blunc Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I have an old dremel minimite (so old it used Ni-Cads) that the battery pack failed on, so I got a 5v wall pack and converted it to a corded unit. It still works great and it's smaller that a regular sized dremel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Not really sure what they have done to their line. I have one of the first Lithium Ion units and it works great. I like the fact that I can slow it way down. It looks like they have set the new lineup to start at 5000 rpm. Often I use a much lower speed, especially when polishing paint. Change is not necessarily for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 you POLISH PAINT with a dremel? man you are one brave dude, either that or you put a lot of paint on there! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 you POLISH PAINT with a dremel? man you are one brave dude, either that or you put a lot of paint on there! jb Nope to both. I've just developed some techniques that work. That is why I like the slow speed of my Dremel. I started doing it when I had several 1:12 scale cars to do and I needed to be able to do the job quicker. I use a fine polishing compound, slow speed and keep the surface wet, move quickly and don't pause in one spot. With a little practice it works very well and you get a better shine than you can get by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I have the variable speed corded one. I don't just use it for models though,because I'm real handy, I even have an attachment, that mounts it to my lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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