My wife bought me a Lithuim battery cordless Dremel for Christmas this year. I've been playing with it on Signfoam and it's a lot of fun. My question is this...Do any of you use the router guide/edge fence accessory? I'd think that it would be good for an ogee edge or a small border detail, but with the limited charge of a cordless, it would probably bog the poor thing down. I've also got a laminate trimmer, but most of my bits are 1/8" for the Dremel and not very heavy duty (probably good for Signfoam).
Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
Hey Terry, I have a corded Dremel that I use quite a bit, and also use the router base. Only good for small/light applications, but very handy for a lot of stuff. Play with it and you'll probably find lots of uses.
MUR
Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :
Works great on SignFoam but not enough power to route hard wood. The router base comes in real handy when you want to hollow out a section of something and use the sanding drums...it keeps the tool level for so you get a clean straingt edge.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Dremel, a poor man's Foredom Posted by J.T. Gazaway (Member # 2001) on :
I use a dremel on pretty much all of my sculptures at some point or another. Usually for the detail. The main accessory I would suggest is a flexi-shaft attachment. It turns a dremel into something more like a dentist's drill with the bulk of the dremel hanging above you. You end up with sort of a "spinning pencil" in your hand and can start drawing in 3-D. I hope somebody other than me understood what I just said. It's rather hard to explain until you've tried it.
Posted by Rovelle W. Gratz (Member # 4404) on :
Foredom is the way to go if you have a few extra bucks...it accepts 1/4" bits and has the higher speeds you need for wood.You can also get a reversible motor that helps with grain problems or for left handed users.
If you have a Dremel catalog you will find that they have one that accepts 1/4" bits, too. The limitation of the one you have is lack of power and slower speed.
Posted by Dave Cox - That Sign Guy (Member # 3517) on :
just bought a dremel today... the advantage model. came with the router attachment and small detail attachment all for $89 at lowes.. go git you one now.
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