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In Reply to: Best deal on Dremel? And is a Dremel the right tool I should be looking for? posted by Andy B on June 9, 2001 at 13:21:04:
Along with my soldering iron and leatherman supertool, the dremel is the most useful thing I have ever owned. The ability to cut and shape metals in the home is a great power, and should be wielded with great reserve. A good dremel kit is the one that comes in a nice grey carrying box with the special shaft for hard-to-reach places. This one goes for about 80 bucks in most hardware stores. They also have minimalist kits for around 30-60 bucks with various attachments.Honestly, the only tools I really use with it are the cutter, polisher, and stone tools. I'm sure woodworkers and fine-scale modelers have use for more of the tools, but for building electronics, those are pretty much all you'll need.
One thing that doesn't come standard in the kits anymore is the Dremel chuck (part 4486) that allows you to use various sized bits and is much better than the collet. I've not seen it in any hardware store but you can buy it from them directly. It lets you use various tools of your own and different drill bits for drilling.
For cutting holes, the dremel might be a little too small and too fast. For large holes, you're probably better off with a small reciprocating saw... they're not expensive and you can get blades for metal-cutting. (If anyone knows of better or more accurate ways to cut driver holes in enclosures without a drill press, let me know!) A large drill bit or boring bit would be better for small-to-medium-sized holes than the dremel. The dremel is most useful for cutting irregular-shaped holes (rectangles, ovals, etc) in my experience.
Best,
Chris
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