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Thread: anything better then a dremel?
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26th July 2013, 07:47 PM #16Pink 10EE owner
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I tried it out this evening...
Bloody amazing... I had a cut off wheel in it grinding some relief grooves in an endmill so I can sharpen it..
once the cut off wheel was dressed and balanced, there was very very little vibration.... Compared to the dremel that would vibrate like crazy due to the crap spindle bearing setup...Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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27th July 2013, 12:09 AM #17Member
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Proxxon - your welcome.
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27th July 2013, 03:58 AM #18
I've only had one Dremel tool... It lasted 14 months and the motor shed the commutator. So I took the motor out of my old no name Chinese one that the speed control had blown up in. Much to my suprise the motors were virtually identical. I had to use a modified spring to couple the input and output shafts together !
That still works after three years.
Whilst on holiday in Italy recently I picked up a 12 volt version for 10 Euro from Lidl. It runs from either the supplied transformer or a 12 volt DC power source. Great for working on my van.
BaronJ
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27th July 2013, 05:03 PM #19Senior Member
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Joe,
Thanks for the tip about using the Makita trimmer to drive a Dremel flexible shaft. I use one of these with a 1/4" collet as the cutter drive on the Blanchard lathe, where it receives very little use at the moment. I also have a dead Chinese Dremel copy with all the accessories, so will give your suggestion a try if I can find a 3 mm/ 1/8" collet for it - sounds like an excellent idea.
Regards,
Frank.
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27th July 2013, 06:52 PM #20
Frank,
I couldn't easily find a 1/8" collet and so made a parallel sleeve to suit and cut one side of it through. Worked well for the past several years...
Cheers,
JoeCheers,
Joe
9"thicknesser/planer, 12" bench saw, 2Hp Dusty, 5/8" Drill press, 10" Makita drop saw, 2Hp Makita outer, the usual power tools and carpentry hand tools...
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27th July 2013, 08:38 PM #21
I bought one on EvilBay this morning. Not the flash 4 bearing unit but I will see how this goes. I have been meaning to make up a tool post holder for the dremel for ages but it always seemed too hard to do and never enough time. It will be easy with this one. The dremel actually belongs to SWMBO although she has never used it. I would prefer not to break it tho cos I will still cop it! I have used an item with a 1/4 inch collet which was called a spiral saw, made by GMC. It is actually a small router but could not be called that because the router base which can be exchanged for other bits such as circle cutting guide, hand guide etc is pretty basic and lacks accuracy. It has a 500w motor tho and beats the pants off the dremel for power. Only 1 speed.
Dean
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27th July 2013, 11:17 PM #22Senior Member
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