Dremal Rotary Tool
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Dremal Rotary Tool
Does anyone else have one of these? I just bought one and love it. I've been going bucknutty with it on my car. I just got done cleaning up the hood support holdup latch, then painted it, looks really good.
I use to have a cheap Martha Stewart type rotor tool that would boug down when it touched something.... sure glad I bought this one!
I use to have a cheap Martha Stewart type rotor tool that would boug down when it touched something.... sure glad I bought this one!
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St. Jude Donor '03
Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (StingRay327)
That and a zipsaw (rotary) are "must haves" for fiberglass work. :cheers:
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (StingRay327)
Definitely pretty nifty little tools. You might think about adding the 90 degree attachment. It made mounting a MSD box on the back side of the fender well a breeze where a regular drill would not fit to drill the holes in the fiberglass. No torque at all, but it adds a dimension to the tool. Thinking 1/8" drill bit is the maximum.
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (Graemeinvette)
I have almost worn out my first one, mostly on RC airplane building. but I do take it outside all the time for little projects.
Greatest thing since sliced bread. :cool:
Greatest thing since sliced bread. :cool:
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (StingRay327)
Love mine and just got an air powered mini grinder (can't remember the actual name) that uses the same bits and also uses bigger ones 1/4.
Got the bigger one to sharpen the lawn mower blades and love it too.
Got the bigger one to sharpen the lawn mower blades and love it too.
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (clutchdust)
it takes time and a whole bunch of stone bits but you can do some fairly significant head work with a dremel. ask me how i know ;)
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (isosceles)
You actually DID this? I was reading the article on corvettefaq about do-it-yourself head work and it said not to use a small electric rotory tool. Clutchdust, how did you pull it off?
i'd be interested to hear the logic behind why this is a bad idea also. i'm not doubting i did a no-no, i just can't figure out why it's a bad thing. so far, i have about six months, two track days and ~2000 miles on the engine and haven't had any failure, much less anything i can associate with head damage. go figure.
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (isosceles)
Any time a replace a gasket, I use the Dremel and the wire brush to clean up the area. Works great. I just won a bid on EBay last week for 24 wire brushes for $12...the cutting off wheels are better then gold!
Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (clutchdust)
Clutchdust, that makes sense.
If I've never done it before, it seems like I could do a LOT less damage with a dremel than with a die grinder if I goof up! :jester
If I've never done it before, it seems like I could do a LOT less damage with a dremel than with a die grinder if I goof up! :jester
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (Chris O')
I got a air powered cutter (like a Dremal) for Xmas and use it for all sorts of things...I picked up some cutting blades that cut anything. I use them to cut beef bones in half for my labs. Oh...they also do muffler pipes!
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (isosceles)
it takes time and a whole bunch of stone bits but you can do some fairly significant head work with a dremel. ask me how i know ;)
You actually DID this? I was reading the article on corvettefaq about do-it-yourself head work and it said not to use a small electric rotory tool. Clutchdust, how did you pull it off?
You actually DID this? I was reading the article on corvettefaq about do-it-yourself head work and it said not to use a small electric rotory tool. Clutchdust, how did you pull it off?
Only problem is the Dremel is kind of weak, I busted one of mine. It's full of carbon (from the cast iron) and it only runs at full blast hehehe :D (there's a short in it somewhere) and it kind of gets hot to the point where it starts SSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN'
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Re: Dremal Rotary Tool (StingRay327)
I use my die grinder when I'm in the garage in the proximity of the compressor. The cut-off wheel is one of my favorites. I can just about throw the hacksaw away. I use the dremel in the basement when I'm out of reach of the compressor. It works great too! It can do lots of stuff!
