Dremel tool

get it from Micro-Mark. They have a big selection so you can order the exact one that fits your needs.

you can purchase them from harbor freight  stores and there very reasonable!

Alan 

Home depot even carries them

go to the dremel site,check them out,then shop around....try to stick with a genuine dremel,the cheap one will not last.also for the tools get the good ones cheap wire wheels will fly apart....If you can find one,the Sears Craftsmen tool is made by dremel,hope this helps  

I use the $7 Harbor Freight tool with those thin cut-off discs daily.  If I am careful, I can also drill teeny holes with the thing for handrails.

There is no other tool around here that can cut cab windows in .020 brass.  I did have the $60 Sears model with better speed control, but it died.

One has to be careful with Harbor Freight, but some of their tools are truly spectacular bargains.  This and the small cast iron drill press are essential tools for a hobbyist or aircraft restorer.  I have had lousy luck with their spray guns and bench sanders, but these two I depend on!

Menards had a large selection of dremel tools.

I'm not sure I would by a HF tool, but that is the ONLY place to buy expendables such as the cut-off disks, grinding bits, etc. Dremel seems to subscribe to the "give away the razor and sell the blades" philosophy. The tools are way overpriced, and the HF ones are just fine at a fraction of the price.

Thanks everyone Nick

gftiv posted:

Menards had a large selection of dremel tools.

Right! That's where I purchased my cordless/rechargeable Dremel (in a kit with all sorts of accessories), and the price was very competitive.

I bought mine from Walmart. Also Walmart carries some accessory items that goes with the Dremel tools. 

I wanted a Dremel with slow speed settings and bought a Model 3000 with 5 speeds. The single speed models run too fast. I just paid the price for it at Home Depot.  It came with a plastic case and a bunch of bits.  I think the same model was $10 cheaper at Wal-Mart but I don't know what accessories were offered at Wal-Mart.

Having had other brands, I agree with the above advice to stick with Dremel.  I have both a top-of the-line rechargeable and a TOTL corded.  The rechargeable was adequate but there was a great sale on the corded and it cuts rail faster.  Both are continuously variable speed, from very slow to very fast.

Dremel only.  

Avanti posted:

I'm not sure I would by a HF tool, but that is the ONLY place to buy expendables such as the cut-off disks, grinding bits, etc. Dremel seems to subscribe to the "give away the razor and sell the blades" philosophy. The tools are way overpriced, and the HF ones are just fine at a fraction of the price.

I have no problems finding all the above at Home depot

I swear by my Dremel 8220 battery tool.  It's the first battery powered one that I've been high on.  Gobs of power, and no power cord to get in the way.  I also have a Dremel 4000, but it doesn't come out often, the battery powered one is so good!

Once you get to use a good battery powered tool, you'll wonder how you ever used a corded one!  I recommend a second battery, and there's even a spot in the case for the backup battery.

I love my Dremel...no battery on mine, it's an older electric one. 

Nick, you said you needed to do some cutting work. Buy a couple of the fiberglass reinforced cutting wheels. They are fantastic. I had a (real/full size) Yard Limit sign where the bolts had frozen to the post with rust and 2 of those wheels cut through 4 heavily rusted bolts in around 2 minutes time. Always wear goggles, too. 

Tom 

Just bought one at Dremel website. 40% off black Friday........is a saw or oscillating tool a handy item

Had questions about purchasing my first Dremel.  As time progressed, I bought Moto and Saw Max.  Between bench work to fine work on rails, Dremel tools can usually get there. Other mfrs out there, but a staple.

Been using my Dremel 280 with the no longer available 219 solid state speed control for about 45 years.

Rusty