Dremel question...

I bought a dremel today to grind off what was left of the tab on the side stand that I removed with my reciprocating saw. Only about 1/8 of an inch of material needs to be ground down. I tried doing this today with the grinding bit. It didn't really make much of a dent and I was at it for a while. I tried a few other bits to no avail. I don't know what metal the side stand is made out of, nor what bit would work to grind this down other than the one I used. Any thoughts?

[image: View Post]jaimev34, on 03 May 2010 - 11:10 PM, said:

I bought a dremel today to grind off what was left of the tab on the side stand that I removed with my reciprocating saw. Only about 1/8 of an inch of material needs to be ground down. I tried doing this today with the grinding bit. It didn't really make much of a dent and I was at it for a while. I tried a few other bits to no avail. I don't know what metal the side stand is made out of, nor what bit would work to grind this down other than the one I used. Any thoughts?



angle grinder 1/4 , these are a great tool to own, gets the job jone. Dremel is a light weight hobby tool. My Bosch grinder I use a lot, cuts old chains off, many uses...sounds like you need one. Wear eye protection , I am sitting here with a wood chip in my eye from chain sawing tops of fence posts off, this is stupid, I wear glasses but goggles are a must, if eye doctor in am there goes any $$ I might have made.
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That's def my next tool. I regret buying the Dremel. If I hadn't used it earlier, I'd return it.

[image: View Post]jaimev34, on 03 May 2010 - 11:49 PM, said:

That's def my next tool. I regret buying the Dremel. If I hadn't used it earlier, I'd return it.

Return it anyway, got your receipt and packaging? tell them its a wimpy tool and you want to use the money toward an angle grinder. Customer Service.

Try the reinforced cut off wheel, I use it for just about everything and it seems to do metal pretty well too
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I also use my Dremel for anything I can and love it, but that small angle grinder also comes in handy. Plus they're cheap

I'd hang onto the dremel also cause there are a million things you can use those for but an angle grinder and a cut-off wheel will go through pretty much any metal. (Wear Eye Protection)

Definitely angle grinder. I`ve been using a Harbor Freight grinder that takes a 4" wheel. It has held up remarkably well considering I think I paid $19 or so for it on sale. Don`t know how I ever got along without one. Cut off wheels, flapper wheels, and the like make quick work of most anything. I`ve got a Dremel also and use it quite a bit but for any serious metal work the angle grinder comes out. It may seem a brutal tool, and it can be, but with some control and the right wheel you can actually do some jobs that require a bit of finesse. Like removing the casting marks from a triple clamp for example.

Where heavy gloves also...a cut off wheel doesnt care if it`s metal, or your index finger.

[image: View Post]dutchinterceptor, on 04 May 2010 - 12:32 AM, said:

I'd hang onto the dremel also cause there are a million things you can use those for but an angle grinder and a cut-off wheel will go through pretty much any metal. (Wear Eye Protection)


:+1: Darn right, those things are useful! Best Christmas present I ever got from my parents - when I was 12, my Dad got me one of the variable speed pro jobbies, came with a bunch of bits and the flex shaft pen style attachment, etc. 16 years later I still use it for a LOT of small stuff, and only replaced the brushes once(because I put r/c car nitro drops in the motor... :rolleyes: ). If it broke today, I'd buy another tomorrow.

[image: View Post]VF1000RS, on 04 May 2010 - 01:07 AM, said:

Definitely angle grinder. I`ve been using a Harbor Freight grinder that takes a 4" wheel. It has held up remarkably well considering I think I paid $19 or so for it on sale. Don`t know how I ever got along without one. Cut off wheels, flapper wheels, and the like make quick work of most anything. I`ve got a Dremel also and use it quite a bit but for any serious metal work the angle grinder comes out. It may seem a brutal tool, and it can be, but with some control and the right wheel you can actually do some jobs that require a bit of finesse. Like removing the casting marks from a triple clamp for example.

Where heavy gloves also...a cut off wheel doesnt care if it`s metal, or your index finger.


Amen to that! I have a rebuilt Bosch 4" grinder that came from Harbor Freight too. Gotta have the right tool for the job at hand! :beer:

[image: View Post]mrmatt, on 04 May 2010 - 12:15 AM, said:

Try the reinforced cut off wheel, I use it for just about everything and it seems to do metal pretty well too
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I also use my Dremel for anything I can and love it, but that small angle grinder also comes in handy. Plus they're cheap


I agree x 100!
Over the years I have bought so many cool attachments it has become almost a wonder tool...
The last thing I used the reinforced cut off disc for was to cut the hardened steel shank of a tow hitch lock, and it zipped through that without a problem.
It seems no matter how many times I oil and grease their locks, by the time spring comes the salt here has destroyed the lock and I can't get the key to do anything but break off inside the cylinder...
The trick with the reinforced cut off disc is to make sure you do not bend it once you have a cut started and the disc is partway into the cut, these things cut great, but they do not like to flex.

