Members Meowy Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I got one of the model 4000 kits on sale at Home Depot and the cleaning and polishing set on the side. My planned first use for it (tomorrow!) will be to polish out the finish on the maple fretbaord of a Warmoth neck I am completing for a Tele build. I figured its safe to use felt polishing wheels for my first Dremel task. Actually, I didn't realize the felt wheels are pretty small at .25". It will take a few passes for each fret, but it still beats hand buffing and can get right up against the fret wire. Then maybe I will use it to buff out the fret wire, although, it is pretty straightforward with steel wool and elbow grease, but it is another excuse to use my new toy So tell me how do you use a Dremel for your guitar hobby (or guitar work if that's your trade) ... or any other household / hobby uses for that matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 i use it to drill holes into pedals/my amp. And widen holes that are too small. Love that thing. So much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdhn Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 i have 3 dremels.....quite possibly one of the most handy tools created Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I could do with a dremel Not sure if you get them here in the UK though.HNDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funderbunk Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I could do with a dremel Not sure if you get them here in the UK though. HNDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, indeed you can: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=diy&field-keywords=Dremel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Oh, indeed you can: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=diy&field-keywords=DremelSweet! Cheers *Orders Dremel* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Dougie - if you don't need a 'nice' dremel then you can pick up a lower quality equivalent from Aldi a couple of times a year for about a tenner. That includes grinding and polishing adaptors, routing bits for wood etc and a long flexidrive. I've used mine to clean up someone else's lousy pickup routing and polish frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Dougie - if you don't need a 'nice' dremel then you can pick up a lower quality equivalent from Aldi a couple of times a year for about a tenner. That includes grinding and polishing adaptors, routing bits for wood etc and a long flexidrive. I've used mine to clean up someone else's lousy pickup routing and polish frets.Oh sweet - Cheers Not sure where my closest Aldi is.. will have to go have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 One thing about Dremel tools: Make sure you oil the threads where stuff attaches at the tip every once in a while and don't leave stuff attached to the tip. For some reason (and this has happened to me twice so it wasn't an isolated case) the attachments freeze onto the tip and you can't get them off no matter how hard you try. It's like they rust a bit and then they are welded on. I've also had a couple just plain die on me...you turn the thing on and it's just dead. It's Chinese stuff made with cheap metal. I use mine a lot for shaping guitar parts, routing for pickups and binding channels, drilling jack and tuner holes etc. They're kind of disposable and cheaply made after a while.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 My Dremmel and my Weber soldering iron are the two tools I cannot live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 One thing about Dremel tools: Make sure you oil the threads where stuff attaches at the tip every once in a while and don't leave stuff attached to the tip. For some reason (and this has happened to me twice so it wasn't an isolated case) the attachments freeze onto the tip and you can't get them off no matter how hard you try. It's like they rust a bit and then they are welded on. I've also had a couple just plain die on me...you turn the thing on and it's just dead. It's Chinese stuff made with cheap metal. I use mine a lot for shaping guitar parts, routing for pickups and binding channels, drilling jack and tuner holes etc. They're kind of disposable and cheaply made after a while.. Im on my 7th or 8th now but I use them alot for work.Cant live without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I went black and decker after doing a shootout between it and a Dremmel at a friends shop, either way they are amazing tools. I just did a scalloped board with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I went black and decker after doing a shootout between it and a Dremmel at a friends shop, either way they are amazing tools. I just did a scalloped board with mine. Great minds think a like:thu: Had my B&D for 2 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Great minds think a like:thu: Had my B&D for 2 years now. I really liked the speed wheel and the way that it felt in my hand. Looks like all the cool stuff works with it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I use mine all the time. Just finished a Pinewood Derby car for the boy.Cutting, shaping, drilling, polishing, sharpening........Handy machines.I'm even using the box it came in!EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 I really liked the speed wheel and the way that it felt in my hand. Looks like all the cool stuff works with it too.they do, I just got my company to buy me one of those big Dremel attachment packs and now Im dremmelin everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Dang I wish I knew to use a dremel before I chiseled a HB size hole in my MIM Std. Tele bridge lol! Oh well it hides under the bridge plate anyway so I'm the only one that will know. Gotta get me one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnnyR Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 The Dremel tool rules! I have three of them right now...two of the hand held versions, one with the flex cable attachment and the "Big Boy" higher powered hanging model with the flex cable and the vari-speed foot pedal. I've been using them for about 30 years for everything from automotive work to polishing antique jewellery. Once you are used to the way it works and how to use it the Dremel can be a well controlled sledge hammer or a feather duster in the right hands...mind you it can also be an out of control wrecking ball in the wrong hands. YMMV:poke: J.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 32-20-Blues Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Oh sweet - Cheers Not sure where my closest Aldi is.. will have to go have a look Homebase and B&Q do nice versions, too, for quite cheap. But yeah, the Aldi version is excellent for the money. I use mine mainly for drilling small holes for machinehead screws and the like. Also for cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Be very, very careful polishing a maple fretboard with a Dremel. I would advise against this and make sure if you do try it to go at a very slow speed to start and work your way up - which I would be weary of doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted January 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Be very, very careful polishing a maple fretboard with a Dremel. I would advise against this and make sure if you do try it to go at a very slow speed to start and work your way up - which I would be weary of doing. Yeah, I changed my mind on that. So now I am lloking for something to do with my new toy :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 32-20-Blues Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 Yeah, I changed my mind on that. So now I am lloking for something to do with my new toy :poke:Practice some inlay work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pope on a Rope Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 You could easily burn through the finish if you are not paying very close attention to what you are doing. A dremel tool is the last thing I would use to polish a painted finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted January 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 It's not painted, I applied a few coats of Tru Oil then steel wooled it back. Next treatment was 2x coats of Butchers Wax. I will use the Dremel for my first project work - to polish the fret wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 9, 2010 Members Share Posted January 9, 2010 they do, I just got my company to buy me one of those big Dremel attachment packs and now Im dremmelin everything. I have one of those:thu: I have to restrain from dremmelin everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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