Dremel . Which one should I get ?

[robrado974 1]

I'm going to be removing rust of of a few parts , so I thought I would get one of these . It's mainly for grinding the rust off of stub axles and small parts . Who has bought what and any dremels you would recommend . The electric ones for example , seem a better buy . I don't want to be using a battery one for half an hour and the battery goes flat .

Many thanks

Rob

[Wesleyvr6 10]

rob Aldi do a dermal type tool and also a full box of bits, very cheap and comes with a 3yr guarantee, I've gone through 3 dremmels in 2 years. There not as tough as you may think.

[robrado974 1]

Thanks mate , lots of different prices on ebay . Will look into aldi one

Rob

[fla 9]

Rob,

I got one from Lidl - perhaps the same as the Aldi one above. Its not very powerful, ie if you use too much pressure it will slow down. Its 180W and has lasted about 5 years so far so i think i've got my money's worth! That said, for calipers etc i use a normal drill with either a flap wheel, wire wheel or one of those plastic/fibre paint remover attachments, where space is not limited. For finishing i use the dremel. One very useful attachment is the wire wheel - get about 10 of those as you'll use 1 each time!

As its a cheapy one, the unit does vibrate in your hand a little more than you would expect - it seems as though it will rev itself to bits, but so far so good. I've not used a proper Dremel, but would assume that it would be smoother and perhaps less noisy.

[dragon green 5]

For rust removal,you can't beat a 4" grinder with a "cupped" wire brush !

Make sure you use goggles and gloves

[robrado974 1]

Thanks for the info Hasan . Mabey for the small amount of work I have to do I will get a cheaper one or Middle of the road price .

[Wesleyvr6 10]

The accessory pack you get from Aldi is about £6, the dremmel equivalent would cost you about £70!!

[Wesleyvr6 10]

There you go, think them both together were just over £20

[robrado974 1]

Nice one people , thank you for all the info .

Kind regards

Rob

[davidwort 0]

I wouldn't use a dremel for rust removal, you need something much more beefy, but as dremels go I got a 3000 from Amazon for a good price, it's the cheaper of the more powerful range, bought too many cheap alternatives of various kit in the past so in this case went for something with a good reputation.

[clumpy1 11]

A drill would be better Rob you'll burn a dremel out

[robrado974 1]

I will have a look today , after work . There's no reason why I can't buy a set of tools and use them in my drills instead .

Rob

[delfinis38 1]

Agrees with above about hand drill....

 

I have a Clarke Dremel type from machine mart. Lasted loads of abuse for years.

[Stone0311 0]

Just bought one of these for the same job Rob, looks good for £20 incl case, stand and a selection of bits: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=351192279292&alt=web

[Jamie 1]

Seen them myself on eBay Stone - let us know what you think when you get it please mate?

[Stone0311 0]

Jamie, no worries

[Jim Bowen 1]

Agree with the comments, i've got through a couple of dremels now and find they are best for tiny work only. I get on well with a homebase power drill and some wire brush attachments.

 

Also if i were to buy another dremel i'd buy a cheaper named one, my brother just got a Ryobi one which seems just as good.

[dragon green 5]

I too have gone through a couple of dremels,for any "major"work I use a die grinder

[Stone0311 0]

Now done most of my head and block with the £20 one above, gone through a few bits but has done a sweet job - do feel like a dentist using it though 😀