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Dremel?

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Miami_Fly_Guy

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Hello all, I have a little spare cash and figured it might be time to pick up a tool such as a Dremel. Are there any kits or recommendations you would make? Thanks in advance...
 
Heres a few tips.

1. Don't buy kits. Just buy the dremel and then buy a off brand bits a discs.
2. Don't buy the XPRs. Cheap s**t. Buy the older multipro.
 
I love my Dremel 400 XPR... best damned dremel ive ever had.. i burnt out 3 craftsman ones befor ei got this.. and the attachments are great..

-Evil Juggalo
 
What are you going to do with this tool?
IMO, a Dremel is usually the last tool I would reach for, in fact, I don't remember where mine is.
A decent corded drill and a jigsaw will perform 90% of casemodding operations.
Supplement with a manual sheetmetal nibbler and you're set.
 
Well to be honest I figured it might come in handy for casemods and other random things around the house so those would be the primary uses. It was something I was tossing around in my head..
 
I'd recommend a rotozip. I have had 3 dremels and there is just not enough power, they are good for light work but bogs down easily. And whatever you do if you do look at the dremel line stay as far away as possible from the cordless ones. Ideally if you can afford it I’d go for both a rotozip and a dremel, rotozip for the tough stuff (steel/aluminum) and the dremel for small stuff (plastic/rubber). Both are good, the rotozip is just more powerful.
 
I love my 400 XPR line as well. Done alot with it, and haven't had any problems ever.
 
Another 400 XPR praise here. I love it. I had a craftsman one a while ago and quickly replaced it with the Dremel 400 XPR and there is a HUGE quality difference.
 
I've got 400 XPR, and while i really haven't used many other tools to compare it with, i haven't got any complaints yet.
 
bremels are good, i havent ever had any problems with any of them, if your looking for kits i would recommend a basic set, polishing wheels, extra disks ect, look at the set and decide how much of it you think you'll use... the one thing you really should get is a flex shaft.... time saver++ so if you find a set with a flex shaft, i would reccommend it...

extra collets are nice...

i have an older dremel right now, i dont know if the newer ones still use the collet nut to hold the bits (i've used the newer ones... just never payed attention... ) if you can find extra nuts for your model i would pick them up, as i cant seem to find them any more for mine same gose for extra disk hold bits, i have broken more than i can count(the heads have a tendency to pop off) and i cant figure out where to get them outside of a 250pc kit most of which i dont need...

again... stay away from battery powered any thing... just a headache...

cliffs

corded
flex shaft
disk holder's
nuts
collets
extra disks
buffer wheels (and wax)

i would recommend extra power brushes... but not really needed, totally depends on how much your gonna use it

in order from most important to least

thore
 
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