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rickofudall

Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 1392
Location: Udall, KS, USA

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

A couple of months ago I was in Lowe's when I remembered I needed a package of cut off wheels for my Dremel. At the display I found they have a new cut off wheel and drive mandrel out. The old ones were fragile and used a single screw to attach the wheel to the mandrel. The new one uses a spring loaded collar on the mandrel with a positive drive key to engage the wheel. The whole thing is just plain slick. The new cut off wheels last 3 to 4 times as long as the old ones even going through alloy steel. I cut the heads off two AN 5 bolts and the wheel only lost an 1/8" off its diameter. If you go to Lowe's look carefully I found the mandrel and five wheels as a special for $15. Separately they're about $18. Just to keep this specifically Kolb related, I was removing the elevator hinge from the horizontal stabilizer of a Mk IIIX yesterday. The original builder did a poor job of drilling the holes and every one of the stainless steel pop rivets spun before the drill separated the head from the body. I used the edge of the new Dremel cut off wheel to shave the head head of the rivet until I could just see the line concentric to the center hole. A light tap with a punch and the rivet was removed with no more damage to the hole. I did all 48 rivets in about a half hour and moved on. The cutoff wheel barely showed any wear.

 



Rick Girard

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Zulu Delta

Mk IIIC

Thanks Homer, GBYM

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   - Groucho Marx



 

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mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:24 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

>A couple of months ago I was in Lowe's when I remembered I needed a package of cut off wheels for my Dremel.

  

  

 Hi Rick,

  

   Hmmm.  You find a nifty tool, and you wait a couple of months to share.   Hmmm!

  

  

  >Just to keep this specifically Kolb related, I was removing the elevator hinge 

  >>Rick Girard

   Tools to use building airplanes are ALWAYS Kolb related!!  No further explanation

 necessary.



   Speaking of Dremels.....   I have a Ryobi cut-off tool.  I have always like it, but it

 is 99% dead now!!  It won't stay running for more than a few seconds, maybe the

 brushes are burned up, but it's not worth trying to fix (IMO).  At any rate, I want a new

 cut-off tool.  Since I just had a birthday a couple of days ago, I decided I will get me

 one for a birthday gift....to me!!

  

   Since you recommend { finally : ) } the Dremel, and especially the new anvil mount,

 I'll head over and check them out!!  

  

   Thanks, Rick   BTW, are you referring to those fiber reinforced cut-off disks?  The ones that

 come in that handy blue "slide out" container?  I've used those for years.  They are VERY

 durable!  I used to break the cheapies in minutes, all the time.  Sometimes, in only seconds.

  

 Mike Welch

 MkIII

  

  

  

 

  



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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:06 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Hmmm.  You find a nifty tool, and you wait a couple of months to share. 

Hmmm!



Mike Welch



Mike W/Rick G/Gang:



Realize this is not quite subject related, but wanted to share with you all, 

if you don't mind.



I'm a die grinder kinda guy.  I have a straight and a 90 degree grinder. 

Probably paid 15 or 20 dollars a piece for them.



A few drops of Marvel Mystery Oil through the air intake every once in a 

while and they go forever.



john h

mkIII

Titus, Alabama

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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:56 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

> A few drops of Marvel Mystery Oil through the air intake every once in a 

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		   while and they go forever.

 

 john h

  
	


 John,

  

   There's no doubt I demand a lot from my tools.  Probably a lot more than they

 were originally intended to put out.  I guess my approach is; if this tool can't

 get the job done, then "I'll get the next bigger model!!"

  

   I haven't tried the Marvel oil maintenance....but I will from now on.  Darn

 sure couldn't hurt.

  

   I kinda think my present Ryobi is toast, but what the heck, right now it's like an

 old 'straight six' running on 4 cylinders.  I'll see if a little oil will help....

  

   I did find on eBay that neat, new mandrel Rick was talking about.  It has a 

 kind of butterfly hole in the disk, that spins and locks into the mandrel head.

 Nice feature. 

  

   MY problem is: I liked the Ryobi because it had about 8-10 speeds.  I don't 

 think the Dremel does.  I'd miss that feature.

  

   In the last year, I burned up two hand-held grinders!!  My old faithful Makita,

 and it's replacement Milwaukie.  I'll be a little easier on my brand new Milwaukie.

 Plus, from now on, I'll use some Marvel oil once in awhile...

  

 Mike Welch

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rickofudall

Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 1392
Location: Udall, KS, USA

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Mike, The old cut off wheels I was referring to are the fiber reinforced ones with a 1/16" center hole for mounting. They were just too fragile for most anything and if you pushed them too hard the center cracked out and you were done. As you can see the new ones are much more robust.

Rick

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com (mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com)> wrote:

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		       >A couple of months ago I was in Lowe's when I remembered I needed a package of cut off wheels for my Dremel.

Hi Rick,

   Hmmm.  You find a nifty tool, and you wait a couple of months to share.   Hmmm!

