Is there any reason besides cost and size in a bag to get a Dremel style, low wattage rotary tool over a Foredom style flex shaft grinder? And then is there any reason to get one of those over a die grinder type tool with a flex shaft added? It seems you can the light, dexterous precision tool with more power and flexibility going this way, but what am I missing?
>>2951632always felt that those should be an accessory to my drill press. even if i know the speeds are not the same, it is just an absurd feelinghow about using a wood router?
>>2951632Dremels are super low quality tools with ball bearings sitting directly in a wobbly plastic housing, designed to fail quickly.These industrial flex shaft things are indestructable, i've seen 60 year old ones working just fine with zero maintenance.>>2951777>drill pressno>wood routeryes
>>2951778as i said is an absurd feelingany recomendations on what to buy to use the router as the main power?
>>2951632Die grinders are really fucking powerful. Dremels are for light work, where thanks to the low power, you can get away with otherwise not so safe operations, ie. grinding right next to your fingers or near loose items that can get caught up. Dremel-likes also easily come in cordless variants, though so do die grinders, but again, for very light work, dremel is fine. If you're either a very lightweight /diy/er or already have every other tool in the world, the dremel-likes (just buy a cheaper brand) can be a good helper for various odd jobs. If you do a lot of dremel-tier work while stationary, the flex shafts are very solid. I don't think I'd want to use a die grinder with a flex shaft, unless it has adjustable speed or I had a very specific application, definitely not /diy/. Die grinders are dangerous tools and you need to have a very solid grip on both the grinder and the part you're using it on.
>>2951802Most die grinders are variable speed, right?
>>2951632get a real hand held die grinder and add a flex shaft for the small stuff. Got a hitachi magic wand grinder dirt cheap and it's awesome
>>2951632Portability
>>2951839Most die grinders are not variable speed. Even the one in the OP isn't, despite costing an arm and a leg. You can variable speed them with a triac if you really want to.
>>2952009Pretty sure it's this, and all the die grinders Metabo offers in the US are variable speed looking at the site?https://www.metabo.com/us/enus/tools/cutting-sanding-milling/metal-processing/die-grinder/ge-710-compact-600615420-die-grinder.html
>>2951632Portability storage A lot of people use dremels on 3d prints or warhammer toys or electronics
>>2951632Why not just get an angle grinder? Does the same thing for a third of the price
>>2952020What angle grinder does over 12,000rpm?
>>2951632>blocks your dremels path>nuthin personal kiddo
>>2952070You've somehow managed to make a Dremel but worse and be proud of this.
>>2951632You get a Dremel if you want a shitty underpowered tool that you are going to use 5 minutes at most out of the year.
I have a die grinder with flex shaft in my garage but I also have a small battery powered Dremel clone that I use for small plastic or wood shit that I can just have in drawer somewhere when I need it.
>>2952558>I have a die grinder with flex shaft in my garageHow well does it work? Have you encountered any issues?
>>2952010>Vario-Constamatic (VC)-Full wave electronics for working at customized speeds to suit the application materials, and speeds that remain almost constant even under loadYeah, I was wrong, this and the OP one are variable speed.
