Dremel Madness

[2_DONE_THE_TON]

hey guys!

me and my father own a metal workshop in vienna austria and we are mainly working on brass.
the work is mainly done by hand but we recently bought a dremel to support our work.

unfortunately the dremel is a piece of crap.we needed to bring back this piece of s*** three times to the dealer because it broke down.

so im thinking about buying my father a better and more reliable tool.
i want to stay electrical,i dont want to have a loud compressor tool standind around the shop.

do you guys have any recommandations?
what are you using?

 

[xb33bsa]

http://www.foredom.net/

 

[Moa]

I've got a shitty RYOBI dremel style tool that broke after just a few hours use. Look into an electric die grinder, rather than the more home DIY oriented dremel tools. Any industrial quality tool should see many years of faithful service.

 

[pacomotorstuff]

Ya Foredom is THE tool if you can afford one - I prefer the overhead mount rather than the bench mount but whatever works for you. Too bad about your experience with the Dremel - they used to be pretty good value for the money.
Pat

 

[2_DONE_THE_TON]

http://www.foredom.net/sr-fct.aspx

this one looks nice,we need a tool with a flexible use.

 

[xb33bsa]

the fordeom hanging unit is nice,variable speed with a foot pedal,priceless
still does not quite have the raw power of an air powered die grinder but for most work on our motorcycle stuff it is perfectly suitable
all kinds of accesories 90 degree driven heads etc
for de-tabing,ie rough grinding and raw cutting with cutoff wheel discs an electric angle head 4" grinder is still best in my ho
the foredom is quiet compared to any of these including dremels

 

[Matts69cbproject]

Rotozip Has always been trusty for me whenever doing that type of work. The FS2 flexible shaft attachment is awesome. it allows you to hang the Rotozip the same way a Dremel does, and to me, seem to be alot more trusty than the Dremel. check out the website.

http://www.rotozip.com

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

What are you doing with it?
My Dremel gets regular use and it is almost 20 years old.
Maybe you are asking too much of it or quite possible the newer stuffs quality just isn't there anymore. :-\

 

[stroker crazy]

I use a Dremel 4000 and have found it very good for its designed purpose(s). When the job calls for an angle grinder, I use an angle grinder; when I need a straight grinder I pull out the Milwaukee.

Horses for courses.

How many tools have the Dremel's 5 year warranty?

Crazy

 

[ILoveThumpers]

+1 for the rotozip.

The Craftsman knock-off is very nice as well.

You can get flex transmissions for both. Both are also multi-speed but I use a speed controller for mine when I polish... neither will go slow enough and you end up tearing the felt off the bit.

-Deek

 

[SONICJK]

Which dremel did you get?
I have several and have never had an issue.

 

[Rich Ard]

I use a Dremel 4000 and have found it very good for its designed purpose(s). When the job calls for an angle grinder, I use an angle grinder; when I need a straight grinder I pull out the Milwaukee.

Horses for courses.

How many tools have the Dremel's 5 year warranty?

Crazy

Hear hear.

I have a Rotozip as well and it seems to be very good for ruining nice pieces of wood.

 

[mechdesign2k4]

try old dental drils, I believe they are pneumatic...

 

[mydlyfkryzis]

I have a 30 year old dremel, a 15 year old and a 5 year old. they seem to get beeter...better speed control, a little better shaped. they all work. I did change the brushes in the oldest one about 9 years ago.

The high level models have ball bearing. the last a long time. I know they bought a cheap model at work, and it did not last as long.

I bought the new ones not because the old ones wore out, but rather the newest accessories only work on the newer ones. My most recent model has nearly every accessory, door edge planer, routing, jig saw, flex cable, all in a nice sized case. I also have a circle cutting jig. I used it to install a new Shower/tub valve and cut a nice round circle in the surround. I use the rotozip type attachement for installing outlets and such. Cuts paneling and sheet rock . Had I been able to use those accessories with the old model, I would of just purchased the accessories.

Trick with these tools is to not try and force them through material. Let the speed do the work...