debbie4159 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Hello everyone: I thought I had already had my "DUH" question for the day, but guess not. I keep reading about some of you using dremels. What exactly do you use them for???? Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Gosh! Just about everything. Sanding Shaping Routing Drilling Carving making things fit. trimming polishing grinding making moldings and other parts The tool along with all of the various attachements and bits you can get for it can do almost anything you can think of in one way or another. Of course we pick these up over time and not all at once. That would be far too expensive. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 making things fit is what I use mine for mainly. I also like to sand with it some times. I have used it to cut things always use your saftey goggles. dollhouse dust is murder on the eyes. they do sell starter sets at wal-mart and around Christmas time is a good time to buy one. nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Oh goodness, hubby bought me one when I "found" my dollhouse and I don't know what I would have done without it!! I used it for shaping all the replacement pieces on my Beacon Hill (the brackets under the eaves, on the porch) and many, many other things. Love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 If I can find the new motor brushes I bought last year & wound up not needing & now the old Dremel is making terminal noises, I'll replace them & mount the old Dremel into the router table. I have the new one we got DS#3 (he decided he'd better not get to close to power tools, even small ones ) that I'm using with its flexshaft & the drillpress. When I can get DH to cut me some lumber into a vertical mount I want to use the B&D RDX for a mini-lathe/ table saw, but I'll need to find room on my workbench/ desk for it. In addition I use it for all the above uses. Oh, I also got a Dremel sander with all the different configuations for shaping & sanding I can't achieve just using the cylindrical drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I think Darrell about covered it with his post An easier question would be (like their old commerical said) what don't we use a dremmel for? - I use mine for sanding - Alot! I also it to recut my walls when I need a new opening or in the case of the Franklin it wasn't assembled correctly - so I used it to trim down the inner wall pieces so the exterior would fit. I think it was the October issue of DHM that showed how to make a dremmel router table. And I have to also say that Dremmel is favorite brand of rotary hand held moto-tool. Another great thing about Dremmel is they have lots of styles and prices to choose from - my favorite being the cordless - last year I upped it to the big cordless but they have a smaller version and I think it's under $20.00 still - I used one of those till I wore it out! (about 6 years and it probably just needs a new rechargable battery) but for as much as I used it (and that was before I was doing minis) I figured I'd get the big one ;) It's my favorite of all of my tools. Now that the holliday season is approaching watch your local WallysWorld - last year they had a box of bits (cutters, sanders, pollishers etc) in a nice case for something like $20.00 and the tools themselves sometimes go on holliday special. -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Hello everyone: I thought I had already had my "DUH" question for the day, but guess not. I keep reading about some of you using dremels. What exactly do you use them for???? Thanks, Debbie <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I forgot to say something ;) This is deffinitely Not a "Duh" question It's a great question In all honesty though I love my dremmel - if I had to get rid of all my tools and could keep just one.. it would be my dremmel. I use it around the house all the time, not just in minis, though I think for my minis that is the tool I use most. -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Cal Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I own 4 dremels at the moment Model 260 Single Speed with benchtop speed control is permanently assigned to my drillpress/overarm router. 2 model 395 one usually hangs out on the glex shaft either hanging over my workbench or on the D-Vise moto tool holder the pother is free for everything else The cordless minimite is often in my optical tool kit for drilling lenses for frameless mountings I also have a Old router attachment, D-vise/moto tool holder Dremel disk/Belt sander and the long discontinued table saw. The tablesaw when mounted to a larger base and extention table is ideal for cutting small /thin wood for miniature uses. ANYTHING that can be done on a full size table saw can be done with a dremel 4" saw only on a smaller scale Last great tool is my old UNIMAT DB200 lathe/mill still getting tooling I need to make it useful to me AND just starting to learn how to use it as well Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie4159 Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 Hi Everyone: Thanks so much for your help. I'm all for anything that makes a job easier! That will be next on my shopping list. Thanks again, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I had my Dremel for about six months before I actually used it on anything. It was so clean, that just I sat and looked at it. Once I got my nerve up to use it, I just love it. I use it for sculpting quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I use it for sculpting quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Wood and soft stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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