dremels?

[dombanks]

is it worth getting a cable plug in dremel over the battery versions? i have no idea about these and need one for doing some trimming to stuff in the lab

 

http://uk.farnell.com/dremel/3000jb/rotary-tool-240v-15-acc-uk-plug/dp/2213597

http://uk.farnell.com/dremel/7700/multitool-7-2v-ni-cad-cordless/dp/1869037

http://uk.farnell.com/dremel/8100-1-15/multitool-7-2v-li-ion-cordless/dp/2314516

http://uk.farnell.com/dremel/8200-1-35/multitool-10-8v-li-c-less-35accs/dp/1869033

 

[FILFAN]

I got the battery one and a 240v. I prefer to use the battery one though it's better than wires everywhere

[SootySport]

Battery one is good for no wire to worry about but rechargeable batteries do run out of puff and loose charge easily over a period of time.    Mains tools always produce power infinitely.

 

If you are an occasional user the battery one is the one to go for.

[pistonbroke]

I got the black and decker one , half the price twice as good 

[Mark (smokey mow)]

I've owned both the wired and battery versions. I started out with the one in your first link, but when I burnt out the motor i replaced it with the one in your second link. In hindsight I wish I'd saved the money and gone for another wired one.

There's not many occasions when I use the dremel away from the workbench area so having a battery isn't such a benifit I was expecting it to be, more often than not I don't use it for a couple of months and when I do, the battery is normally flat and needs a recharge first The body length of the battery version is also longer than the mains wired so it's harder to get it into those tight to reach places on a Westfield.

[pickmaster Andy Lowe]

I've had the second one down for about 3 years

I get a good hour out of the battery still

Working on site locksmithing it's perfect

Great little tool

For small work in the garage on the Westfield I like air powered tools, better power and smaller

[User0083]

I've had both and cheaper versions. Li-Ion is the best and Dremel.

Had a cheap battery version, lasted about a year, got a cabled one... Just didn't seem any good. Do got a battery version, Dremel, and works really well, had it a few years now. Obtained a cabled one, boot of a car a brought, was great, just cable got in the way. So lent it out and it never came back!

[Northwarks]

Dremel cordless here  - had cheap 'copies' before and they just don't last.

[Rich8977]

Dom

I got one from machine mart, not had any problems with it, cost about £40

Rich

[dombanks]

I need one for the lab so work is buying, I'm limited on the places I can buy, god bless the inefficency of institutional procurement, so one call is the easiest and Dremels are the only few options

[Wile E. Coyote]

Whichever you go for, take care with it.

 

They're easy to get complacent with, and temptation to get closer to the working end than you would with a bigger angle grinder etc, but if a disc goes there's potential for some nasty injuries.

[User0083]

Whichever you go for, take care with it.

They're easy to get complacent with, and temptation to get closer to the working end than you would with a bigger angle grinder etc, but if a disc goes there's potential for some nasty injuries.

Second this!

I always have safety specs on. I've had cutting discs explode and hit the slsaftey specs...