/diy/ - Do It Yourself

my dad uses this kind

>>2792248
i bought the chinkshit variable speed version off amazon (wen brand.) it works fine. i wouldn't waste money on official Dremel™.

>>2792255
Cordless or no?

>>2792258
Almost all of the cordless ones are gutless unless you go with something like the M12, and they also have die grinders which are like a slightly larger dremel. Once you get a 12V battery pack on there though, it’s going to be a bit more bulky for what is considered a precision tool.

Also the Wen might be straight for your uses, but the nice thing about the name brand Dremel is all of the attachments they offer. If you do go name brand Dremel tho, don’t get the cheapest one. It’s not worth buying the name brand if it won’t work with the flexi shaft and router/plunge base and all the cool shit they have. The father in-law had some cordless NiCd one that was fucking awful and I had to grab mine to finish the job.

>>2792258
Never buy cordless. You dont need any flexi shaft or nothing. Just buy a cheap chinese one. It's just a motor in a tube, don't overspend. Make sure it comes with different sized collets for smaller chinese attachments. Always wear eye protection.

>>2792248
Die grinder if you need something with more power than a standard rotary tool. They make corded and pneumatic ones.

>>2792494
>Always wear eye protection.
Only thing right in your post.
12v lasts for a lot of use, just buy an extra battery if you don't want to take a break.
>flexi shaft
Yeah, that's situational. Who knows what OP is up for creating.
>cheap chinese one
Bump it on the edge of the storage box and you will never get it straight again.

>>2792494
>smaller chinese attachments
Ceramic cutting blades shatter to easily.
Grinding bits are tiny with glue leaks from production (anesthetic issue but it matters).
Drill bits (my main use) is of inconsistent quality, haven't dared taking them to steel yet but are still already losing the 'bite'.
Bits might come loose in a bag.
Then again this was $15 excluding battery and charger. Wouldn't recommend it for anyone knowing they'll use it regularly.

The 4000 series seem bad, they threw out a ton of those at work since they all seem to die.
Turns out they are retarded, and I fixed 4 of the 10 by just swapping brushes around, still probably bad odds if you are buying new.

>>2792592
good to know. I'm retarded so I better stick to slop.

>>2792597
The 4000's are slop. I pulled my other dremel out of the trash with all of the accessories doing a moving job 10 years ago too. I would get one of these side switch models, not necessarily this but I think this design is better engineered than the 4000 since it's the 4000 has a giant plastic transfer bar to actuate the switch, where as these probably are just right on the motor.

>>2792628
My man

>>2792592
I bought a 4000 5-6ish years ago and it hasn't failed me, is this a more recent quality issue or a ticking time bomb I should keep an eye on?

>>2792773
My name brand one is like 20 years old and hasn’t had an issue. It has an on/off switch and then a rolling knob on the rear for speed. Sounds like some generation of the 4000s had a crappy on/off switch that can’t handle big hairy apes for very long.

>>2792250
Cool wooden case.

>>2792628
I've even cut the cab bolts off an F-250 with mine. It was not quick, but it got in close and the fiber-reinforced disks lasted decently.

>>2792248
For heavy use I have a used Rotozip with a Dremel-style drill chuck held by a standard 1/8" collet. I like that it was fifteen bucks and has much more torque than a Dremel.

For light use >>2792628 over time is excellent and serves me well.

>>2792776
>>2792773

They are all electrical failures, I haven't bothered to troubleshoot them but they are all probably internal electrical faults with the switch or variable speed controller, doubt they were from motor windings.
With that transfer bar it could also just have the plastic wear down and cause it not to have the interference to depress the switch in the bottom of the machine. Don't really see an advantage to them over the one I posted besides the increased variability and some ability to put some tool adapters on it with the threaded collar.

Most of the time I'm using a Parkside 12V cordless one, it being cordless is a massive convenience and it's good enough to run the small dremel-sized tooling. Also have a more powerful corded one, but if I need more power, I'm usually stepping up to angle grinder or die grinder.

>>2792814
If you shitcan the switch and controller you can interpose a sewing machine pedal switch which is super convenient. I use one.