On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Pat McCleave wrote:
> Rob,
> I doubt very many of us modelers need the extra heavy duty product like
>the Foredom stuff for our modeling projects.
Hey Pat,
I can understand this, but then it's not just the extreme torque
that can pull a bit through anything at a very slow speed, it's the lack
of noise, that dental drill shriek the Dremel makes is worse than
fingernails on a chalkboard.
> 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.
Sure, when I first got a Dremel tool I thought it was the stuff, then I
tried a Foredom. I can do so many jobs with it that the Dremel could never
do, like buff blemishes from canopies without melting the plastic because
of the high rpms of the Dremel, you really don't know the differencetill
you play with one. It *is* that much better. If you do a lot of glass work
this is a much more useful tool.
> 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.
$28 bux is a good deal, doesn't work for me, but if it works for you
that's really cool.
>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.
I've been looking into those for a while now, die grinder would be great
for really big jobs, you like yours?
> 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.
Funny, I see folks on this list buying multiple $1500.00 airframes and
$100.00 plus servos by the half dozen or getting a new three meter
everytime some nifty model comes out. I figure a coupla bills for a super
tool wouldn't faze them. Oh well, different priorities I guess, I been
flying almost ten years now and still can't afford a three meter
sailplane... maybe if I stopped buyin' tools...Have fun I gotta get back
to repairing that lead sled.
RobII
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