Dremel?

Woodyoumind? · 02-01-2009, 08:05 PM

Does anyone find very much use for their Dremel power tool? I bought one quite a while ago but seriously, I have yet to use it for anything I couldn't use another tool for. It's alright, but I just really have yet to find a Good use for it.

WoodWrangler · 02-02-2009, 03:07 PM

Nope. The only time I break mine out is when I need to cut something metal and don't know how else to do it.

woodpecker · 02-05-2009, 09:42 PM

Do you mean Dremel's rotary tools? I don't know much about them, I am afraid. Aren't there many varieties of rotary tools? I was under the impression to you can find many uses for them.

Woodyoumind? · 02-08-2009, 01:45 AM

I have yet to find a use for the Dremel rotary tool that I couldn't do with something else. It's a nice little gadget but it's just not my first choice when I go to do something.

olfrt · 03-10-2009, 05:34 PM

Hey guys just send those unwanted Dremel tools to me please, In the last week I have used mine to inlet door hinges, sharpen a chain saw, polish the mating surfaces between the sole and block on a Stanley number 5 plane, and to polish assorted plane irons and chip breakers. The more I use a Dremel tool the more I find to do with it. It is handy for minor stock work on guns and polishing gun parts too.

peerawit · 05-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Got dremel multi when working on the hardwood floors. I have a wall that was built on top of the hardwood that needed to be taken up and replaced. I have no other tool that would make a flush cut through the three foot section of hardwood. This thing cut through them like butter.

reeltime · 10-25-2009, 05:16 AM

I have a 400 series Dremel and a MultiMax oscillating tool. The MulitMax is a must-have tool if you're doing home repair. From scraping off old wallpaper to removing old mirror glue to blasting away grout, cutting drywall, this is a well made tool that does a lot. Word of warning-- watch your speed settings. I fried up my sanding attachment because I was running it too fast.

The 400 is a terrific little tool. I've stripped paint, cut wood and metal, and polished old brass. I forget that I have it out sometimes when I have a well-suited job, then have the "I coulda had a V8" moment after struggling with a different set of tools. I'm a big fan-- but it does go through brushes pretty quick, so have extras on-hand. The best attachment is the flexible cable. With that attachment you can get a cutting blade into an area nearly impossible to reach. My most useful moment for the Dremel so far was cutting tin-plate backsplash for my kitchen. Tin snips would have bent the metal. The Dremel just sliced right through it, and left a clean edge.

Ozzie · 10-28-2009, 07:10 PM

I had a variable speed Dremel tool that I only used like two times in five years. I had a project that I needed to use it on and found the speed control had gone to pot. I took it to the Factory Service Center in Racine, WI, (don't know if it is still there), and they took a look at it. When they saw how little use it had they replaced it free of charge! Now that is good customer service!!

Ozzie

02-01-2009, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Woodyoumind? Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 26	Dremel? Does anyone find very much use for their Dremel power tool? I bought one quite a while ago but seriously, I have yet to use it for anything I couldn't use another tool for. It's alright, but I just really have yet to find a Good use for it.

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peerawit Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	Got dremel multi when working on the hardwood floors. I have a wall that was built on top of the hardwood that needed to be taken up and replaced. I have no other tool that would make a flush cut through the three foot section of hardwood. This thing cut through them like butter. __________________ Fein blade\|Power tool\|rockwell sonicrafter\|rockwell sonicraft\|rockwell sonic rafter\|fein multimaster tool saw blade\|fein multimaster blade\|Battery Pack\|forrest saw blade

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02-02-2009, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
WoodWrangler Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 16	Nope. The only time I break mine out is when I need to cut something metal and don't know how else to do it.

02-05-2009, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
woodpecker Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 30	Do you mean Dremel's rotary tools? I don't know much about them, I am afraid. Aren't there many varieties of rotary tools? I was under the impression to you can find many uses for them.

02-08-2009, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Woodyoumind? Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 26	I have yet to find a use for the Dremel rotary tool that I couldn't do with something else. It's a nice little gadget but it's just not my first choice when I go to do something.

03-10-2009, 05:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
olfrt Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: in rural West Central NM at the end of a 32 mile road. Posts: 6	Hey guys just send those unwanted Dremel tools to me please, In the last week I have used mine to inlet door hinges, sharpen a chain saw, polish the mating surfaces between the sole and block on a Stanley number 5 plane, and to polish assorted plane irons and chip breakers. The more I use a Dremel tool the more I find to do with it. It is handy for minor stock work on guns and polishing gun parts too.

10-25-2009, 05:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
reeltime Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	I have a 400 series Dremel and a MultiMax oscillating tool. The MulitMax is a must-have tool if you're doing home repair. From scraping off old wallpaper to removing old mirror glue to blasting away grout, cutting drywall, this is a well made tool that does a lot. Word of warning-- watch your speed settings. I fried up my sanding attachment because I was running it too fast. The 400 is a terrific little tool. I've stripped paint, cut wood and metal, and polished old brass. I forget that I have it out sometimes when I have a well-suited job, then have the "I coulda had a V8" moment after struggling with a different set of tools. I'm a big fan-- but it does go through brushes pretty quick, so have extras on-hand. The best attachment is the flexible cable. With that attachment you can get a cutting blade into an area nearly impossible to reach. My most useful moment for the Dremel so far was cutting tin-plate backsplash for my kitchen. Tin snips would have bent the metal. The Dremel just sliced right through it, and left a clean edge.

10-28-2009, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ozzie Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1	I had a variable speed Dremel tool that I only used like two times in five years. I had a project that I needed to use it on and found the speed control had gone to pot. I took it to the Factory Service Center in Racine, WI, (don't know if it is still there), and they took a look at it. When they saw how little use it had they replaced it free of charge! Now that is good customer service!! Ozzie