Dremel v die grinder

[JOEPRO]

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.

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

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

Sounds like you are all using cheap cutting discs...

I use only this type which also come as grinding discs.



Spendy but like everything in life you get what you pay for.

These are fantastic. Quick to change and never break or shatter.

Of course if someone Is ham-fisted they will break them but the cheapie thin non branded ones are terrible and these are light years ahead.

 

[Ubique]

Provision for air tools only makes financial sense in a multi-bay workshop environment, most 'daily use' quality battery or mains powered tools outperform their air powered equivilents, and have for some time. The downside of electric tools is their comparable bulk compared to air tools (I have several air ratchet & impact drivers that can get in where battery tools cant) air tools in the main will also outlast electric tools - and 'the company' has to provide the air, the battery tool owner has to provide the batteries. Of course, there is one tool that owing is a source of pride in the workshop - the air impact gun that has never failed to undo a wheel bolt or crank pulley bolt, no battery impact has ever got close to the 'king dukka-dukka'

Dremels - yer, had a battery powered one for years - special deal in 2006 or 2007 £92 with charger & two 7.2VDC batteries, only ever bought Dremel consumables. No issues with HAV despite using it for trimming bumpers for winch kit or towpack fitting, using the cutting & grinding discs for 'adjustments' to various bits of vehicles, the abrasive cylinders that fit on the compressible rubber mounts are probably my most used accessory - used for everything from cleaning cable lugs of corrosion to trimming bits off door cards where they squeak due to vibration to cleaning up the rough bits on the dogs claws if we have to trim them.

 

[clogs]

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.

I found the little cut-off wheels last much longer if coated both sides with superglue.Old plastic modelers trick.

 

[MattF]

Not something I use frequently, but I've got a Bosch 12V cordless unit, & I've even still got the old B&D 12V wired unit I've had since my early teens. Fitted a 3 pin chuck on that one, way back when, rather than using the collets.