I agree with most of what you wrote, however:
I bought the heavy duty battery powered unit three years ago, and it is
incredibly useful for those quick projects and the fine work. I also buy
the heavy duty cut-off wheels by the dozen because when doing that type
of work the diameter and speed is such that you can get in tight corners
and make quick work of anything up to about 1/4" thick that you would
normally be fighting with a hack saw.
Just my thoughts.
GPD4
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:52:31 -0500 Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com> writes:
> Eugene D Abbondelo wrote:
> > I'm considering buying one of the mini die grinder kits with
> accessories made
> > by Dremel. Never had one before. Anyone on the list found them
> useful? If so,
> > any recommendations on particular models to look at? Pros & cons?
> Thanks,
>
> I have a Dremel I bought 10 or 15 years ago. Would have been great
> when
> I was a kid playing with tiny models and hobby crap. As a "grown
> up"
> tool, it has pretty limited usefulness. It's too small and slow for
>
> most things I thought it would work on. And the Dremel-brand bits
> are
> crazy expensive (Harbor Freight versions soften some of the cost
> impact.)
>
> The thing the Dremel did best was convince me I needed compressed
> air
> and a real die grinder.
>
> -Wayne
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