This nail drill looks attractive, but it is confusing to figure out as it comes with absolutely no instructions. You get two colorful pieces, both with electrical cords, and an additional AC power cord, and a set of drills. What to do with all the pieces? There are no hints in the package. Turns out the drill-looking part of the device plugs into the colorful control with a button. The control has to be recharged using the included AC power plug. Then the drill must be plugged into the control while using it. You can think of the control as an external battery. I wish the cord connecting the control and the drill were longer. It is a bit awkward to have this appendage, especially when using it on my toenails.
How to insert drill bits is also confusing. The drill is shipped with a piece that is not a drill. It took me a while to figure out how to remove it to insert a drill bit. You need to turn the middle ring on the drill clockwise to unlock, then the jaws of the drill open, and you can pull out the old drill bit and insert a new one, then you need to turn counterclockwise to lock the drill bit. You need to push the ring through some resistance until it clicks. If you don't push strongly enough, it snaps back without opening.
The ports on the control are also confusing. There are two ports on the control unit, they look identical, and the power port fits into both. However, it only charges when it is plugged into the correct port. The left port is used to plug in the drill.
How do you know you did it correctly? Eventually, I figured out that the display lights up if you insert the AC cord in the correct port. If you plug the cord in the wrong port, the display remains turned off.
The control unit has a button that can be pressed to toggle between on and off, and it can also be rotated to increase or decrease space (turn clockwise to increase). To turn on the drill, you need to press down for a long time (more than a couple of seconds, maybe 5 seconds).
Overall, this is a pretty device, but I thought it was poorly designed. The lack of instructions exacerbates non-intuitive design.
You can find it on Amazon by following this link.
Ali Julia review ★★★☆☆
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