Dremel tool

John Forrest To

I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?

JT

Rick Onanian

On 8 Jul 2004 04:53:57 -0700, usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest
Tomlinson) wrote:
>I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?

I have a Craftsman 9.6v cordless that works great, but I
wish I also had a corded one. It's perfect for cable
housings and such. I understand the corded ones have a
little more torque, which I sometimes want when doing large
quantities of heavier work (usually not bike-related).
--
Rick Onanian

Michael Press

usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:
>I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
>JT

I've always wanted one but haven't been able to figure out
exactly what I'd use it for.

What kind of things is a Dremel good for w.r.t. bike
maintenance?

What about other uses around the house?

Thanks, Michael

H. M. Leary

In article <84314734.0407080353.55f8fb35@posting.google.com>,
usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:

> I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
> housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
> powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
> JT

Yep to both.

The cordless is the tool of choice for bicycle thieves.

With a diamond cutter blade, it only takes about 20 seconds
to cut a U Lock or cable.

HAND

--
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- Tomb of the unknown - American Revolution

Mark Hickey

usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:

>I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?

Any Dremel tool with a cut off wheel should make short work
of a cable housing. Just take your time so you don't melt
the end into a big blob.

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of
the $695 ti frame

Jeff Starr

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:

> I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
> housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
> powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
> JT

Hi, get the variable speed one. I have a single speed model,
I got a deal on it, but often use it with a variac, so I can
regulate speed.

Life is Good! Jeff

Neal

"Mark Hickey" <mark@habcycles.com> wrote in message
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> usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:
>
> >I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
> >housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
> >powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
> Any Dremel tool with a cut off wheel should make short
> work of a cable housing. Just take your time so you don't
> melt the end into a big blob.
>
> Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home
> of the $695 ti frame

If you have a Harbor Freight tool store in your area, they
sell a decent Dremel clone for about $20. Looks just like
the Dremel I bought for $65.

Neal

Rick Onanian

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 08:42:04 -0500, Jeff Starr <jstarr@animalpc.com>
wrote:
>Hi, get the variable speed one. I have a single speed
>model, I got a deal on it, but often use it with a variac,
>so I can regulate speed.

I'll second that. When cutting or shaping plastics, too much
speed can overheat the material.
--
Rick Onanian

S O R N I

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
> I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
> housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
> powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?

My friends won't allow me to be near -- much less own -- any
type of power tool or equipment.

Bill "the bolt stripper" S.

Werehatrack

On 8 Jul 2004 04:53:57 -0700, usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest
Tomlinson) wrote:

>I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?

A cordless model's battery will eventually fail to take a
charge (as a neighbor discovered), and none of the cordless
units I've tried (of which all were more than a year ago)
had the power of my old plug-in-the-wall unit. Variable
speed is very handy. I wouldn't buy one that didn't have it,
particularly if you're going to use it for buffing ridges
from inner tubes with a sanding drum, where max speed is
probably way too fast. A good variable-speed cordless is
probably close to being as powerful as the regular unit,
though, and has the decided advantage of being able to go to
the work instead of requiring that the work be brought wihin
range of the extension cord.

In my experience, the no-name imitators are not the equal of
the real Dremel, but that may have changed.

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Werehatrack

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:17:03 -0400, Michael Press
<michaelpressNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote:

>usenetremove@jt10000.com (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:
>>I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>>housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>>powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>>
>>JT
>
>I've always wanted one but haven't been able to figure out
>exactly what I'd use it for.
>
>What kind of things is a Dremel good for w.r.t. bike
>maintenance?

Cutting cables and housings square and burr-free, grinding
down small nicks, removing lawyer lips from forks, buffing
the ridges from an inner tube before applying a patch,
grinding small rivets down to punch them out of things like
cassettes, putting a slot in the head of a screw that came
as phillips- or hex-only, shortening a skewer rod or spoke
without crimping the threads at the end, taking the burr off
the end of something that's freshly cut...the list could go
on for quite a while.

>What about other uses around the house?
>
>Thanks, Michael

--
Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to
reply via email. Surrealism is a pectinated ranzel.

Werehatrack

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 15:37:41 GMT, "S o r n i"
<sorni@bite-me.san.rr.com> wrote:

>John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>> I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
>> housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
>> powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
>My friends won't allow me to be near -- much less own --
>any type of power tool or equipment.

So buy your own, and don't tell them!
--
Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to
reply via email. Surrealism is a pectinated ranzel.

S O R N I

Werehatrack wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 15:37:41 GMT, "S o r n i" <sorni@bite-
> me.san.rr.com> wrote:

>> My friends won't allow me to be near -- much less own --
>> any type of power tool or equipment.
>
> So buy your own, and don't tell them!

I would...but I like having fingers.

Bill "all thumbs (ironically enough)" S.

R. Bowmar

Checker Auto Parts regularly has one on sale for $19.99.
While it is not quite as nice as a real Dremel, I am sure I
won't go through three of them in the time it took me to go
through one Dremel. It came in a plastic case with a small
but versitile tool set, and included a router base which has
turned out to be surprizingly handy for non-bike tasks.

I don't think the battery units cannot match the power of
corded units. Having spent time building electirc powered
radio control airplanes, there seems to be no way to pack
much power into a battery small enough to be comfortable to
hang on the back of a Dremel. That said, if you are only
using them occaisionally for limited tasks like cutting
cable housings or buffing tubes, I can see no reason not to
take advantage of the convenience. With my 13-year old son
as a helper, I'd want a beeper button on the charger like a
cordless phone so I could find it.

Brian

"Werehatrack" <rault00@earthWEEDSlink.net> wrote in message
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> On 8 Jul 2004 04:53:57 -0700, usenetremove@jt10000.com
> (John Forrest Tomlinson) wrote:
>
> >I'm thinking of getting one, mainly for cutting cable
> >housing. Does it matter what model? Is the cordless one
> >powerful enough? Is variable or dual speed important?
>
> A cordless model's battery will eventually fail to take a
> charge (as a neighbor discovered), and none of the
> cordless units I've tried (of which all were more than a
> year ago) had the power of my old plug-in-the-wall unit.
> Variable speed is very handy. I wouldn't buy one that
> didn't have it, particularly if you're going to use it for
> buffing ridges from inner tubes with a sanding drum, where
> max speed is probably way too fast. A good variable-speed
> cordless is probably close to being as powerful as the
> regular unit, though, and has the decided advantage of
> being able to go to the work instead of requiring that the
> work be brought wihin range of the extension cord.
>
> In my experience, the no-name imitators are not the equal
> of the real Dremel, but that may have changed.
>
> --
> Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required
> to reply via email. Surrealism is a pectinated ranzel.