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I THINK TO BUY A DREMEL BUT I DONT NOW IF IT WORTH THAT ,SO I REALLY WONT TO NOW WHAT YOU THINK ? I WONT TO BUY THE TREMEL FOR GRINDING IN SMALL  area THAT I DONT HAVE access WITH THE 4.1/2 GRIANDER . SO , WHO HAVE A DREMEL  ?
Reply:Dremel won't do the job.  You'll spend hours and several bits just trying to remove a single small berry/bit of spatter.  It just will not work.Get a Die Grinder.
Reply:OK ,THANK YOU . I HAVE THE AIR DIE GRIANDER BUT MY COMPRESOR IS TOO weak (ITS A    220V ,25LITER . ) AND THE ELCTRIC JUST TOO expensive (IN ISRAEL YOU CANT FIND A HF TOOLS    ONLY BOSH AND MEKITA SELL THOES GRIANDER .)WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THE FLEX SHAFT connect TO THE DRILL ? ORLast edited by OR65; 10-01-2007 at 03:04 PM.
Reply:I FOUND A PICTURE http://www.sawbird.com/tools/flex_shaft.jpg
Reply:Never used it.
Reply:I agree with welderboy about the dremel not having enough muscle for the bigger jobs but I love em for the small detailed stuff.Theres also several small air powered(pencil) grinders out there.If you need a small handpeice buty a lot of electric muscle you may want to check out Foredom Flex shaft tools.I warn you that they are far more expensive then a dremel but they are probably the best of both worlds as i think they go all the way up to one or more horsepower depending on the model and several different sizes and styles of handpeices.Ill do a search quick and see if I can get you a link.Jason
Reply:heres a link do a search on foredom flex shaft to get a broader range of machines this one is a 1/3 hp but from the looks of things this sight is mainly for jewlery and ive seen bigger ones used for head porting.http://www.progresstool.com/pd_foredom_tx300.cfmJason
Reply:Ouch just noticed the exchange rate between USD and ILS cant imagine what the shipping would run ya.
Reply:THATES DONT FIT TO ME - ITS 115 V , IN ISRAEL ALL THE ALCTRIC IS 220V . AND THE PRICE
Reply:I have the Foredom one you mentioned and it works very well but is not going to cut is as a grinder for steel work...It's more of a jewelery / carving tool...Me!
Reply:I've cooked two dremmels "doing what ya gotta do" but I wouldn't recommend one for much more than nic-nac work. Angle and die grinders is the only way to go. Either air or electric. If you need power to hog something out then electric. I don't blame anyone of they don't buy electric, they are pricey, but do they ever get the job done.
Reply:The low end Makita electric die grinders are pretty good for the price. Dremel's max out at about a 1/8" burr, and don't have the power to drive abrasives aggressively.
Reply:I picked up a used one, the last corded model prior to the current one, and it's held up fine through my hogging out a TB and starting to work on my LIM.  Just my opinion, if you're using it aggressively back off every five to ten minutes or when it gets hot to let it cool off.  I haven't burned mine out but I take my time with it and don't often use it for long periods of time.I'd look into the reviews on the newer models, gray/blue 400 or xpr series, as that's what steered me away from them to the older model, lots of complaints and praise towards the 'old' one.You can use the cut off wheels that come in the little drums of 20-30 pieces, they work fine on metal and are pretty cheap especially if you get one of the accessory packs.