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| Thread ID: 66324 | 2006-02-19 02:56:00 | DIY minded | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 432060 | 2006-02-25 03:30:00 | Hi Person*. Re: And to be honest, i generally do use hand tools when accuracy is an issue Funny, that. As I've gotten older I find that power tools with the right jig or holding device give me a lot more accuracy. And, Beetle, a Dremel used to be the beginner's powered jig saw - had one for years, great for making kids jig-saws and odd shapes. One of my sons still has it. Both of us went through years of making jig-saws and toys for our local kindies. |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 432061 | 2006-02-25 04:03:00 | Funny, that. As I've gotten older I find that power tools with the right jig or holding device give me a lot more accuracy. True, however, cutting up a bit of ply balance on some old speaker boxes with pencil lines and no guides as such, i'll take the hand saw anytime, or sometimes the jigsaw... Turning a truckload of city rubbish into firewood for my country friend.... then i'm in the back yard with a skilly. Ripping out the ceiling so we can re-plumb, the skilly. Note the later 2 jobs do not require a lot of accuracy. It's only replacing the ceiling that does that. We'll use a hand-saw when that happens |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 432062 | 2006-02-25 08:58:00 | Whats a dremel?????? :confused: beetle A small drill type tool for fine work, drilling grinding etc. Think of a larger version of a dentists drill, or a smaller version of the tool they use on CSI to remove a section of the skull http://www.dremel.com/ |
godfather (25) | ||
| 432063 | 2006-02-26 00:29:00 | It has a very high cutter speed: up to 35000 rpm . (It's used with small cutters and drills) . Dremel is the traditional quality brand; it's expensive . Just a flexible shaft drive costs about twice as much as one of the Chinese copies with the flexible drive . The Dremel tool itself costs about three times that much . A lovely tool though . I use mine with a tiny diamond wheel to cut between holes on Veroboard . |
Graham L (2) | ||
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