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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

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.

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

Boxes. I’m buying boxes.

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

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 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.

Norman D. Landings wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:00 pm 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.

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...

Norman D. Landings wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:00 pm 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.