Which rotary tool to buy?
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Which rotary tool to buy?
First off, I cant believe that I have waited this long to buy a rotory tool. I remember the first time I ever saw one in action was sophmore year of college and was basically blown away with its versatility. Throughout the years I have done so many projects where one would have come in handy but I could never justify buying it. The excuse always was "I dont do enough projects that warrants spending money on one". WRONG, I may not use it all the time but considering how many project I have done where I could have easily used it, makes that sentence pretty much null.
I finally have a project where I am definitely going to need one of these too not mess it up so im going to go and buy one. But... so many to chose from.
Craftsman, Black and Decker, Dremel, Rotozip and a few others.
I like Rotozip and Dremel because the bits and accessories seems to be interchangeable. The price is also right and I think they are the more popular of the ones that are on the market, dremel obviously being the starter of it all.
Price is not really the deciding point for me, because im going to buy this thing and use it for a good long while so better it come with more options, wider choice of accessories and bits, and obviously somewhat future proof.
Flex shaft attachment is a 100% must.
Which one should I get?
I finally have a project where I am definitely going to need one of these too not mess it up so im going to go and buy one. But... so many to chose from.
Craftsman, Black and Decker, Dremel, Rotozip and a few others.
I like Rotozip and Dremel because the bits and accessories seems to be interchangeable. The price is also right and I think they are the more popular of the ones that are on the market, dremel obviously being the starter of it all.
Price is not really the deciding point for me, because im going to buy this thing and use it for a good long while so better it come with more options, wider choice of accessories and bits, and obviously somewhat future proof.
Flex shaft attachment is a 100% must.
Which one should I get?
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Take a close look at the Craftsman - it's a rebadged Dremel in different colors. Some of them don't make a very serious effort to disguise their origin.
I have a Black & Decker RTX at home; it wasn't very good quality. I had previously broken one of the cordless Dremels, and found that the collet out of the Dremel fit right into the RTX, which came with a very bad collet.
I have a Black & Decker RTX at home; it wasn't very good quality. I had previously broken one of the cordless Dremels, and found that the collet out of the Dremel fit right into the RTX, which came with a very bad collet.
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Here is the rotary tool for you!
Has a very high quality 1/29th HP - 20:1 ratio Gearmotor that drives the rotation and may be controlled from 0 to 120 RPM.
http://www.sybian.com/sybian_details.html <- Sorta not work safe. Nothing Per Se to get you in trouble... but sometimes it's the thought that counts.
Has a very high quality 1/29th HP - 20:1 ratio Gearmotor that drives the rotation and may be controlled from 0 to 120 RPM.
http://www.sybian.com/sybian_details.html <- Sorta not work safe. Nothing Per Se to get you in trouble... but sometimes it's the thought that counts.
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For cutting metal and such, rotozip ftw.
For smaller and more precision work, dremel. I have a dremel with flex but borrow a friends rotozip if I want to do anything bigger like cutting metal plates and such.
For smaller and more precision work, dremel. I have a dremel with flex but borrow a friends rotozip if I want to do anything bigger like cutting metal plates and such.
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^ I really like that about the rotozip. The spiral saw attachement is something the dremel is seriously lacking. It is def designed to handle tougher jobs, with more serious materials.
I guess ill pick up the dremel though.
I guess ill pick up the dremel though.
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Already had my first use for the dremel this morning.
My father dragged a fan from the garbage, newer model of the one we got like 10 years ago. Just a basic floor standing fan. I basically used the dremel to modify its plastic housing to fit onto ours. Would have reused the whole upper fan assembly but the motor was burned out in the garbage found one.
It was ******* awesome. Made a huge mess, but oh what fun.
My father dragged a fan from the garbage, newer model of the one we got like 10 years ago. Just a basic floor standing fan. I basically used the dremel to modify its plastic housing to fit onto ours. Would have reused the whole upper fan assembly but the motor was burned out in the garbage found one.
It was ******* awesome. Made a huge mess, but oh what fun.
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Can't go wrong with Dremel
Their bits may be expensive, but worth it in the long run
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Their bits may be expensive, but worth it in the long run
98 Aztek T/A WS7 (FOR SALE!!)
70 Ram Air IV T/A
97 FZJ80 Locked
00 Lifted G16E
GhettoChopper
94 Mitsubishi MiniCab (SOLD!!)
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I have a variable speed dremel and one of those scary *** Craftsman branded Rotozip things... Which, scares the **** out of me. I've used it only twice but worked very very well.. The dremel I use a lot more.
This guy join to try and sell his car too?
Can't go wrong with Dremel
Their bits may be expensive, but worth it in the long run
98 Aztek T/A WS7 (FOR SALE!!)
70 Ram Air IV T/A
97 FZJ80 Locked
00 Lifted G16E
GhettoChopper
94 Mitsubishi MiniCab (SOLD!!)
Their bits may be expensive, but worth it in the long run
98 Aztek T/A WS7 (FOR SALE!!)
70 Ram Air IV T/A
97 FZJ80 Locked
00 Lifted G16E
GhettoChopper
94 Mitsubishi MiniCab (SOLD!!)
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