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crackdownuk
03-05-2003, 21:18
are these things any good????
Jezz_S13
03-05-2003, 21:46
Depends what you wanna do.

I have two.
one is the dremel pro £89 from B&Q which is very precise.

The other is B&Q's own that comes with a flexi thing and some tools etc and was £19.77 and is absolutely perfect for porting heads, prolly not as precise but what do you expect for £20!

Both are variable speed, but the dremel is in 1K rpm increments from 5-33K, the B&Q one just has a rotary switch with about 6 settings upto about 27K.

Most of the tools are interchangeble too which is nice cos the B&Q ones are cheaper than authentic Dremel.
Chris
03-05-2003, 21:57
Originally posted by crackdownuk
are these things any good????

they are as good as the person using them :)
crackdownuk
04-05-2003, 00:28
Originally posted by Chris
they are as good as the person using them :)

thats me fcuked then :o

thanks jez i check that out any idea what the B+Q special is called??
Chris
04-05-2003, 00:34
the b+q ones were £15 when i bought mine in december
ART
04-05-2003, 02:12
Dremel is just excellent. Without it quite many of my projects would have been impossible or very hard. Take a look at my sig, the grill was done with dremel, putty and patience. ;)
crackdownuk
04-05-2003, 19:20
Originally posted by ART
Dremel is just excellent. Without it quite many of my projects would have been impossible or very hard. Take a look at my sig, the grill was done with dremel, putty and patience. ;)

looks good matey :)

Chris are they battery or mains powered???? are they any good at polishing????
Chris
04-05-2003, 19:26
afaik dremels are rechargeable but my b+q jobbie is mains powered
Jezz_S13
04-05-2003, 19:27
my dremel is mains, some are rechargeable AFAIK.
crackdownuk
04-05-2003, 20:01
Originally posted by Chris
afaik dremels are rechargeable but my b+q jobbie is mains powered

sorted then lads thanks chris and jez, i think i go and have a look tomorrow :)

i wanna use it for polishing so i have to see what attachemnt etc you can get
Jezz_S13
04-05-2003, 20:02
polishing what?
crackdownuk
04-05-2003, 20:35
i wanna remove some scratchs mark etc from some alloys, also sharpen some knifes and other bits and bods..... do u think it upto the job???
Dave_S
05-05-2003, 10:49
Don't get a rechargeable one unless you enjoy re-charging it every 20 minutes of use. Get a mains one and an extension lead!!!

You can't beat Dremels :)

Dave
Jezz_S13
05-05-2003, 10:54
probably do the polishing okay, but not ideal for doing the knives, though it prolly will do it, you need an oil stone ideally or a bench grinder.
ART
05-05-2003, 11:00
My dremel is mains powered and I've never really longed for one with battery. As someone said above, just have an extension cord and you're fine. I would also expect the battery one to be heavier, which can't be good..

The bits are damn expensive, though. I think I'll soon be needing new bits for grinding and cutting at least. :/ And the thing is, you never really know which bit would be best for the job. But I guess you learn that in time...
crackdownuk
25-03-2004, 19:30
TT as i was looking for this in B+Q and they didnt know what the :censored: i was on about:( so does anyone know thre correct name???

thanks
Scouse_Phil
25-03-2004, 19:47
You can try these links

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/category/category.jsp;jsessionid=WTVF32AXO1KPGCRGAWDCFFAKEY CYIIV0?CATID=62380&entryFlag=false&_requestid=196603

or

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/ranges.asp?g=115&r=2120
Chris
25-03-2004, 20:04
the generic name is multi tool
Mark
25-03-2004, 20:13
I have one of the B&Q ones too, bloody excellent for the money. Think they are called Power Pro :thumbs:
Chris
25-03-2004, 20:19
Originally posted by Nismo Mark
I have one of the B&Q ones too, bloody excellent for the money. Think they are called Power Pro :thumbs:

and i thought they were precision power :confused:

whatever they are called it's b+q s own brand ( chris fooks off out the garage to check his pressure washer ;) )
Chris
25-03-2004, 20:24
its performance power :thumbs:
crackdownuk
26-03-2004, 09:30
Originally posted by chris
its performance power :thumbs:

thanks lads :) andthanks for checking chris, if i get time i pop into B+Q and pick one up:)
2 Black Lines
26-03-2004, 11:00
As Tim 'the toolman' Taylor would say;

'More power'


I made the decision to buy a compressor and the tools that go with it, a die grinder no worries about recharging, more torque and above all else cheper attachments, hope this confuses you!
:thumbs:
Grim
26-03-2004, 12:48
also worth a look is minicraft. used more by the modelling fraternity. ebay has loads of things to go with them.

you can get a minicraft
drill
pillar drill
lathe
grinder
sander
circular saw
etc
and again the tools will interchange with dremel and the likes