They're fine for small jobs or when you don't want to fire up the compressor.
Get one with variable speed control ... mine has an LCD readout of RPM and
though I usually run it flat out (20K RPM), I think slower could come in handy
sometimes.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
> 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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