dremel drill kits

[speed_monkey]

I have been asked what I want for Christmas as I am notoriously hard to buy things for, I have been given the budget of £40-£60 and I have always like the "idea" of the dremel kits, but the main question is: are they a bit gimmicky? Or are they man enough for normal day to day jobs are will it explode in my hand the first time I use it?

[speed_monkey]

TBH it will never replace my hammer drill but just for anything sub concrete drilling an such

I just quite like the versatility of them with all the different fittings available but also leads me to think that its all a bit mickey mouse

[speed_monkey]

dibbers006 said:

Extremely handy for any job you would normally use scissors, knives, glue, fingernails, hammer, sandpaper, teeth, bricks, the missus face, Stanley blade, wire cutters, and brute force for.

With the added benefit of a much speedier and less painful solution to the problem.

Don't treat it like a workmanship tool or expect to rebuild the shed but you will find uses for it that you never realised.

The first week of ours... 'would you like me to open that can for you' 'juwt use the fking can opener would you?!'

Thats what I would think hey are perfect as, a jack of all trades yet a master of none

[ShadownINja]

I spent a good hour or so filing away a watch bracelet to fit a watch that would look great with a bracelet... only to find that when I'd finally got the bracelet to fit well, the movement in the watch was playing up. The bracelet doesn't suit any other watches so nicely.

[speed_monkey]

ShadownINja said:

I spent a good hour or so filing away a watch bracelet to fit a watch that would look great with a bracelet... only to find that when I'd finally got the bracelet to fit well, the movement in the watch was playing up. The bracelet doesn't suit any other watches so nicely.

But did it do the filing well

[mgtony]

I came close to buying this one in the week, on special from Tooled-Up;

http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp?PID=133533

Then tried to think what I'd actually use it for. Don't normally need a good reason or any reason to buy tools, but besides the odd bit of filing,for which I own files! I couldn't think of anything.
Probably ideal for model making.

[mr.man]

The mounted 19mmm grinding wheel is brilliant for sharpening kitchen knives.

So quick and such a razor sharp result.

[ShadownINja]

speed_monkey said:

ShadownINja said:

I spent a good hour or so filing away a watch bracelet to fit a watch that would look great with a bracelet... only to find that when I'd finally got the bracelet to fit well, the movement in the watch was playing up. The bracelet doesn't suit any other watches so nicely.

But did it do the filing well

hehe Oh, yeah, it was perfect for the job. An angle grinder would have been overkill. A metal file would have taken years.

[Busamav]

Used a dremmel for the first time ever today.

Needed 3 nails cutting off , in a place where you couldn't get anything on them , my son then tells us he has a dremmel in our garage , 2 minutes and the job is done .

I can now see many other little jobs for this machine.

[voicey]

I have a cheap silverline hobby tool - as mentioned above it's something that can be used for so many things. I bought it to help me fabricate a prototype heat shield for my car but now use it for many different things. You may find you buy one and don't use it for months but when the time comes I bet you'll be happy you have one to hand.

[eastlmark]

speed_monkey said:

I have been asked what I want for Christmas as I am notoriously hard to buy things for, I have been given the budget of £40-£60 and I have always like the "idea" of the dremel kits, but the main question is: are they a bit gimmicky? Or are they man enough for normal day to day jobs are will it explode in my hand the first time I use it?

Believe me, take up drugs, its a cheaper habit! I got one last xmas and spent 5 times the cost of the tool on bits and attachments in January....still got the habit, cannot enter a diy store without finding myself drawn to the appropriate shelf..willpower, I know. My name is...and i have a Dremel habit....

[Eggman]

I bought one of the lookie-likey brands to assess whether a Dremel would be worth the money (I'm a tool hoarder).

Although it was possible to do little jobs with it, I couldn't see it as anything more than a toy.

Very much like doing your gardening with one of these: