Uses for a Dremel?
12-06-2015, 01:18 PM
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The best part about them(for me), is that they're small and lightweight. They will do what larger tools do, but you don't get tired from holding a 3 pound drill(even 3 pounds can kill your arm after a while!)..and they're very easy to maneuver. Just an FYI...Harbor freight sells a great set of attachments for Dremels..
http://www.harborfreight.com/diamond...-pc-69653.html
and they sell an off-brand for $9.99...might be a great way to start. I have the attachments, but can't comment one way or another on their off brand tool, I don't have that one..but for 10 bucks...not too much of a risk.
http://www.harborfreight.com/diamond...-pc-69653.html
and they sell an off-brand for $9.99...might be a great way to start. I have the attachments, but can't comment one way or another on their off brand tool, I don't have that one..but for 10 bucks...not too much of a risk.
12-06-2015, 02:39 PM
#12
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I've got a Black & Decker three speed I like very much. The brass brushes are invaluable for cleaning the cross cut knurls on many sewing machine parts and the polishing bits are nice for buffing a shine back on previously rusted parts. Paid about $22 including shipping and it's more than paid for itself.
12-06-2015, 05:19 PM
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If you have a block type plug from a sewing machine you can buy the cheap Dremmel and plug it in to the foot pedal to run your tool! Foot speed control. I have use one to clean up some really crappy parts. I use a cup type brush. I got some of the cheap ones on line and ended up with tiny wires all over my body. Buy good ones but don't expect them to hold up all that well either. It is better to buy a cheap Dremmel tool once than to buy the junk from China and then have to buy another one later.
12-07-2015, 10:55 PM
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Once you have a dremel you'll find all sorts of uses for it. We have 4 of them around here - one Canadian Tire branded one, one cheap knock off one and 2 dremel branded ones. My favorites are the dremel branded ones. The cheapie one I can stop with my fingers - which also means it stops when it hits the work too sometimes causing unintended effects. DH has used one of the Dremels to clean up a corroded bobbin case using a polish. One featherweight bobbin case saved after being set on a cold window sill for a couple of months.
12-08-2015, 02:55 AM
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That is exactly what wi did but they fell apart any way. Th e harbor freight tool lasted a couple months befor I burned it out. The attachments don't fit the Dremmel so it was a "learning experience"
12-08-2015, 03:56 AM
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