Is There A Substitude For Dremel?

Jimmyg1995 · Post by **Jimmyg1995** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:53 pm

Is there?

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:57 pm

I have an off-brand Dremel I got for about $30 from Harbor Freight Tools.

You could always use regular drills, hacksaws, and files. However, this will take forever in comparison.

Jimmyg1995 · Post by **Jimmyg1995** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:19 pm

thnx.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:21 pm

A sharp X-Acto knife and patience.

Gordon1 · Post by **Gordon1** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:47 pm

Mario wrote:A sharp X-Acto knife and patience.

+ blood? I would not recommend what he has said. but I'm pretty sure the smiley denotes sarcasm.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:30 pm

Gordon1 wrote:
Mario wrote:A sharp X-Acto knife and patience.
+ blood? I would not recommend what he has said. but I'm pretty sure the smiley denotes sarcasm.

In some circumstances, an x-acto knife can be better suited to do something than a dremel, such as precision cuts and shaving off small amounts of material.
I have never been cut by the sharp edge of an x-acto knife. The back edge is the real enemy, if you are applying large amounts of force to the back of the blade, it will easily cut you. I fold up a small piece of paper to place between my finger and the blade to prevent cuts to my fingers (though it isn't until I get cut that I remember how sharp the back of the blade is

).

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:29 am

Tried a cheap version of a Dremel, wasn't very powerful, although you can of course get better ones. I have a basic two speed Dremel (30k and 15k speeds only), works great.

Hate to say it, but if you can't afford a good Dremel or similar, you will make life harder for yourself; also, it is a very good investment as you will use one a lot when making a portable system. If you can't afford one then you probably also can't afford to make a portable, due to the outlay involved with all the components needed.