Dremel - worth it, which one?

payydg · Jul 28, 2014

Thinking of getting a dremel off Ebay for cosmetic stuff, making storage solutions and alike. Also for metal work and cleaning up small welds etc.

Any suggestions on which model? anyone got one to recommend or any advice at all actually

v8geoff · Jul 28, 2014

Brilliant little tool ive had a couple use for cutting bolts off in tight places fine cutting in cab for instrument's precession filing every shed should have one

fanatic · Jul 28, 2014

Cheapest and buy kits of consumables from lidl or aldi when on offer

payydg · Jul 29, 2014

Great, I'll see if I can get a cheap one off EBay. Thanks chaps

listerdiesel · Jul 29, 2014

We bought a £25 job off ebay, for the occasional job it is fine, buy the bits in packs separately.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371059763177

For that sort of money it is a consumable.

Peter

Station House · Jul 30, 2014

listerdiesel said:
We bought a £25 job off ebay, for the occasional job it is fine, buy the bits in packs separately.

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For that sort of money it is a consumable.

Peter

Did the same but with a Draper one. Useful to have about when access is tight, but only used 2 - 3 times in last 2 years

Bump · Jul 30, 2014

Got a proper dremmel, tbh, can't see why a cheap one wouldn't do the same job, it's just a motor at the end of the day.

Use it more for other stuff than on the landy, but, it is useful to have around, you'll be doing a job and hit a problem and out comes the dremmel, though it does eat cutting discs!

bobupndown · Jan 24, 2015

Ha,
Needed to replace the exhaust downpipe on my D2 for which you need to remove the gearbox crossmember. all 8 bolts corroded and not movable with sockets / spanners. Had to cut them off with a dremel, couldnt get normal 4 1/2 angle grinder near them. Took f***ing ages and loads of cutting discs, but job done, got me out of a fix!

blackstrat · Jan 24, 2015

I prefer these to the Dremel, more comfortable to hold and takes any amount of abuse, think I've had mine for about 10yrs now..

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oxides · Jan 25, 2015

Don't know if the others have them but my Dremel came with a flexible drive for getting into tight corners - really handy, wouldn't be without one.

trax · Jan 25, 2015

useful, but i wouldn't be using it to clean welds or making cabinets.. it's not beefy enough

elan23 · Jan 26, 2015

Noticed yesterday that my Lidl has the cordless jobbies in, 20 quid.

Littelwill · Jan 26, 2015

Use mine all the time! not just on the Landy but around the house too! you need to have one in your shed!

fanatic · Jan 26, 2015

elan23 said:
Noticed yesterday that my Lidl has the cordless jobbies in, 20 quid.

Unless used weekly, battery will be knackedmwhen you want to use it.

top drive · Jan 26, 2015

IMo no. Toy tool.

Been through 2 dremels - since bought a makita die grinder. As well as having multiple colllets for different tool heads it also has an important thing called torque it doesnt just Tickle the workpiece.

Picked up an air die grinder when i got a compressor and its even better again !

I wouldnt buy a dremel or a copy again.

The flexy heads are good though

payydg · Jan 26, 2015

elan23 said:
Noticed yesterday that my Lidl has the cordless jobbies in, 20 quid.

Lidl seems to sell a lot of cheap useful tools.

payydg · Jan 26, 2015

top drive said:
IMo no. Toy tool.

Been through 2 dremels - since bought a makita die grinder. As well as having multiple colllets for different tool heads it also has an important thing called torque it doesnt just Tickle the workpiece.

Picked up an air die grinder when i got a compressor and its even better again !

I wouldnt buy a dremel or a copy again.

The flexy heads are good though

Thanks for the info. I ended up spending all my money a Milwaukee drill and impact driver so will have to wait.

Nigel-S · Jan 26, 2015

Convinced myself I needed one a few years back, think I might have used it twice. Good little tool perhaps for model makers, but you really need to think about what you're going to use it for.

phil540uk · Jan 26, 2015

payydg said:
Thanks for the info. I ended up spending all my money a Milwaukee drill and impact driver so will have to wait.

Milwaukee do a cordless rotary tool so you could use your batteries and buy the tool body only.

I've got one on my list to get along with the 3/8 impact ratchet

payydg · Jan 27, 2015

phil540uk said:
Milwaukee do a cordless rotary tool so you could use your batteries and buy the tool body only.

I've got one on my list to get along with the 3/8 impact ratchet

Oh really! thanks for the heads up. I'm down with any opportunity to expand my Milwaukee collection and drain my bank balance.

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