Gunsmithing Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

[JWV]

I am in need of a dremel. I don't need a super fancy one but would like to spend around 50 dollars. I have eying up the one in the link.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?h...&os=reviews

 

[RADcustom]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

I would skip the rechargeable and go with the variable speed dremel that plugs in. I look for deals at the pawn shops where kits w/ attachments can be had in the $20 range.

I like the Dremel brand because parts and accessories are more popular and will interchange.

 

[theogre_52]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RADcustom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would skip the rechargeable and go with the variable speed dremel that plugs in. I look for deals at the pawn shops where kits w/ attachments can be had in the $20 range.

I like the Dremel brand because parts and accessories are more popular and will interchange. </div></div>

+1 I wouldn't get the rechargable one.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_225167-353-200-1/21_4294936478+4294965332_40_?productId=3025616&Ns=p_product_price|1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_Dremel_4294936478%2B4294965332_40_%3FNs%3Dp_product_price%7C1&facetInfo=Dremel

 

[Mr.Kirk]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/grinders/1-8-eighth-inch-air-micro-die-grinder-47869.html

this thing takes the same bits as the dremel. One out of 10 is a dog, the rest will last for years. just as good as the sioux (same dog ratio) not as good as fuji air.
0-56,000 rpm

Way more comfortable and has better clearance than the dremel tool.

 

[BoredEngineer]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

I have a 400 XPR Dremel myself which is still going strong after 2 years of abuse. Go for the corded version. Anything that is worth doing with a dremel will require more juice than a battery will provide and a battery is just going to cost more in the long run.

Here's a nice starter kit from Home Depot for about $65

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1x...catalogId=10053

 

[Cascade Precision]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

I have both corded and cordless. Cordless is junk unless I just need to surface-clean 1 bolt or something small. Battery life is crap.

Pawn shops and second hand stores are your friend.

I got my Dremel 4000 for $55 at a pawn shop. Remember, pawn shops have a list price and a haggle price. Haggle and see what you can get away with. Worst they will tell you is NO.

 

[marduk185]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

just dont let your wife use it. my first one hacked years of abuse i dished out but the first time she tried to use it(cutting plstic the way i hear it told) the motor burned out. i think she had the whip kinked probably. she did buy me a new one tho.

 

[blksno]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

Mine is a variable 3 speed Black and Decker RTX rotary tool takes all the same bits as the Dremel, you can get it at WalMart or any other home improvement stores, (Lowes, Ace, Do-It Center) for about $30. I like the idea of a Dremel kit, but the chance of using half the crap that comes in the kit isn't very good.

I have found it better, in my own opinion, to pick up a small bit kit for storage, and then purchase necessary bits as the need arises.

 

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

+1 on the Black and Decker. My corded "Wizard" rotary tool is 20+ years old and still works perfectly. I'd sooner be without a hammer than a rotary tool.

 

[JWV]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

Thanks guys. I think I am either going to get the dremel 300 or the black and decker.

 

[sgtbutt]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

Craftsman makes a decent knock off. Mine is corded but not variable speed, which is one funciton I would definitely get the next go around.

 

[decider]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

my dremel is equipped with a great chrome nutsack.... very much like the large set of balls that hang from the ball hitch mount on the back of some trucks...

 

[kill_goose]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

The black and decker variable speed model is everything the Dremel name is, and for less than half the cost.

 

[JWV]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

I couldn't find the black and decker at any local stores, so I got the Dremel 200 for 40 bucks at Walmart. It was worth the extra ten bucks I suppose. I already used it to cut the heads of some 1/4 x 28 bolts for the bedding job I am about to attempt.

 

[northern50]

Re: Any decent dremels for 50 dollars?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sgtbutt</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Craftsman makes a decent knock off. Mine is corded but not variable speed, which is one funciton I would definitely get the next go around. </div></div>


Wire in a dimmer switch, ten dollar fix that will save buying another.