  >Just to keep this specifically Kolb related, I was removing the elevator hinge 

  >>Rick Girard

   Tools to use building airplanes are ALWAYS Kolb related!!  No further explanation

 necessary.

   Speaking of Dremels.....   I have a Ryobi cut-off tool.  I have always like it, but it

 is 99% dead now!!  It won't stay running for more than a few seconds, maybe the

 brushes are burned up, but it's not worth trying to fix (IMO).  At any rate, I want a new

 cut-off tool.  Since I just had a birthday a couple of days ago, I decided I will get me

 one for a birthday gift....to me!!

   Since you recommend { finally : ) } the Dremel, and especially the new anvil mount,

 I'll head over and check them out!!  

   Thanks, Rick   BTW, are you referring to those fiber reinforced cut-off disks?  The ones that

 come in that handy blue "slide out" container?  I've used those for years.  They are VERY

 durable!  I used to break the cheapies in minutes, all the time.  Sometimes, in only seconds.

 Mike Welch

 MkIII

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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:55 am Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Mike- I don't think you can lube the electric tools.  Maybe a drop on the bearings.  If you use a Dremel for end grinding, like pushing straight in, the main shaft gets set back.  My battery powered Dremel did that- my fault.  I was able to disassemble and push the shaft back into position.  John was talking about the air powered ones.  If you have a compressor, get the 1/4" drive tools.  By name brand ones, like Ingersoll or Chicago Pneumatic, or Snap-on.  Craftsman used to make a 1/4" drive electric die grinder- 110V.

  

                                                 Bill Sullivan



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From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>

Subject: RE: New Dremel accessory

To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 1:38 PM



   > A few drops of Marvel Mystery Oil through the air intake every once in a 

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		   while and they go forever.

 

 john h

 
	




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mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Hi Rick,

  

   The disks that I was referring to were fragile, unreinforced kind.

 If you breathed on them hard, they broke!!  Pretty near useless, IMO,

 unless you were cutting balsa wood....slowly!!

  

   The 'much better' ones I was referring to are the fiber reinforced ones.

 I generally got lots of mileage out of these....that is, unless I bumped

 them sideways, or layed the tool down too hard.  I have bent in half

 dozens of these.  Yes, they do have the rediculously little 1/16" hole!!

  

   I haven't seen the new cut-off discs you're referring to.  I'll make it a 

 point to check them out.

  

   As I previously stated, I really liked the Ryobi rotary tool.  But, I'm open to

 recommendations regarding the Dremel.  Does anyone have a "preferred

 model" they like.....and why?

  

 Mike Welch

   

  

  

  

   

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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:47 pm Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Hi Bill,

  

   Thanks for pointing that out re: air tools.  I didn't catch that.  Doh!!

  

   No, I never use the rotary tool for anything except the cut-off discs.

  

   I know about oil in air tools.  That's not new to me, I just misunderstood

 what he was getting at.   Thanks, Bill.

  

   Yeah, I know what you are getting at regarding the "name brand" tools.

 I think that is where they got that expression;  You get what you pay for!!!

  

  

 Mike

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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject: New Dremel accessory

Mike- if you have a compressor, then I really recommend a 90 degree tool with the 3M "Roloc" disc accessory.  The sanding discs will remove a lot of metal, and the "scruffy pad" discs will polish.  Nice for brazing prep and finish, and polishing welds.  Very controllable.

  

                                                 Bill Sullivan



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From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>

Subject: RE: New Dremel accessory

To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 3:27 PM



   Hi Bill,

 

  Thanks for pointing that out re: air tools.  I didn't catch that.  Doh!!

 

  No, I never use the rotary tool for anything except the cut-off discs.

 

  I know about oil in air tools.  That's not new to me, I just misunderstood

what he was getting at.   Thanks, Bill.

 

  Yeah, I know what you are getting at regarding the "name brand" tools.

I think that is where they got that expression;  You get what you pay for!!!

 

 

Mike

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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject: New Dremel accessory

I bought a Sears Craftsman Trade name Rotary grinder, it may be a Dremel or Dremel look alike over 10 years ago. I use it often. So far it has held up well. I see no sign of it giving up the ghost.



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---- Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com> wrote: 



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Hi Rick,

 

  The disks that I was referring to were fragile, unreinforced kind.

If you breathed on them hard, they broke!!  Pretty near useless, IMO,

unless you were cutting balsa wood....slowly!!

 

  The 'much better' ones I was referring to are the fiber reinforced ones.

I generally got lots of mileage out of these....that is, unless I bumped

them sideways, or layed the tool down too hard.  I have bent in half

dozens of these.  Yes, they do have the rediculously little 1/16" hole!!

 

  I haven't seen the new cut-off discs you're referring to.  I'll make it a 

point to check them out.

 

  As I previously stated, I really liked the Ryobi rotary tool.  But, I'm open to

recommendations regarding the Dremel.  Does anyone have a "preferred

model" they like.....and why?

 

Mike Welch

  

 

 

 

   		 	   		  

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