Pro Tool Reviews: Dremel is another brand that’s become synonymous with its flagship product—in this case, rotary tools. Since 1932, they’ve been churning out powered solutions for a wide range of applications. Bringing the story up to date, we now have a whole line of cordless Dremel tools that don’t require you to be tethered to a cord.
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This is a very interesting product. It’s going to make detailing so much easier as you are no longer limited to a cord. If you see something wrong with the set after you put it up, and want a super small detail done, this is exactly what you can use it for. You won't need to worry about the power source or the cord getting stuck on something. Along with that, the price point on this is very reasonable. $79.99 for a tool with all the use cases is honestly awesome, especially in the state the economy is currently in. I think this will be very useful in the future, especially considering how detailed sets are getting. I am very excited to see where this goes, and hopefully it becomes a part of every shop instead of the super old dremels they currently have. This is perfect for them, and I hope it doesnt get killed off due to lack of use.
I clicked on this article because the thumbnail photo had me thinking there was a laser projected plane that this guy was using the tool to dremel the air with. I now see it is a metal grate. This tool looks nifty. I did not use dremels very often at all until this most recent summer when I worked in props fabrication at the Glimmer Glass Opera. I used a dremel probably at least once a day to sand awkward nooks of projects and to smooth out foam sculptures. I like that this dremel has a strong batter and is cordless as nothing is more infuriating than being limited by the length of a cord or by the number of accessible outlets to plug into. The Dremel’s new rotary tool is a very convincing sell in this article to me and I can see myself very likely purchasing one or a similar product in the near future.
I'm always a little nervous with rotary tools, but taking the cord away makes it one less thing that I have to stress about. It also means that you can get to that weird to get to place on the set or in a prop without having to do extra setup of extension cords to get there.
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I find little compact tools like this so interesting. It seems like a good thing to have as part of your toolkit. It can be frustrating to lug around a pneumatic hose or an electrical cord when you’re trying to do fine work that you usually do with a Dremel, so I imagine that this cordless one would be pretty handy. I didn’t know that they started to make battery-powered Dremels. It’s nice that it charges just with USB-C and not some kind of proprietary cable, or a charging mount like an electric toothbrush. I do wonder about how long it can run between charges, especially since it’s not mentioned in this article. It makes me think that the run time might not be too good and maybe Dremel didn’t release it to try to hide it. I also wonder if the battery is replaceable, or if you would just have to replace the whole tool if the battery dies.
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a. I'm always a little nervous with rotary tools, but taking the cord away makes it one less thing that I have to stress about. It also means that you can get to that weird to get to place on the set or in a prop without having to do extra setup of extension cords to get there. It's interesting to me that this kind of tool is just now being put out with so many tools having been turned into cordless/battery options with this one seemingly one of the later tools to do so. I’m also intrigued because I’ve had a rotary tool like for years to do dog nails, so I wonder if it was just a low demand in the market because it’s not something that people would think of for a variety of tasks outside of wood or metal working. Is this because intricate people who regularly use rotary tools typically have their work well mapped out, so don’t find themselves in the position of having to climb to what they need to fix or far away from an outlet?
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