Rob, I doubt very many of us modelers need the extra heavy duty product like the Foredom stuff for our modeling projects. I think what Jack was basically trying to say is that for our needs Dremel is hard to beat. I have two Corded models and one Cordless Dremel and do not know how I ever managed to build a plane before I got my first one. Thanks to Barry mentioning the Max Repair Cost Chart that Dremel has, I just sent my Cordless Model in today for Repair or Replacement for $28.00 dollars. For those heavier duty jobs that I do once in a blue moon, I do have Black and Decker Die Grinder that works just fine for those kinds of projects. If I was doing the kind of work you do on a daily basis, I would be right there with you looking to get the Foredom stuff. Just a little too expensive for my light duty needs though.
See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS > > From: Erica and or Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 01:18:53 EST > CC: "'RCSE'" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Dremel tool > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am a full supporter of the Dremel people. Having owned up to 6 of these > > at one time, ahving sent them back to be repaired and / or relaced, their > > service is next to no one. > > I have 2 unit that were replace for 28 bucks with new ones... > > gotta love it. > > Yes, There are cheaper deals out there, MAYBE better rotary tools, but I > > doubt it, In the LONG run > > TFTBW > > Hey now, > Doubt it all you want, but those of us that use rotory tool to > make our living pretty much all use Foredom tools (unless we can afford > air drive systems, sigh.). I personaly can't stand the whine of that > little motor spinning up and I often want to turn a burr at 500 rpm and > bear down on it so I need torque that a Dremal could never give. > I have used Dremals in the past, but I murder them within three weeks and > Dremal has always returned them unrepaired claiming I abused their toy, > er, tool. Twenty years, four to six hours a day, four days a week, carving > fossilized ivory, extreme hardwoods, stone, and model stuff, and it's > still going strong. Dremal can't touch that, won't even come close. > > For those local to the S.F.bay area, Otto Frei has full Foredom starter > kits on sale at $199.95, now that's a deal. > RobII > > *'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.* > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Erica Frank & Rob Carter II > "The Major is a good man, means well and works hard. > Unfortunately, he would not be able to get a clue if he went out into a > field full of horny clues during mating season, smeared his naked body > with clue musk and danced the ritual clue mating dance." > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and > unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in > text format > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
