Rust Removal Tool for small details

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I love the Dremel for a lot of things though the new ones don’t seem to last as my very first one. I have a right angle attachment which helps me get into even more tight spots. I often use it for precise cuts in metal, even really long ones. Knockoff bits are crap. I like their carbide burrs for taking weight off pistons. A pro would find it too slow, but slow and precise works for me. You can always take more metal off but you can’t put it back. I take the metal cable out of the flexible shaft, clean it and lube it on a regular basis. Dremel used to sell a grease for it but not anymore. If it isn’t done it runs hot and puts a lot of pressure on the motor clutch.

About 20 years ago, I was using an angle grinder to cut metal under the bus. The blade broke up and the whole thing wound up in my sweater. I found myself looking through a gash in my wrist at my tendons. Luckily, no real damage was done though it took forever to heal. I still use the angle grinder but probably a lot less and never in tight spots.

 

Dremel is a very useful tool. Flexible shaft makes it even more useful.

+1 for cheap eBay carbide cutter set for removing metal, more of a rotary file effect than the grinding wheels which remove metal very slowly.

Also recommend a big bag of mini flap wheels from eBay, with a range of grits. Cheap and terrible quality, but they get the job done. Great for de-rusting tinware and small areas of boywork.

If you burn out the motor armature it is sometimes possible to mend it yourself. I messed up and had to buy a new winding, but that wasn't expensive and not difficult to fit.