Thought it was time to get one of these. i'm amazed how precise it is! you can hold it like a pencil, yet it will happily and swiftly cut 3mm plate and probably more.

it makes using the angle grinder like using an axe to cut paper

it will come in very handy when doing the bodywork.


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Had mine 6 months or so, this weekend I sharpened 3 chisels, the lawn mower blades, 2 secatares, lawn shears and an axe wooooo sparks

I have an earlier mains-powered Dremel - very useful, but the cost of tooling is eye-watering... well worth shopping around (including ebay) as B&Q prices are ridiculous (twice as much).

David

I have a cheapo copy mini drill thingy. I find it pretty useless; the carbide burrs tend to disintegrate, the cutting discs wear away faster than what I'm cutting, the sanding rolls lose all their abrasive before doing anything useful..

if I was working in plastic or wood it might be more use, ally even, but for steel it seems very limited.

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Originally posted by blueshift
I have a cheapo copy mini drill thingy. I find it pretty useless; the carbide burrs tend to disintegrate, the cutting discs wear away faster than what I'm cutting, the sanding rolls lose all their abrasive before doing anything useful..

if I was working in plastic or wood it might be more use, ally even, but for steel it seems very limited.

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I used to have the B & Q copies (about 5 over time including returns).

The geniune Dremmel is way way better. It you can run it for 5 mins on full speed and not have to worry about it not working the next day, or if you tighten up he collet the casing doesn't try to flex open.

The geniune Dremmels are a lot smoother operating too, less rumbling (probably better balanced motors e.t.c.).