Dremel Drill Press

What do you guys think of this? It seems like it would come handy? My girlfriend gave me a gift card at Sears and I saw this and thought it would be cool to have. I don't need any tools per say because I don't work on cars anymore and the price that Sears is asking is what Hobbbylinc is asking...

https://www.sears.com/dremel-220-01...M5939332107?prdNo=24&blockNo=49&blockType=G49

I did notice that Sears prices on Dremel attachments and bits are a lot higher than most places

I've had a Dremel drill press for a long time. I seldom use it. The things a drill press does well are best accomplished with low speeds and torque. Exactly the opposite of the Dremel Moto Tool.

AfterBurners said:

What do you guys think of this? It seems like it would come handy? My girlfriend gave me a gift card at Sears and I saw this and thought it would be cool to have. I don't need any tools per say because I don't work on cars anymore and the price that Sears is asking is what Hobbbylinc is asking...

https://www.sears.com/dremel-220-01...M5939332107?prdNo=24&blockNo=49&blockType=G49

I did notice that Sears prices on Dremel attachments and bits are a lot higher than most places

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I looked into getting one. The only thing is that only Dremel brand tools will fit into it and I have a craftsman roto tool.......I opted to get a small drill press from home depot.

I've gotone and have used it many times. Sometimes I use the press feature, and often it is just a good way to securely clamp the dremel at a convenient angle for moving the work piece past.

I have one. I use it for pretty much one task: drilling holes in AV bay sleds (flat G10 sheet stock). It works well for that. But if I didn't have it I would just use a hand drill.

Be aware it's on the flimsy side. The best way to get any accuracy out of it is to position the tip of the drill bit so it's almost touching the material BEFORE you turn the handle to lower the drill and make the holes. You get the least positional slop if you do it that way.

Demel drill presses are the best way to drill home made PCBs however the old style model 210 is the best design for this purpose. I don''t like the new designs where the dremel tool is goes up and down. The old style 210 the dremel tool remains stationary and the stage moves up and down, this offers beter control when drilling PC boards. I can't think of to many other situations where the dremel drill press comes in handy, I'd rather have a full sized press for any other drilling tasks.

I have a $75 gift card. Not sure what I want to use it on, but I'm sure I'll find something.

I have had one for years. I don't use it often but some times it is really handy. I also usually use it clamped steady and move the workpiecw.

Mike

I bought a Craftsman Drill Press during Xmas sales a few years ago for about $100, and I use it constantly for builds. It ensures I get good, clean holes in FG airframes for shear pins and vents, cuts centering rings and bulkheads with a various hole cutters and is very useful for av-bay alignment holes on the sled and through the airframe. While I also use my Dremel a great deal, I doubt it has a fraction of the power to do the kinds of things the drill press does easily.

I would recommend a standard $70-100 drill press if you can afford it.

I got one at Lowes on a sale that was so good I couldn't pass it up. I wish I had. I think it was the model 200 or something like that.

I found it to be very flexible and the bit didn't drill a well centered hole. It could be that my Dremel's bearings are shot, but overall I was very disappointed. You are very limited with the Dremel collet system for drilling holes also, not to mention that the 'table' is just plain tiny. It might be good for holding the Dremel like Marc said above (maybe sanding or something).

In my opinion, I would go with a small drill press if you want something that functions like a drill press and have the space for it. The Dremel piece might be better than nothing, but I think the small drill press would be much better still.

Sandy.

AfterBurners said:

What do you guys think of this? It seems like it would come handy? My girlfriend gave me a gift card at Sears and I saw this and thought it would be cool to have. I don't need any tools per say because I don't work on cars anymore and the price that Sears is asking is what Hobbbylinc is asking...

https://www.sears.com/dremel-220-01...M5939332107?prdNo=24&blockNo=49&blockType=G49

I did notice that Sears prices on Dremel attachments and bits are a lot higher than most places

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I have one of these in my rocket workshop. If you are going to use it to drill like you would with a regular drill press this stand will be a big disappointment. I only use mine occasionally and what it comes in the most handy for is to hold the Dremel. So if I have a small piece I am working with where it would be more comfortable to hold with two hands this is nice. As far as cutting holes in thin plywood or any materials like that it's pretty worthless. If I had to do it all over again I think I would buy something different.