hooknladderno1 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Hi Guys, Just prior to my move, my corded Dremel of 20+ years bit the dust... I had purchased a small batteryj powered Dremel for slow speed work. The battery never lasted two minutes... I have heard good things about the Proxxon. Any of you that have one care to provide some feedback? I am preparing my Christmas list for the wife and kids... Thought that it might be a good addition. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timc Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Did you try changing the brushes in your old dremel?You can get new brush kits almost anywhere the dremels are sold.Around $5 a set I belive.Could be worth a try.bigtim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Proxxon rotary tools have better bearings in them, so the runout at the collet is much less than your typical Dremel. Translation: a Proxxon wobbles less than a Dremel and is therefore more accurate. And as Tim said, the brushes are easy to change out in a Dremel and will usually fix performance problems, but if your speed controller is burned out then that's a little more expensive to fix, but the Dremel service center in Palm Springs can get you any part for any Dremel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beebe Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I have a rather old Dremel also,,worked fine then quit,no apparent reason,,curious? I took it apart and found a broken wire??,finally got the wire repaired,added a piece to eliminate break,and it works great again,,,,,,,hate to replace anything,,right next to the term LOW BUDGET,,is my photo,,,,,just a thought,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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