Dremels: What to buy?

gandalf101 · Post by **gandalf101** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:39 pm

Hello. I have another question today and that is what dremel should I buy? I was thinking to buy from "Dremel" but I'm not sure. Any suggestions? Also, should I go cordless or corded? I've heard that cordless drills don't live up to expectations but I don't know if that outweigh ease of use.I'm up for any responses.

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daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:44 pm

I have an off brand dremel and it works great. Don't get cordless, they're probably not as powerful and you have to charge them. There's no point in cordless when you have access to a power outlet. Get any corded dremely thing. As long as it spins fast, it's good.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:29 pm

daguuy wrote:I have an off brand dremel and it works great. Don't get cordless, they're probably not as powerful and you have to charge them. There's no point in cordless when you have access to a power outlet. Get any corded dremely thing. As long as it spins fast, it's good.

Yeah! I... can't think of much more to add!

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:03 am

Mine's made by Global Machinery Company but it can take Dremel brand bits. Off-brands are okay, but you might want to avoid Black & Decker; they're kinda cheaply made.

You might want to look at <a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/">Harbor Freight Tools</a>, <a href="http://www.grainger.com">Grainger</a>, or <a href="http://www.mcmaster.com/">McMaster-Carr</a>. They've got tons of tools and stuff. Yay tools!

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:08 am

i have a cordless. only reason i like it is because i think the cord gets in the way all the time. i cant go all day using it but its fine for most of the work i want to do.

Retromaster · Post by **Retromaster** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:20 am

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120 ... C01009.jpg

get this one. it may be cordless, but its battery life lasts 2 years it says.
it is made by the company dremel.

SNESguy · Post by **SNESguy** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:03 am

Personally, I think the new Li-on powered one is best, because you get long runtime, no memory effect and it stays charged for 2 years.

I also hate cords getting in my way, so that could be my reason for liking this particular model, but hey whatever you think is best.

SNESguy

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:14 pm

You could even try to get a dremel from a pawn shop, I've seen them there \ fairly cheap

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:14 pm

why bother when you can get one for like 20 bucks from harbor frieght?

SNESguy · Post by **SNESguy** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:21 pm

Because sometimes it's better to pay a little more for quality.

Post by **Triton** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:34 pm

quality difference is negligable. your better off paying 20$ for a cheap one than 60+ for a fancy name brand one. for single speed dremels i suggest you get one of those lamp dimmer slider things from walmart or whatever to make the dremel adjustable! i also have a ryobi multi tool thats pretty nice and solid as a rock

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:04 pm

SNESguy wrote:Because sometimes it's better to pay a little more for quality.

i have some random one i bought like 10 years ago from the bargin bin at sears or some place, still works. the real dremil i bought, only lasted like a year and a half. the harbor freight one i got now ive had for about 2 years and going strong.

name brands dont always mean quality.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:33 pm

Yeah my Dremel magically stopped working... need to fix that or get a new one...

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:55 pm

joedog86 wrote:Yeah my Dremel magically stopped working... need to fix that or get a new one...

Usually when they stop working its the bushings that go out. Just get some new ones and you should be running again. My corded Dual speed Dremel is about 8 or so years old and on its 3rd pair of bushings.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:18 am

Get a real dremel, it's a known fact that 100% of off-brand dremels are not really dremels. Generalized trademarks=bad.