Dremel is my new god

[Faxman]

Ok, I lied, its actually a cheaper cousin of a Dremel handheld.

Good part is, I compared it to my friends name brand Dremel, and its works just as fine. Bad part, all the pieces that it came with, are cheap-ass ripoff parts from some place where they don't know epoxy is the stuff of life. What can I complain about though, it was about a third of the price.

The main reason I got the handheld, is that there was no way at all I could afford the bench model. So, here I am, with my lovely toy.

I have made 2 pics with it so far. (After spending about $20 for new grinding and cutting bits)
I must say, they turned out very nice after I finished sanding and polishing.

A HUGE thank-you goes out to zeke79 for his site templates.

I could probably ramble on for awhile about how much I like this new experiment, but I am sure you have all been there, so I won't.

Thanks for letting me share.

[vector40]

Is it just a normal head? You could get real Dremel parts and use those.

[Faxman]

Yes.

It is essentially a Dremel, without price tag.

The bit that I picked up is an actual Dremel brand cutter.

The grinding bit too.

[Shrub]

Sounds the same as mine, cost around £15, they probly are even made in the same factory at the end of the day, mines variable speed as well,

The collets may be slightly differant but as already suggested you should have no probs in getting the proper kit to fit,

[raimundo]

Loki is the god of mischief, and ryoki is the god of cheap tools, wear safty glasses. please

[digital_blue]

Loki is the god of mischief, and ryoki is the god of cheap tools, wear safty glasses. please

Clever.

[steel blade]

Dremel's are really useful for gentle curves and hooks but imho for detail work and accuracy a set of needle files and warding files are sometimes more handy.

I find Dremels catch on detail work and tend to score the metal unless I'm extremely careful. However I'm sure that more experienced users would find they can do everything with Dremels and I would sure hate to be without mine.

Enjoy your Dremel! I was also "over the moon" when I got one for a Christmas present. The strength is in the attachments. The more "bits" you have, the more useful it is.

s.b.

[Chrispy]

I was laughin when I got mine for free. Father-in-law didn't need it, so when he found out I was making lock picks he just.... gave it to me. 42 attachments as well It's corded, but.... meh

[Geek142]

Hey

The stupid shops didnt have any dremels in stock so i had to get a cheap Rotarty tool.. it does the job still. I think the dremels run at a faster speed..

Geek

[Shrub]

Geek, the dremmel runs too fast in my eyes, if yours runs slower youve got the best of both worlds,

[skold]

mine has adjustable speed

runs at 38,000 rpm

[Shrub]

Mine has as well but as its a knock off it doesnt go slow enough, 38k is way too much for most things!

[Faxman]

Well, after making a few odds n ends with the Dremel-ish, I find I am very pleased.

One problem I found, was with the REALLY GOOD grinding bit I bought.
There was no problem with the bit itself so much, as my own stupidity in using it. I saw a mention earlier, reminding me to wear safety glasses, no problem. I wore a small mask as well, seeing as how I did not want to be breathing what I was making. (I don't find myself THAT in love with lock picks, yet....)
The problem, was that the grinder chewed through the metal like butter, leaving very fine, almost dust-like, KNIVES, all over my UNPROTECTED hands.

Me being the ever bright one, I promptly dusted my hands together as though I were cleaning actual dust from them. Well, needless to say, my hands are still in alot of pain still, as my body has not seen fit to expell all of the shards yet.

*sigh*

Over all though, I am still quite happy with the end result.

[Shrub]

Sounds like youve used a burr for plastic on metal instead of a grinding disc!

[steel blade]

Faxman,

If your dremel copy has collets instead of a chuck I would consider buying a chuck if it fits your machine. I bought one last week for my dremel and it speeds up the use of the tool tremendously. All my bits were different shaft sizes and it was a pain always changing the collet.

s.b.