Dremel v die grinder

[fizzy]

I have just treated myself to a Dremel 9250 using my Amazon Christmas voucher. My brother had the 3000 model which was very nice.
Restoring my large selection of chucks I find that a small wire brush is perfect for the final cleanup after soaking in a bath of citric acid. I was using a die grinder. Compressed air tools must be the most inefficient devices known to man!
Dremel is more adjustable.
Much quieter - no ear protection needed.
And the biggest advantage - 175W v 3kw

Very useful for cutting off bolts in tight places - a lot more capable than I thought. Of course it won't replace the die grinder for running big carbide burrs for knocking off welds.

Only drawback I have found - I get tingles in my hand from the vibrations with the Dremel - never get that with the die grinder!

 

[DaveB]

Only drawback I have found - I get tingles in my hand from the vibrations with the Dremel

If the dremel vibrates without a tool in the chuck then it is out of balance, get another one.

 

[marlinspike]

They are great little tools. I've found the cutting discs shatter easily though, especially the knock off ones from Lidl and Aldi. Their actual knock off Dremmels are ok though. I got a Lidl cordless one for £15 which is handy.

 

[fizzy]

If the dremel vibrates without a tool in the chuck then it is out of balance, get another one.

It is so slight you don't notice. Wirebrushes are never going to be very well balanced. But after 10 minutes of use I can feel a tingle in my hand that I don't get with the die grinder. Perhaps, because it's heavier, it absorbs vibration better.

 

[mtt.tr]

possibly lack or mass?
or different frequency

 

[Gragson]

All these things have their place depending on the job in hand, including air of course.
Don't use the Dremel very often but for the little space and power they take up I would'nt be without.

My gripe with Dremels is how low quality all the consumables seem to be, even on small jobs seem to get through a lot of the fiddly things compared to anything a bit bigger

 

[fizzy]

All these things have their place depending on the job in hand, including air of course.
Don't use the Dremel very often but for the little space and power they take up I would be without.

My gripe with Dremels is how low quality all the consumables seem to be, even on small jobs seem to get through a lot of the fiddly things compared to anything a bit bigger

The mini wire brushes don't last long. I buy a bulk bag on Ebay. At least I can turn the speed down easier on the Dremel. Bristles fly off in record time with a die grinder

 

[Gareth J]

Would a compromise be an electric die grinder? Maybe your model of Dremel is already classed as that but I find whatever offering Lidl had available back along a lot better at doing any meaningful work than a Dremel type tool. Though the access advantage of the smaller Dremel sized things is needed occasionally.

 

[daedalusminos]

Compressed air tools must be the most inefficient devices known to man!

Puzzled how sale of new transformer based MIG welders is restricted yet air 'tools' go unchecked.

 

[fizzy]

Would a compromise be an electric die grinder? Maybe your model of Dremel is already classed as that but I find whatever offering Lidl had available back along a lot better at doing any meaningful work than a Dremel type tool. Though the access advantage of the smaller Dremel sized things is needed occasionally.

Good thinking but as you said the easy access is a big advantage.

 

[fizzy]

Puzzled how sale of new transformer based MIG welders is restricted yet air 'tools' go unchecked.

It amazes me how many of the car garages by me leave their compressors plugged in all night.I hear them kicking in several times every evening when they have been long gone. So wasteful.

 

[Mark 2]

The Lidl 'cordless precision drill grinder', I found to be much better than an actual Dremel. And you can run it corded if needs be.

 

[DaveB]

It is so slight you don't notice. Wirebrushes are never going to be very well balanced. But after 10 minutes of use I can feel a tingle in my hand that I don't get with the die grinder. Perhaps, because it's heavier, it absorbs vibration better.

That could be a symptom of cumulative damage from years of using tools that vibrate.
If you told me that at work I would have to stop you using any tools while we found out what was going on.

 

[brightspark]

It amazes me how many of the car garages by me leave their compressors plugged in all night.I hear them kicking in several times every evening when they have been long gone. So wasteful.

i forget to turn off my twin motor compressor even after months its still full my other comp i turn off as it leaks after a week the dodgy side of leaving them on is when a hose goes pop and your comp runs none stop and burns the motor out

 

[brightspark]

i have air tools and a dremmel .using the small diamond cutting disks on it are good .the small grinding disks soon break and are a bit delicate but cheap enough and do the job

 

[premmington]

I not got a dremmel - I got loads of 1/4 air die grinders - one long reach electric Makita die grinder - and one 8mm big air die grinder.

I got a collect adapter to use - 1/8 bits in a 1/4 grinder - but not used it much (only a couple of times)

 

[not done it yet]

And the biggest advantage - 175W v 3kw

Dead right, there. Compressed air is one of the most inefficient/costly ways of storing and using energy

 

[ajlelectronics]

Watch out for the speed control, that is where they all seem to fail in short order. The 'clones' appear better in that respect.

 

[optima21]

if you're using a dremel, hang it up and use a flexible driveshaft from it. I use a cheap Rolson one, and its been fine for the last few years. you have much more control with them as they are mich lighter than the dremel

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I really like the screw fix "preparation brush set"...shank is 6mm so dunno if that will fit a dremel. They seem to last a good while instead of just falling to bits!