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04-14-2008, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Acton, MA
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I finally broke down and bought a dremel...
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I decided to drive the extra mile and go to my local Lowes instead of Home Depot.
I couldn't believe how helpful people were compared to Home Depot.
Long story short, I bought a Dremel XPR 400, and now I can't look at anything without wanting to cut, polish or grind it...
WHAT HAVE I DONE?!
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04-14-2008, 01:05 PM
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Location: Delaware
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NICE! I would be the same way.
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04-14-2008, 01:07 PM
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Polish a keggle with it, that ought to keep you busy
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04-14-2008, 02:00 PM
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Haha, dude, I don't know if I'd polish another keg with the 4" grinder nevermind a dremel... it's certainly a handy tool for the small projects though.
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04-14-2008, 02:33 PM
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agreed... Polishing a keg with a dremel is kinda like drinkin off a keg with a dixie cup...
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
--Tom Waits
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa
My Cheap and Easy Stirplate
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04-14-2008, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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I bought a Dremel knockoff at Harbor Freight... I love that store, love that tool!
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04-14-2008, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Tri-Cities, WA
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Originally Posted by The Pol
I bought a Dremel knockoff at Harbor Freight... I love that store, love that tool!
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I'm actually going to harbor freight today to buy that $7.99 knockoff. I have a knockoff already that is battery powered but it just doesn't have the juice to keep going, but it works great for maybe 2 minutes. |
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04-14-2008, 03:51 PM
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Location: Acton, MA
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8 dollar dremel? Is it powered with a crank? Seems a little too good to be true...
Whats the RPM on it? I assume it's a single speed...
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
--Tom Waits
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa
My Cheap and Easy Stirplate
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04-14-2008, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Mine was not $8... about $25, variable speed, great battery and 5k-25k rpm.... it also will accept all dremel bits
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04-14-2008, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Tri-Cities, WA
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This is the one I'm going to get http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94076
I really just need it to cut some slits in PVC.
They also have a ~$25 one thats adjustable speed. If the cheapo one doesn't work for me, I'll either take it back and buy the slightly better one or take my project over to a friends and borrow his real Dremel
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