Digital Dremel Tool $49 at Costco

[RICKWAVER]

Costco has the new digital model Dremel professional for $49. It is the same one that Lowes sells for over $100. Comes with the case and 25 accessories.

 

[masterjp]

Please, explain what it is? Or give link?

 

[Shooters]

Dremels I know.....but digital?

 

[AnthraX101]

Unable to locate it on costco.com. Do you have an SKU or link?

Armani

 

[Muddauber]

Is it this "Professional Dremel" tool kit you saw at Costco?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...pictures/14/102-8294710-1481758#more-pictures

I went to my local Costco today and they didn't have any. Did you happen to notice if the kit you saw at Costco included the right-angle attachment?

The kit with the angle attachment but without the flexible shaft is still available in my local Lowes store for about $69. Pretty good deal and you could buy a generic flexible shaft for it like this one at harborfreight for only $10.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42773

Check out this heavy-duty rotary tool for $49.95, although a generic chinese-made model, it compares well with Foredom brand tools that cost well over $200.00

http://www.grizzly.com/fcgi-bin/lookup.fcgi/products/lookup.cfg?q=item&kw=G9928

I'm still looking for a good deal on the Black & Decker RTX-2 rotary kit :| The digital control on the Dremel seems kinda gimicky

 

[elektronic]

This one goes out to all you case modders out there.....

me too would like to know what "digital" means......LCD display on this bad boy?

 

[yodayoda]

here it is:

http://www.dremel.com/productdisplay/display.asp?sku=1003009008

 

[SmArT1]

These Dremels make awsome gifts! I got my dad one and he uses it for everything almost. One time, however, it broke and he had to send it in. Amazingly, he got it back in 4 days good as new! Dremel is a great company. I've had Bleck & Decker tools and they've been nothing but crap.

Anyhow, could you maybe give us the store location or number that you found this deal at? A scan of an ad would be nice too.

 

[Fritzo]

<< Costco has the new digital model Dremel professional for $49. It is the same one that Lowes sells for over $100. Comes with the case and 25 accessories. >>



A digital Dremel only cuts ones and zeros

 

[worms]

That'd be quite a deal if it's true. Anyone verify yet? Does Costco take phone calls or do we have to go look in person?

 

[popeye44]

it only makes BINARY mods to your case

 

[RICKWAVER]

I saw it in person at the Costco in Milford, CT. They had alot of them.. I Notified the appropriate people to add it to my Xmas list.

 

[cantstop]

I figured it was digital cause it used bits...

 

[Delbert]

<< I figured it was digital cause it used bits... >>


that is funny

 

[chizow]

damn...thats a nice deal but I don't belong to Costco.

Chiz

 

[Souka]

<< Dremels I know.....but digital? >>



U set the RPM on a "Digital" LCD. Nice feature.... it'll up the power to keep the RPM close to what you set it at during heavy cutting n' stuff.


If you change RPM's a lot, it's not a good tool as it takes a bit to change large amounts of RPM.


Great tool....hoping for one for x-mas the last 2 years...hehhee


My $.02

 

[Healey]

I've used the Dremels and the Black & Deckers, imho the B&D is a far superior machine. The brushes seem to last forever, the grip is more comfortable, it has less vibration, and it is flat out more powerful.

The digital read out is a uesless gimmick, unless your deaf and can't hear the pitch escalate along with the rpm, but even then I guess you could tell the speed from the torque.

Either one is a very handy tool. But the B&D is the better choice.

 

[Oaf357]

I'm getting a Dremel for Christmas. Going to make my case superfly.

nightmare Case Mods

 

[unsped]

call me old fashioned but i don't think your supposed to know what your getting for xmas. hehe

 

[FriedToast]

Digital Dremels are nice, but you can't use them on analog cases

 

[lsman]

I saw at BJ a nice set with Dremel, flex-shaft, grout removal, multipurpose cutting kit for 84.

 

[SpeedTester]

<< The digital read out is a uesless gimmick, unless your deaf and can't hear the pitch escalate along with the rpm, but even then I guess you could tell the speed from the torque. >>



Not to useless when your trying to cut something with the slider model and it suddenly speeds up to 30k.
I'm buying one of these this week, Im sick of my loose slider vibrating off the initial setting.

 

[Healey]

I wouldn't know about "sliders" falling off. I use the Black & Decker and it's speed control is solid and rock steady.

If the dremel digital has a different speed control mechanism than their non-digital models, then maybe the digital model is the one to get. But be clear that it's superiority over the dremel analog model is not due to the digital readout, but rather because they incorporated an improved speed control.