Multitool (Dremel-ish) bits.......?

Multitool (Dremel-ish) bits.......?

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interloper

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2,747 posts

262 months

Tuesday 15th October 2013
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Over the last few months I have been slowly tackling some chassis work, mostly I have been using a grinder but for some of the smaller more awkward jobs I have used an old dremel (which I then burnt out) and replaced it with a Ryobi.

The tools themselves seem like handy bits of kit but the important bits (the bits or accessories) seem to range from useful but quick wearing and expensive to cheap, useless and pointless.

I seem to be stuck with dremel bits as I cant find replacement Ryobi bits?! Mostly I have used the expensive metal grinding discs but have found the ezi click ends lose there spring and are a bit rubbish. Are there any alternatives out there or am I using a silly toy to try and do a Man's job?

ch427

9,743 posts

240 months

Wednesday 16th October 2013
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you would be better off using something like a powerfile or a die grinder, as you say the dremel type tools are not for this type of work.

Wedg1e

26,891 posts

272 months

Wednesday 16th October 2013
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Powerfiles on special offer in Aldi tomorrow...

ETA: Hmmm, nothing on their web page but the store poster definitely had them, £29.99. Maybe it's a future deal... incidentally I see they have those swivel ratchet spanners at £13 a set, which is odd because on Sunday they were stacked high at £6.50 a pack!

Edited by Wedg1e on Wednesday 16th October 23:22

interloper

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2,747 posts

262 months

Thursday 17th October 2013
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Thanks for your replies! I had heard of a powerfile but some how not a die grinder. Die grinders look great but really I would want an air powered one, so would need a compressor....

Mind you having a compressor would open up a world of possibilities!