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Hey all- I am in the market for a rotary grinder/polisher tool. My knee-jerk reaction is to just buy a Dremel. Is there something better out there? Bosch? Craftsman? Harbor Freight? Not to mention: Cordless or corded? What do you like? Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | ||
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What size grinding and polishing are you talking? For small sized projects, it’s hard to beat the versatility of a Dremel package. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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After going through 6-7 Dremel brand tools, some dying with VERY little time on them, each new one lasting shorted than the last, I gave up on the brand. (one after being used one time) I replaced them with two Black and Decker models (of all things lol) and they've both held up 10-15 years plus. (in threads like this someone will always bring up Fordam rotarty tools. Larger and more money.) _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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Dremel is not the quality it used to be. I went through several Dremels before switching to B&D. I still use Dremel attachments and bits. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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This would be for small projects: ruining grip modules, small parts polishing, cleaning up garden tools. Which B&D models are we liking? Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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Dremel is crap now? Huh. Guess I'm glad mine is old. Harbor Freight tools are single use disposable garbage. It's bad enough that so much stuff is made in China, but patronizing that place almost makes you a pinko. I would recommend Dremel, but I guess you'd also need a time machine. Shame. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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Money well spent would be a Foredom set. Brownells carries them but you may locate at a better price. | |||
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Mine is the B&D RTX 6. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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I am a Dremel man, and have been for years. I have purchased the Weber, Craftsman, B&D rotary tools over the years, but none of them stood up to my usage like the Dremel tools. Granted, I have not purchased a new Dremel for the last 5+ years, so things may have changed. | |||
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I am a silversmith and I use Fordham tools. Expensive, but you buy it once. They keep you hooked with the vast multitude of bits and accessories. Cheers, Doug in Colorado NRA Patriot Life Benefactor Member | |||
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Rare if ever use the dramels these days. I use Ryobi angle grinders battery powered There are flap disk and cutting wheel for these little grinders that do most of my needs Attachments for Dramels priced themselves out of my liking years back. | |||
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I use a Bosch RotoZip variable speed fitted with a flex shaft. Works great. All the standard Dremel type attachments work. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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I you have air pressure it’s tough to beat the ARO pencil grinder. I have about a gazzilion hrs of use with them. Bob I am no expert, but think I am sometimes. | |||
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I use a pencil grinder a lot, as well as a regular sized one. There are still times when I reach for the Dremel, though. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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I was going to buy a Dremel,great tool, but I really didn't have a real need/use for one. I went to Walmart and wound up getting a cheap for one for only $19.00. Granted it is no Dremel, but for the occasional times I have used it, it has been great. It has varying speed and comes with a bunch of accessories. | |||
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Bruce, I do all my own gunsmithing and I use a set of Wheeler gunsmith files and sandpaper and work by hand much more often than pulling out the Dremel. Slow and steady approach.... When I do pull out the Dremel, it's a variable-speed corded model that was fairly inexpensive. You'll spend as much on the bits as you will on the actual tool. I'd honestly prefer a battery model to avoid the pull and hassle of a cord, but when I only use it a few times a year, the battery would probably turn to junk in just a couple years from lack of use. If I used one more often, I'd buy one of the models that are pencil-style with the remote motor hanging above. But I don't use it enough to justify buying another. | |||
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I would just like to buy some bits that don't wear down so fast! | |||
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I have used the hell out of my two Dremels. One with long utility business end cord and another just regular unit. I don't care if it is a Dremel brand or not but the utility of this device is immeasurable. I have a Rotozip too. I use mine all the time. | |||
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I have both a wired and battery Dremel, the battery-powered one gets far more use. The diamond cut-off wheels and grinding tools available on Amazon make it hugely more useful. I also have a Rotozip, I just wish I knew where I could buy a flex shaft for it. I tried adapting the Dremel flex shaft, but no workee. | |||
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Foredom is the best but if you're not making money with it, it's hard to justify the cost of owning one. _________________________ NRA Patron Life Member | |||
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