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I have a couple of dremels,
One cordless and one mains.
The cordless one actually has more torque at low speed than the mains one although I think the mains one has a higher top speed.
Both proform very well (compared to any of the cheap copies) and have not given any trouble with heavy use in dirty environments
If buying one I think I would go for the bosch cordless, it's virtually identical to the dremel (I think bosch/dremel are part of the same company) although the batteries are not interchangeable. I would only go for the bosch as there is a 3ah battery available where as I think dremel only offer 2ah.
Plus bosch also offer 4ah and 6ah (plus a wireless option) although any of those may well unbalance the tool a bit.
I also have a few air ones of different sizes/speeds.
They are all good as well but do yourself a favour and fit a nice bit of flexible small hose to it rather than just connect it up to a 3/8 workshop airline and wrestle with it!
Downside with air is they can get cold in use which is not ideal if you are gloveless and trying to do delicate detail work.
On the upside, they never overheat or hit a duty cycle!
Die grinders (regardless of power source) are a different thing altogether and it's not a good idea to get one thinking you can just use a smaller tool in the end of it!
One cordless and one mains.
The cordless one actually has more torque at low speed than the mains one although I think the mains one has a higher top speed.
Both proform very well (compared to any of the cheap copies) and have not given any trouble with heavy use in dirty environments
If buying one I think I would go for the bosch cordless, it's virtually identical to the dremel (I think bosch/dremel are part of the same company) although the batteries are not interchangeable. I would only go for the bosch as there is a 3ah battery available where as I think dremel only offer 2ah.
Plus bosch also offer 4ah and 6ah (plus a wireless option) although any of those may well unbalance the tool a bit.
I also have a few air ones of different sizes/speeds.
They are all good as well but do yourself a favour and fit a nice bit of flexible small hose to it rather than just connect it up to a 3/8 workshop airline and wrestle with it!
Downside with air is they can get cold in use which is not ideal if you are gloveless and trying to do delicate detail work.
On the upside, they never overheat or hit a duty cycle!
Die grinders (regardless of power source) are a different thing altogether and it's not a good idea to get one thinking you can just use a smaller tool in the end of it!