What are people buying?

[Jeremy]

My 300 has about 4 or 5 settings I think, though I never go past speed 2 or 3 for white metal. Two much speed has quite a violent result on the figure, especially if you don’t have a vice like I don’t.

Oh, and I’ve never owned a set of safety goggles, for any tools. Even angle grinders and electric band saws! Not that you shouldn’t, I’m just the Evil Knieval are the hand tool world

[goat major]

Just got the 4000 with the variable speed and range of 5000-35000 rpm. The 3000 has predefined settings with a range of 10000-33000 RPM.

I havent used mine much yet so far its all been between 5000-10000 rpm. I like that it has the lower speed capability - especially useful if you are dealing with plastics or resin. All based on EB advice - he's useful at times...

And i did buy safety glasses. They are a must. You need to get some Jeremy.


For drilling small holes for magnets i would definitely use a hand drill (by that i do mean pin vice). Much more control and you dont really need power to drill through resin/3d prints. And about £70 cheaper than dremelling up.

[Jeremy]

The 4000 sounds like the new model of mine. Mine has the same rpm settings from memory

[Norman D. Landings]

Boxes. I’m buying boxes.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I don't think you're going to get much drilling done with those, mate.

[Norman D. Landings]

My drilling needs are amply met by my Not-Dremel knock-off, £9.99 from B&Q circa 10 years ago, thanks.

I’m usually a proponent of buying quality when it comes to tools, but in this case I looked at: ‘What Job Do I Want This To Do?’
The answer was: drill through a few millimetres of MDF or soft metal.
There was no way that task necessitated a £100 piece of kit to achieve it, so I paid the tenner and I’ve never looked back.

[FreddBloggs]

I invested in a dremel set earlier in the year, cordless, 2 batteries, remote chuck thingy, circle cutter and very useful it has been, but I cut a lot of signmakers foam bord and stuff so wanted the extra ooomph andstuff from it.

[Essex Boy]

My drilling needs are amply met by my Not-Dremel knock-off, £9.99 from B&Q circa 10 years ago, thanks.

I’m usually a proponent of buying quality when it comes to tools, but in this case I looked at: ‘What Job Do I Want This To Do?’
The answer was: drill through a few millimetres of MDF or soft metal.
There was no way that task necessitated a £100 piece of kit to achieve it, so I paid the tenner and I’ve never looked back.

Before I got the Dremel I used the 'economy' mini drill I inherited from my father. Knowing my father's love of a 'bargain', no way would he have spent more than small change on it, yet it must have done twenty years sterling service before finally giving up the ghost. I suppose it was experimenting with that splendid little machine that persuaded me to make the step up.

[Count Belisarius]

I think cheaper kit bought 10 to 20 years ago stood a chance at being reasonably well made. Nowadays it's more likely to be tat... And not Quality Tat...

[World2dave]

My drilling needs are amply met by my Not-Dremel knock-off, £9.99 from B&Q circa 10 years ago, thanks.

I’m usually a proponent of buying quality when it comes to tools, but in this case I looked at: ‘What Job Do I Want This To Do?’
The answer was: drill through a few millimetres of MDF or soft metal.
There was no way that task necessitated a £100 piece of kit to achieve it, so I paid the tenner and I’ve never looked back.

I hear you brother Norm. Same here.