Dremel Tool

[billytheghillie]

Are these worth the money?  If not what else is there?

[wisdom]

I have b & q's own and it's fine for how often I use it.

[Cosmicblue]

Yes, feeling like I was the last person on the planet to buy a Dremel I picked one up on BlackFriday 2019:

https://www.dremeleurope.com/gb/en/dremel®8220-715-ocs-p/ plus one of these https://www.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/4486-dremel-chuck

It is so useful, from polishing the kitchen taps to cutting flimsy bits of plastic pipe or drilling pilot holes with small drills....to think of all the years I struggled without one.  I paid about £110, battery life/torque is excellent.

[strimmer_13]

Bought a lidl one. So handy. About £30. All Ill say is, I wish I bought a cordless version. 

Same as one of those vibrating multi tools/cutters, thought it a gimmick and its a seriously handy piece of kit 

Edited July 31, 2020 by strimmer_13

[Diver One]

Lidl,cordless one is a bit lacking in power /torque.       But is very handy in the right situation 

very good for buffing on walking sticks twiddly bits

[DUNKS]

If you intend to use and abuse it. Dremel every time.

[The Heron]

It's one of those tools if it gets you out of trouble once it's worth the money 

[Cosmicblue]

So true - I think I'd avoided owning a Dremel because it seemed a bit 'toy like' when in fact it is a serious piece of kit.

[Houseplant]

I put off buying one for a few years, then got one and use it all the time. The consumables (i.e. cutting discs) are very expensive. Our friends in China/AliExpress can help you there.

[Old Boggy]

I have a Dremel but it appears to have speeds only between stop and too fast.

Bought a cordless one from Aldi for very little money and has proved great for what I need.

OB

[McSpredder]

I had a cheap imitation (think it must have been Lidl or Aldi) for several years, until it eventually died, then bought a genuine Dremel.   Handy thing to have on occasions, but I have hardly used it since I acquired a tiny 3" angle grinder (Katsu, £25), which is far more powerful.   There was a collet supplied with the Katsu, so it ought to do many of the same jobs as a Dremel, but to date I have only used the grinding/cutting disc.

[Vince Green]

An absolute brilliant bit of kit. Since the lockdown I have been building a model boat and its been indispensible

[peck]

Worth the money to buy one when its the only tool that can do the job.

 

[Smokersmith]

I had a cheaper Dremel cordless, and upgraded to a Von Haus plugged in version (higher wattage of the 2). Handy piece of kit.

[JohnfromUK]

I have an old Dremel.  Pretty good when needed, but a bit small and lacking power for most things.  Tools/bits (genuine) can be very pricy, but generally not bad quality.  Cheap (non genuine) tools can vary between fine and useless.

Bought a 'better' electronic speed control Dremel (400?) - burned out in half an hour. Replaced under warranty - replacement burned out.  Replaced again - that burned out. 

Gave up and went back to the old one - which still goes fine, but I doubt I would but another.

[humperdingle]

Bought a cheap B&Q one with loads of tools for about £20 years ago and it worked fine for ages, until I upgraded to a Dremel with flexi attachment. You can definitely feel the quality difference.

Aldi tend to sell tool selection kits from time to time and they are great value compared to genuine Dremel.

[scobydog]

Had a Dremel for years, really handy wouldn't be without 1 now.

[adzyvilla]

I use them professionally, the copy cat mains tools are fine, I would avoid the battery powered ones, if you want cordless, get dremel. 

At home, i love my dremel, used to use it a lot, but now I have invested in a bigger compressor it's air tools all the way.... 😁

One note of caution. Don't bother with cheap imitation fittings and consumables, buy the genuine dremel stuff, everything else is rubbish. 

[billytheghillie]

11 hours ago, Smokersmith said:

I had a cheaper Dremel cordless, and upgraded to a Von Haus plugged in version (higher wattage of the 2). Handy piece of kit.

Looked at the Von haus,  cheaper with a lot of bits, this could be a serious contender.

[fatchap]

If your going to put it to good use then forget the Dremel and get a Foredom pendant grinder. Even the Chinese version on ebay is better than a Dremel. I have one with the footswitch and always done what I asked it to. the flexi attachment has a small chuck inside a comfortable ally hand piece not a collet, that you invariably need to change and lose when it drops on the floor.