[Shop-talk] Dremel die grinder

[Nolan]

I have one, in fact it's my second.  I burned the first one up.  I've found 
it very usefull over the years, but you do need to recognize that it's a 
light weight little tool.  Absolutely wonderfully handy for splitting frozen 
sleeves, reslotting a boogered screw head, trimming the edge of a plastic 
part, cutting a cable, etc.  Not so good when trying to port an engine or 
cutting a door hinge off or such larger jobs.

The worse part about a dremel tool is the tool bits.  The oem factory pieces 
are expensive and just don't work all that well.  The cutoff wheels snap if 
you sneeze near them, the stones last just a few seconds in use, the cutters 
are soft and rather dull, etc.  The only tool pieces I've found to be good 
are the sanding drums and cones, and the saw blade.  Buying aftermarket 
cutoff wheels and cutters really made the tool work for me.