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Dremel tools

AbsolutEnduser

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What can one do with a Dremel tool?

once I walked in to see them and buy (oh well, there was a sale!) but realized I don't necessarily need it.. and bought a Black n Decker drill/driver instead.


So what can you do.. grind .. file.. shape with these dremel things?
 
Oh man, I use mine pretty frequently. Last use was a few days ago. I removed a tab on a motorbike frame and used it to grind it flush. I was in the same boat, but bought it anyway, then you see how many things it's handy for.
 
Dremel tools are best at making a bad idea seem like a good one.

Oh, I can just touch it up here... WHOOPS!
 
i use mine all the time. for example, I used mine to clean up ports on several jet ski engines.
 
We use them at the clinic to trim/file the animals toenails and birds beaks :dunno
:laughing
 
I find that it's not the Dremel, but the tool on the end that leaves a lot to be desired. Buffing pads either spin on the mandril, or fly apart within minutes of use. Wire brushes vanish. Stone tools load up, gouge oddly, or suddenly grab and dash off across a part of the work you didn't want to work on.
Instead, I bought a hanging Foredom a few years ago and use that. While I still have a lot of the same complaints about the tips, the smaller hand chuck on a wire is easier to control. Added to that, is the fact that the tool tips I get from ARTCO are better quality than the Dremel stuff at my local hardware store.
 
cutoff wheels and the carbide burr are nearly indispensable to me, both for deburring and minor cutting. anything thicker than ~.050" thick i just haul out the angle grinder though, dremmel takes too long

i have an el cheapo kit i got from costco nearly 10 years ago. i'm still working through the consumables that came with it, the polishing wheels suck, the sanding drums die quickly... but i have full size tools to do those things for the most part.

my only complaint is the noise... it's way louder than a brand name dremmel but for 1/3 the cost and the fact i'm usually wearing hearing protection i live with it. it takes brand name collets and work bits etc as well.
 
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Dremels do come in handy and when you actually need them, it's a godsend. Though I don't find myself reaching for one very often.

Also, you might want to return that B&D drill. Most B&D products are junk. I'd sayng least go for a Ryobi if the Dewalt/Miluwakee/Makita stuff is too much $$$.
 
Dremel works well for cutting small stuff like others have said. Some of my friends only have that in their garage but if you have any serious projects, you'll still need its big brother, Mr angle grinder. It is useful though in places a grinder just won't fit.
 
If you're only the occasional machinist, it's one tool that does the job of many. But it'll never be the best tool for any one job.

I love mine.
 
Yeah, mostly the occasional machinist over here

RightCoastBias said:
Also, you might want to return that B&D drill. Most B&D products are junk. I'd sayng least go for a Ryobi if the Dewalt/Miluwakee/Makita stuff is too much $$$.
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I've heard that but it's way too late to return it. It's OK, I can use it as a cordless screwdriver and buy a Makita drill if I really need to. Probably corded, then.

It's funny I actually saw sharpening stones yesterday and I thought exactly about your post how knives needs to be sharpened. Do people really use stones by hand? I don't think I need sharpening today ...
 
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Cut the helmet lock tab off my friends DRZ with mine yesterday.
 
AbsolutEnduser said:
Yeah, mostly the occasional machinist over here



I've heard that but it's way too late to return it. It's OK, I can use it as a cordless screwdriver and buy a Makita drill if I really need to. Probably corded, then.

It's funny I actually saw sharpening stones yesterday and I thought exactly about your post how knives needs to be sharpened. Do people really use stones by hand? I don't think I need sharpening today ...
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Thanks for the reminder, I need to sharpen my knife today!

And yes, I'll be doing so by hand, on a stone.
 
A Dremel is great for small jobs (which is all I do). Buying all the accessories can be a little bit addictive. Amazon has some good deals on Dremel stuff.
 
ive made brackets for my GoPros, a bracket for my Penske shock, a bracket to hold my laptimer, some earrings for my gf, and prob a few other things. i also use it for fiberglass repair, mounting race bodywork, and cutting carbon posts like bike seat posts or SUP paddles.
 
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