Well, I have been dragging my feet for a while now, but I think that it is time to buy a dremel tool. I'm always tempted to go over to harbor freight and get tools, but I get nervous because their tools are so cheap.
Does anyone have any experience with this Harbor Freight Dremel knock-off (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40457)?
The other thing that I am looking at is this Dremel kit (http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00961090000) at Sears but it is $50 more (I know that Home Depot is $.02 cheaper, but thats beside the point)
Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated.
If I were you I'd get the actual dremel.
check wal-mart.
My experiance with harbor frieght ELECTRICAL tools have been not that great
on the otherhand they have awesome deals on OILED compressors
so i got the newest model dremel. the xrp400 or soemthing.. i paid 79 bucks for the middle of the road package with like 40 bits (i think lol). i havent touched it since. except when trying to cut a bottle which went horribly wrong. i used dremel tools everyday when i worked for a cell phone refurbishing factory. my favorite thing about the dremel is the extention thing so u dont have to hold the actual unit. its pretty neat. someone give me some reasons to use my new tool! for the GS of course..
I use mine all the time... from polishing watches to cutting/modding plastic things to computer cases...
I picked up my dremel from Home Depot and spent like $49 with hardcase and some bits and wheels and other stuff. I don't use it as much as I thought I would but it is like any tool I own. It's better to have it and not need it or not have it and need it. Kinda like a condom..... :thumb:
Ditto...I custom fabricate things for a living and really the only time I use a dremel is to turn a stripped phillips head screw into a flat head with the cutoff wheel. :dunno:
In other words, if you are going into the soap stone polishing business, buy a dremel...if you're only going to be using it here and there, buy the HF model. BTW I bought some of their diamond dremel tools and they worked great. Also, on all alot of their electric tools they give you the option to pay $10 for a product exchange if it fails within 2 years...and if it fails within 2 years after that they just exchange it...not a bad deal...really cheap insurance
...but then again, my sister pays $30 dollars a year for full coverage against loss, theft, or breakage on her brand new Apple lap top...now that's good insurance...
Don't go cheap. Ryobi makes a POS. They use bushings instead of bearings. HF probably uses bushings as well. I have had my Dremel for over 10 years and still runs fine. Variable speed is a must.