I am going to purchase a Dremel multi tool or a cheaper alternativefor a range of general DIY work. A number of these multi tools areavailable made by different manufacturers not just Dremel. All modelslooked at so far come with a Flex Shaft attachment so that tool canbe usefully held like a pen for doing addtional stuff like engravingetc.Electronic speed variation appears to be the main consideration assome tools have variable speeds starting from 5000 RPM going up to35000 RPM. Alternatively, some tools have a higher start speed at17000 RPM going up to 33500 RPM. Why the different speeds and howimportant is the lower speeds? Ones I've looked at so far come from Dremel with cheaper alternativescoming from Clarke and Draper. Can anyone comment on the above orrecommend the particular tool their using and why?Many thanks for any commentsDC

Bear in mind that a tool like a Dremel is fine for small intricatework but it won't be up to the job of doing general DIY work.Basically a Dremel is a small router, and to provide somethingsuitable for general DIY really needs a range of routers. From smallto large something like the following would be ideal:DremelRotozip RebelRouter 500W-800WRouter 1200WRouter 1800WYou could skive on some in the middle of that range if you needed to.PoP-----My published email address probably won't work. Ifyou need to contact me please submit your commentsvia the web form at apologise for the additional effort, however thelevel of unsolicited email I receive makes itimpossible to advertise my real email address!

Dremel Multi Tool or Cheaper alternative?

Feb 25, 2004 Last reply: 22 years ago 21 Replies

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Frisket 22 years ago

I recently had to cut a hole in a tiled bathroom wall to fit a flex outlet for a towel rail. The ceramic cutting tool went through the tile and plasterboard like butter (really hard, straight from the fridge butter but you get the idea) and made a neat, chip free hole for the fastafix backbox. It's not a daily use tool but it comes in handy for that kind of job. Regards, Richard

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T i m 22 years ago

Thanks for the update.

You have remonded me there could be a similar job I could do (ceramic cistern lid wont fit propery due to tiles over tiles ... use Rotozip to trim tiles back )

Woolies had sold the last one (@ +AKM-29.99) so I might go to eBay (there are a few up there).

Less anyone knows where you can get them from cheaper?

All the best ..

T i m

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