I just needed one of my Dremels to step up to the plate and they weren't up to the task.I looked at the new 4000 Dremel and saw a lot of bad reviews. I purchased a Proxxon 38481 IB/E Professional Rotary Tool for about $30 bucks more. Check em out. Very nice.
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Maybe later..............
Joe,
Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
That looks good, Darcy. I've never really considered Dremel tools to be good for much more than toy and hobby stuff anyway.
If you want to get really serious, I bought a Foredom brand die grinder some years ago, that has the motor separated from the grinder by a 4 foot flexible cable. You can hang the motor part above, and work with the 'wand', which is not much bigger than a ball point pen...and it cooks. It's able to get into some pretty tight spots.
[ June 18, 2010, 05:32 PM: Message edited by: Dale Feicke ]
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Hve you seen these in action on those informercials??
I will not buy anything that has a infomercial!
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Honestly I used to feel the same way, and still do for the most part, but I did buy one of those Showtime Rotisseri bout 12 years ago... best investment I ever made... never a problem with it and it cooks chicken beter than the Q.
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
The infomercial shows that you could either build a house or tear one down, using only this tool......incredible.
I've always wondered if these things were all they were cracked up to be. At that price, they'd better be. Watch out, though, there are a lot of cheap knock-offs out there, that I'm sure wouldn't last a week.
Harbor Freight has one for 39.99. Gotta be a real jewel. Although, I bought a 4 and 1/2 inch grinder from them several years ago, and it's still going strong......knock on wood.
Posted by Sam Staffan (Member # 4552) on :
quote:Originally posted by Neil D. Butler: Honestly I used to feel the same way, and still do for the most part, but I did buy one of those Showtime Rotisseri bout 12 years ago... best investment I ever made... never a problem with it and it cooks chicken beter than the Q.
I will second that!
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Not only can you hang the motor out of the way, the handpiece/tool holders are changeable to suit your needs. They have a myriad of handpieces including slim grip, large barrel, quick releases, and hammer motion instead of rotary.
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
The Foredom stuff looks like the way to go. When I can pony up about a grand, that's the deal...till then my toy will have to suffice.
Posted by Dana Stanley (Member # 6786) on :
I don't do carving , but have wondered if a pneumatic die grinder wouldn't work well?
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Darcy, I've had mine for several years, but at the time I bought it, it was around $240. I'm sure the prices have gone up, but not that much.
Dana, the pneumatics are good, but if you're going to do any detail work, you've always got that air hose to deal with.
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