Dremel Know-how

[Rinaun]

Im a newb at dremel, and wanted to know if any of you know which dremel kit I should get.

Uses: Case modding, sanding
Price limit: 110$
If you can I would like to purchase it form osh or home depot. I was looking at this kit , but I want to make sure I know what i'm buying.

Thanks

 

[Jeff7181]

I'd buy the bare dremel, no kits. You get a bunch of useless crap when you get kits. Anyway... for case modding you'll need some cutoff wheels, various sizes and grits of sanding drums, some die grinding bits, and maybe some contoured grinding stones.

 

[mugs]

Do you have a costco membership? The accessories are much cheaper there.

 

[Rinaun]

Originally posted by: mugs
Do you have a costco membership? The accessories are much cheaper there.

yes.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I'd buy the bare dremel, no kits. You get a bunch of useless crap when you get kits. Anyway... for case modding you'll need some cutoff wheels, various sizes and grits of sanding drums, some die grinding bits, and maybe some contoured grinding stones.

Hmm, id prefer to not buy the bits seperate since I would have no clue what im buying, but if someone could guide me to a bit "set" (like all cutoff wheels etc) then id be happy to buy them sperately.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Rinaun

Originally posted by: mugs
Do you have a costco membership? The accessories are much cheaper there.

yes.

Go there and see what they have. They also sell non-Dremel brand rotary tools, but I don't know how they compare to a real Dremel (i.e. speed settings).

 

[bctbct]

I have a black and decker that works just as good as a dremel and much cheaper. Avoid cheap brand access. though.

 

[Rinaun]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Rinaun

Originally posted by: mugs
Do you have a costco membership? The accessories are much cheaper there.

yes.

Go there and see what they have. They also sell non-Dremel brand rotary tools, but I don't know how they compare to a real Dremel (i.e. speed settings).

Dremel only for me. Nearly cut my finger off when a cheap imitation rotary tool's chuck broke one of the prongs off while working.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Pick up some safety glasses while your shopping.

 

[Jeff7181]

A fiberglass cutting wheel like these are durable enough that you won't go through 6 of them cutting a foot long piece of thin sheet metal, but not as expensive as some of the metal or carbide ones.

Sanding drums (or bands as they call them) like these are nice for cleaing up an edge you just cut. Just look at the store for a package of various sizes/shapes/grits.

These are the contoured grinding bits I was talking about... you probably won't have much use for them in case modding unless you plan on carving a design into a plastic case, but they do come in handy for trimming casting flash off the inside of a part to make it fit better.

These are an example of the die grinder style bits I was talking about.

And of course... drill bits.