As the title says. Im just looking to get one to do little work. ive never bought one before so i dont even know what to look for and what to stay away from. Any advice would be great. thanks.

 

If you are going to be doing alot of very fine detailed work I would suggest getting the "Stylus", it uses a pistol grip type handle to give you more control than the original style and is also cordless using a "Li-ion" battery. If you don't want or need cordless you can get the regular one with a cord and 10speeds. They all are pretty good and if you buy it at lowes and have a problem with it 99% of the time they will just swap it out for a new one. And as far as attachments would go the only one I wouldn't waste my time with is the "Drill Press", it is not stable and flimsy IMO.

 

I've got a 2 speed one with a cord. It's been rained on, dropped, left outside in the open, and it still works. It's been used for 14 hours straight with the only breaks being to change polishing wheels. I love it. I don't have the fancy one but this little one would probably do most of the stuff you need it for.

 

I've got the variable speed one. I dont use it much but is a great help when modding computer cases.

 

I've got one I inherited from my grandfather.

If all you are going to do is cut or grind, you don't need a variable speed model. For polishing or carving you want variable speed.

 

Ultimate Dremel is the varible speed with the flex cable. You can do anything with it. gone thru a couple of them on our giant scale warbirds. You can get down inside things you wouldn't believe with the cable. Also with a cutoff wheel you can cut hardened steel like butter.

great tool.

 

I've got 3 of them and I prefer the 5 speed one.

I had a u-joint on a haybine that the cups had been welded to the yoke because the groove had split out (with stainless steel rod). I couldn't find a replacement yoke, so I took the dremel with a small carbide wheel and proceeded to remove the SS weld and was able to replace the joint and insert the clip with no problem. When you need such a tool their priceless.

 

thanks guys went tohome depot and bought i believe the 400 xp model. used it already and loved it....great investment.

 

Along this same line, does anyone know where to buy the metal cutting cutoff wheels at a good price? They seem to be hard to find for less than around $1.00 each.

Daniel

 

A discount tool supply place is the best place to look. Harbor Freight comes to mind. I have a local tool supply place I get the fiber cutoff wheels that are like 3" in diameter for just pennies each. I avoid the Dremel branded stuff because it is a rip off. I have various grinding stones and sanding wheels I get for less than a buck each.

A word of caution to anyone using dremel style tools. DO NOT use the sand based cut off wheels because they will explode if they bind in any way shape or form. They hurt like heck when they hit you in the face traveling at about 300 mph. I learned that as a kid.

I have used up several moto-tools in my lifetime. I use the variable speed ones because they have the most flexability from cutting metal to wood to styrene. I have had the Ryobi one for a while but I smoked it the other day. Guess I need to look for a new one.

Hub

 

I get my cutoff wheels off of ebay.