oscillating tool may be more useful: it's better for keeping things straight and flat. If you're cutting a lot of curves, grinding curved surfaces, drilling holes or engraving, then a rotary tool's drum-shape will be more useful. For the moment at least, the 4000 is the more versatile, with the widest range of attachments. And if you're "looking to buy a dremel", then you were most likely thinking of the rotary tool.
296247
The decision to buy this tool should be based on the need to get into tight quarters. It has less torque than the standard impact driver that cannot get into tight quarters. If that is the case, the adapter to use sockets may add too much length for tight spaces. I have had great success with this tool. It drove 2" screws into the floor joists right next to the house when redoing my deck. It has been similarly successful with other jobs. The standard driver has no trouble burying 3" #10 screws which is beyond the capability of this tool. That is why I have both. Since they use the same batteries and charger, ths cost is resonable. The decision to buy this tool should be based on the need to get into tight quarters. It has less torque than the standard impact driver that cannot get into tight quarters. If that is the case, the adapter to use sockets may add too much length for tight spaces. I have had great success with this tool. It drove 2" screws into the floor joists right next to the house when redoing my deck. It has been similarly successful with other jobs. The standard driver has no trouble burying 3" #10 screws which is beyond the capability of this tool. That is why I have both. Since they use the... » Read More The decision to buy this tool should be based on the need to get into tight quarters. It has less torque than the standard impact driver that cannot get into tight quarters. If that is the case, the adapter to use sockets may add too much length for tight spaces. I have had great success with this tool. It drove 2" screws into the floor joists right next to the house when redoing my deck. It has been similarly successful with other jobs. The standard driver has no trouble burying 3" #10 screws which is beyond the capability of this tool. That is why I have both. Since they use the same batteries and charger, ths cost is resonable. « Show Less
2037597
The only difference I know of is the feet. Granite or plaster pools use a harder foot and Vinyl uses a soft foot.
697776
The only difference are the tools it comes with. The Onyx comes with the Turbo Comfort Turbo Brush and a separate Parquet brush for hard floors, whereas the Quartz comes with a carpet/hard floor all-in-one attachment. I haven't used the item the Quartz comes with, but I can say I like both the attachments the Onyx comes with.
162518
I found only a price difference. This tool was priceless!!! I used mine for my entire house, my friend used it for two rooms and my neighbor is using it now for his house and cant say enough good things about it. Money well spent!! I hope this helps.
371722
And the big floor attachment that has a switch for cleaning with a brush (not a beater brush) or just flush. One is for smooth surfaces like hardwood and the other for carpet.
831731
I have not used either one. I think texture of the surface would affect the usability, since I've had problems with similar manual pads. I prefer to do my cut-in by hand, especially over rough texture.
627487
The 209 Works Extremely well for Hardie cement board Siding. They do offer a shear that will cut hardwood flooring strips. It is a bigger investment. However, if the noise, dust, and travel time (to a chop saw) are factored in over many jobs the investment quickly pays off. HTH - MD PS: Bamboo And Laminate flooring are very hard and require the stronger shear.
2183269
I do not recall one, I tried undercutting some tongue and groove flooring ended up using my sawzaw .PS worked great on small nails not so much for the larger ones
161300
The brushes are different, esp the soft brush is very useful for dusting sensitive furniture etc. The flexible crevice tool is great for getting into small spaces like the sides of the refrigerator etc. I have not used the mattress tool yet.
1367002
The only difference (I would assume) is the angled version's ability to fit into slightly smaller places. I've had good success with the straight version in all my woodworking.
1335009
We use the long wand with the large floor nozzle on hard tile floors. Works good. Also, use the crevice tool. Powered carpet stair tool and small floor tool. Not sure what you mean by Straight Suction Nozzle Attachment. If I were buying a new one I would probably upgrade to the same body and go for the slightly heavier wheeled model that I think still will come off base to use in the same way.
981732
it's a pretty powerful tool so i would use a fine grade to work on more delicate or precise work. One thing i had a problem with is that the longer pointed attachment oscillates more widely than i thought, so that when you place into a corner, it can easily hit adjoining surfaces. hope that helps
691757
I have the parquet floor tool and the swiveling neck keeps disconnecting from the floor tool. If I am not successful in having it replaced under the 1 year warranty (I've had it for 15 mos), I will be replacing it with a generic parquet floor tool at half the price. Aside from that, I did find that the parquet floor tool worked better on tile.
1818164
Manueverability is slightly easier with the DC15 than with the DC17, however, you generally need to do some thorough back and fourth passes to get most of the dirt out of the carpets. INMO, the only floor surfaces that the DC15's manueverability comes in handy is on tiled and hardwood floors. But the cool thing about the DC17 is that it's powerful brushroll pulls the machine across the floor. All you have to do is steer it which direction you want to go.
1622907
I believe that the only difference is in motor speed. The 400300h that I own supposedly has a higher speed ratio that allows for fewer incidents of tear out when planing hardwoods. I don't know if this is accurate or not. I'm very happy with the planer but have only run about a 1000 feet of doug fir through it. It's worked great. Again, not sure about the accuracy of information. Great planer though.