My second dremel in less then a year gave up and died this week I can send it back under warrenty but looking to get some thing different for now. Looking for recommendations for something that works and is dependable. Thanks
Try a foredom...have had mine for 8 years and have abused it severly, still is going stong. Collet sizes range are 3/16, 1/8, 1/4 so no need for a makita on the big stuff. Foot control for exact control...great if you have to get the bit in and out with out damaging surrounding area. Also controls rpm for a better result. They also have different hand pieces which are great for different situations ...look HERE
I'm going to ask my wife to get me a Foredom and a Ichiban for Christmas and the chances are I will probably get an obscene gesture when I tell her the prices for both.
keep it green,
Harry
Harry, let me make an analogy that you maybe able to identify with. A dremel is as to Cutty Sark as foredom is to a 30 Year old Highland Park Single Malt Scotch. Something tells me she doesn't dictate what scotch you drink
A dremal is a fine tool if you don't do a lot of carving and want a throw away and a tool with limited flexibility. However, If one day you ever use a foredom on a bonsai that you wanted to do some serious carving on. You'd think you died and went to heaven and wonder why you waited so long.
Hey, finally i can reply to someone i own a hardware store back in Malta so i know a thing or to about these. We do dremel but if you want to change to something better i have seen some peeps using hand held routers, i have seen them used on trees they are a bit bigger then the dremel but more powerfull and very easy to handle. We usually get it in Ryobi brand i don't know if you get this brand there, this is a very good brand
"Harry, let me make an analogy that you maybe able to identify with. A dremel is as to Cutty Sark as foredom is to a 30 Year old Highland Park Single Malt Scotch. Something tells me she doesn't dictate what scotch you drink"
If you can drink 30 year old Single Malt, then you're probably not worried if your Dremel kicks it...
FWIW, I have had the same Dremel for well over a decade. If you're burning them up that fast, it may be how you're using it rather than the tool. I'd suggest that investing in a more expensive tool might just lead to a more costly failure...
You can't make a tool do something it's not supposed to, or make it perform its task faster by pushing it...
If you're drinking 30 year old Single Malt, then you're probably not worried if your Dremel kicks it...
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You can't make a tool do something it's not supposed to, or make it perform its task faster by pushing
Well, you got what you paid for. Battery powered dremels aren't good for much other than trimming toenails.
Get the plug in variety...and the tungsten burr bits...
"The trouble is the good brass brushes only last one tree."
Well, THAT's true--if that long. Gotta LOVE those flying shards of copper wire when they embed themselves in your forearms
"I also have a Proxxon carver and a Merlin chain saw, this baby will remove a lot of wood in a hurry."
I have an Arbortech to move alot of wood quickly--and i've burned up two electric chainsaws (which are the equivalent of battery-powered dremels ) sawing roots around collected trees.
I will confess, I bought batter powered
Harry