The Dremel is invaluable, I don't know how I'd live without mine. The reinforced cut-off wheels (that someone mentioned before) do a great job for small stuff; for bigger stuff you'll want a "real" angle grinder.

For cutting, I use a high speed air tool. Works wonders on grinding and cutting. Only problem is I wish it was possible to get wheels small enough to go inside the exhaust for a gut.

^ ^ ^ and I think that size thing is a big part of what makes the Dremel such a key tool, it's small enough to get into lots of places

:+1: on the dremel WITH the right attachment. The cheaper cutting blades that look like they are made out of pottery colored material and come in most of the starter kits perform poorly. Their premium hd cutting wheels like pictured above last much longer and cut much faster. Better yet, get the super easy "twist lock" attachment system. I can change out between plastic and metal cutting wheels in about 5 secs.

I actually now have the cheaper knock off Black&Decker unit after permanently burning up my original 15 year old dremel. All my old attachments still work with it. Either of these small units can get into smaller/tigher work spaces than most other tools but......

:+1: on a "real" grinder/cutter too. Sometimes, you've got to bring in the "big guns". As they saying goes, The right tool for the right job.

my father has several air powered die grinders he uses for cutting metal.they are loud and i think over the years of car work it has effected his hearing.

[image: View Post]ericlw, on 04 May 2010 - 08:47 AM, said:

my father has several air powered die grinders he uses for cutting metal.they are loud and i think over the years of car work it has effected his hearing.


Good point. It's worth wearing both eye and hearing protection.

I have a cordless Dremel, lithium-ion battery which lasts forever and gives full power right up to the moment it dies. Like the guys above, I don't know how I'd manage without it.

I also have a couple of 4" angle grinders, one has a cut-off wheel permanently affixed and the other a wire brush. Then an air-powered die grinder, and an 8" bench grinder which has a belt linishing attachment. Pretty much got it covered with that lot :fing02:

[image: View Post]The Phantom, on 04 May 2010 - 09:24 AM, said:

Good point. It's worth wearing both eye and hearing protection.

I have a cordless Dremel, lithium-ion battery which lasts forever and gives full power right up to the moment it dies. Like the guys above, I don't know how I'd manage without it.

I also have a couple of 4" angle grinders, one has a cut-off wheel permanently affixed and the other a wire brush. Then an air-powered die grinder, and an 8" bench grinder which has a belt linishing attachment. Pretty much got it covered with that lot :fing02:


Now if only we could get you to USE them Murray! :laughing6-hehe:

Here's a link for getting Dremel bits(there's more than what's on the 1st page).... I'd keep the Dremel.... I've been using mine for years......

http://www.widgetsup...Y/dremel-polish

Yep, I agree with this, too.
It's not a grinder (which I also have) but it will cut through hardened steel and even your chain if you need a chain removal tool.
The disks wear out quite quickly but work like a charm - much easier tool to work with than a full size grinder.

[image: View Post]mrmatt, on 04 May 2010 - 12:15 AM, said:

Try the reinforced cut off wheel, I use it for just about everything and it seems to do metal pretty well too
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I also use my Dremel for anything I can and love it, but that small angle grinder also comes in handy. Plus they're cheap

Dremel: A tool for real sissies that build model airplanes and things made of balsa wood. A little toy to fix another little toy.
Bosch Angle Grinder: A real tool not like fisher-price toy above, cuts metal quickly, sparks fly out and light you on fire. Made for a real worker that works on real machines.
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[image: View Post]DougFromIndy, on 05 May 2010 - 02:25 AM, said:

Dremel: A tool for real sissies that build model airplanes and things made of balsa wood. A little toy to fix another little toy.
Bosch Angle Grinder: A real tool not like fisher-price toy above, cuts metal quickly, sparks fly out and light you on fire. Made for a real worker that works on real machines.
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Unless you had real clearance issues to get in there, I would suggest the die grinder.

But keep the dremel as it has thousands of uses.
one last thing.
get the bits for it.
I don't mess with those little cut off disks.

get on of these
3 inch reinforced cut off disks

[image: View Post]JES_VFR, on 17 May 2010 - 11:22 AM, said:

Unless you had real clearance issues to get in there, I would suggest the die grinder.

But keep the dremel as it has thousands of uses.
one last thing.
get the bits for it.
I don't mess with those little cut off disks.

get on of these
3 inch reinforced cut off disks


Those work well on metal; this is the one you want for plastic:
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[image: View Post]Monk, on 04 May 2010 - 11:18 AM, said:

Here's a link for getting Dremel bits(there's more than what's on the 1st page).... I'd keep the Dremel.... I've been using mine for years......

http://www.widgetsup...Y/dremel-polish

Thanks for the link, Monk! Very helpful!

Not having a grinder in my arsenal I have had to use the Dremel... The little reinforced cut off wheels are cheap( it takes 4 to cut through a fork tube[image: Posted Image]
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I needed to get the 4th gen innards out to replace the 3rd gen innards in my new set of forks :fing02: now as soon as the new seals arrive she will ready to put back together :cheerleader: