discussion rotary tool set

[Guest]

hi guys. looking to/need to get a rotary tool set.

anything you people can recomend?...dont want to spend too much!

found this on ebay that looks like a good buy.

trying to think....as far as i know Dewalt are the only people who make yellow power tools. but this dosnt look the right kind of yellow and it dosnt say who its made by. any idea?

 

[Guest]

The one that I have and use is a Dremmel. I love the thing. Sturdy and hasn't let me down yet. That looks like a decent set, but keep in mind, it might just be a knock off.

Bob

 

[John]

as far as i know Dewalt are the only people who make yellow power tools.

CK do as well, or at least their older stuff were, I have a Draper one http://www.draper.co.uk/Pages/Pagesource/p337.pdf I get a really good discount through work, up to 55% off retail price

 

[Guest]

I have a Proxxon and a Milicraft, both good (though the Milicraft will be hard to find)

Aldi did a set for about £15 this time last year, very much like the one shown except it included a flexible drive instead of the accessory set. It seems quite decent for the money (bought one for my son).

J.

 

[Guest]

now you tell me lol. just got one off ebay for £35 (including extra 150 bit set) so not too bothered if it dosnt last long.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170042953851&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=170041404373&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CategoryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

this one..but a couple of quid cheaper

 

[Guest]

cordless ones are crap

i had a jml cordless one it was poo

i now have a mckeller one from focus

 

[Guest]

I have a cheapo B&Q one. Not the quality of a Dremmel but about a fifth of the price.

It depends on how much use you intend giving it. Mine is perfect for the occasional uise it gets and a Dremmel would be a waste of money.

If you are going to use it regularly I would suggest a Dremmel but you are going to pay a lot more for it.

Anything on Ebay that doesn't have a brand name on it will be a cheap Chinese copy so don't expect the quality of Dremmel or Dewalt.

 

[Guest]

I know a guy who's dentist is into railway modelling and he uses his dental drills + assorted burrs to work on his etched brass carriages.

So thats probably £1000 or so for the silent compressor + god knows what for the dental drills...plus he has that special reclining chair for holding the workpiece at the right height.

That set looks ok - but I'd rather just pay more for a decent spindle motor and then buy the bits as you need them. Those 150 piece sets normally include 140 pieces of useless abrasive paper and then 4 tools you'd actually use which are pretty low quality and fall to bits because the steels used are about as hard as chocolate on a july day.

As far as only Dewalt making Yellow bodied powertools - if it doesn't say Dewalt - it's not Dewalt - probably some china made thing of undesireable build quality.

 

[Guest]

i e-mailed the seller and is made by the same people as the set i just baught....Am-Tech. never heard of them but have looked them up on the net and seem like the are the same kind of standard as black&decker kind of things.

but like i said it was quite cheap and those 150 different bits and bobs im sure will fit into most rotary tools so that dosnt matter. And i dont intend to use it much, i only need it for one thing at the moment!!! lol but my brother has lost all the bits to his black&decker one so im having to buy it.

plus i know he and my dad will use it occasionaly so no loss there.

Phoenix....it dosnt have to be cordless. you can plug it in if you want. but i kind of need a cordless one as i dont have any sockets left in my room lol.

il let everyone know how it turns out. has a powerfull motor and 3 speeds so it will be quite hard to burn out!

 

[wonwinglo]

Dremel are great tools because you can get any spares that you need,many of the cheaper versions have poor if non existant main bearings,there is a saying that is so true 'Buy cheap and you buy twice'

Buy the best that you can afford,it pays out in the long run.

 

[Guest]

The Dremmel for me is such a multi-purpose tool. I use it for everything from drilling to sanding to cleaning of gun parts to even using it as a router. I found that it was well worth the investment.

 

[Guest]

well it came today and i have to say im very impressed!

will take some pics later.

 

[Guest]

Quality v Expense

Hello all, a little advert here. I never got to see this thread yesterday as the broadband was down all night and into this morning :nono:

I work as a tool distributor of all professional and semi-pro makes. As John has pointed out Draper do a good quality fully variable speed "Dremel-like" tool as do Mini-Craft (part of Black & Decker) which needs a transformer/regulator. Proxon, again (transformer/regulator required) are the very epitomy of the miniature power tool market and far outweigh any of the others on cost basis. So these are listed by Value For Money from cheapest/durable to most expensive and indestructible. Personally i use the Draper one and have no complaints.

cheers

Jim

p.s. Dremel are rolling out a range of tools aimed at the professional market which have been available in the USA for some time now - branded RotoZip -well worth looking out for :dancing1: