An alternative to Dremel

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Re: An alternative to Dremmal

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Good morning,
I own a corded Dremmel tool with the usual accessories and it has given yeomans service over the years. I've replaced the brushes once, no other issue. I also use a Ryobi cordless 18v drill set around the property. I am very well pleased with it's performance. So much so that when my old Dremmel ever comes up for replacement, I will look to see what Ryobi has in mini tools.
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Re: An alternative to Dremmal

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I’ve got a proxxon that I bought 25 years ago, apart from needing to replace the power cable it is still going strong, definitely recommended
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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Mine is a work zone one from Aldi and works fine so dremmel for me is nothing more than a brand name
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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I've had years of good service from Makita cordless drills, :thumbup: and would have considered one of their cordless die grinders as an alternative to a Dremel, but for the fact that they're just a tad too bulky for detail work. I have a cordless Ryobi strimmer, and like the fact that its battery can be used in most of their other cordless products. :)
That's an attractive marketing factoid.
Dremel is has been owned by Bosch for decades now. I don't know if that might have affected the quality of their rotary tools. I think it's more likely, however, that the China factor has something to do with a lessening of quality control. It might have 'Dremel', or 'Bosch' embossed on it, but the odds are the product came off a Chinese production line... :problem:
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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Wow, I still have my old 9 volt Makita drills in my shed, one is an anglepoise, they were brilliant for their time. I keep meaning to find a way of replacing the batteries.
Sadly, a battery for my industrial 24 volt Makita is around £175, and I can't find cells the same physical size, I was hoping to meet the component shop man at the Blackpool show this year, but sadly that never happened.
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Wow, I still have my old 9 volt Makita drills in my shed, one is an anglepoise, they were brilliant for their time. I keep meaning to find a way of replacing the batteries.
Sadly, a battery for my industrial 24 volt Makita is around £175, and I can't find cells the same physical size, I was hoping to meet the component shop man at the Blackpool show this year, but sadly that never happened.
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They're really well worth keeping, Mick. Finding tools of that quality these days is like treasure- hunting for Kit Williams' Golden hare... ;)
(remember loonies being rescued from cliffs and other places, pursuing the hidden Hare in his 'Masquerade' book? :) :lolno: ).
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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No, sorry, don't remember the "Loonies"

As for the drills, I should imagine they would have very handy low voltage high powered large RC vehicle motors within ;)

That big one will put a one inch drill bit through solid concrete as quick as a 240 volt.. Black and Decker puts a tiny bit in a brick.
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Re: An alternative to Dremel

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I have the Proxxon12-Volt PS 13 Pen Sander and Proxxon Bench Circular Saw KS 115. They are both good tools so far. Micro Mark basically rebrands Proxxon tools and sells them at a premium. Proxxon tools can be had as an online order through Home Depot. The pen sander does require buying a power supply, but it can be used with a bunch of their other tools: Proxxon 2 Amp Transformer NG 2/S.
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