Lower speed rotary tool

[Thunderhawker]

Anyone know of one? I have a dremel that I hava had for years, but I was wondering if there was a tool that has a lower setting or that was just naturally lower. (I break alot of drill bits)

 

[mikesilk]

slow tool

try using a pin vise with drill bits....it moves as slow as you as you want.:beer:

 

[Bengoodall]

Or try a hand held drill on low clutch setting.

HIT IT WITH THE BIGGER HAMMER!! lol

 

[Einion]

Yeah, you can get motor tools (or their DC transformers, depending on the way the system is built) that go down all the way to zero.

Not only is this useful for preventing breakage of bits when drilling white metal it allows you to work on plastic without melting it.

Einion

 

[Shawn R. L.]

I\'ve seen and used one that has a motor about the size of a large grapefruit and has a lot of torque. What\'s really cool about it is that it has a \'gas pedal\' and you can go from slow to smokin fast.......they ain\'t cheap though. Sorry but I don\'t know what they are called but jewelers use them alot.

 

[mickc22]

you might wanna give this a go
Foot Pedal Mod

 

[Thunderhawker]

OKies howsabout a hobby sized drill press? Is there sucha thing?

 

[Evil Dave]

Yeah, just look for a desktop drill press. I\'ve seen them as small as 7 inches.
The problem is the good ones are expensive as hell.

Also, when drilling metal it is good to use a cutting fluid, it helps prevent breakage.
It\'s merely a light oil that you use a drop or two of.

 

[Jericho]

I\'ve seen drill presses and whatnot online (Micro Mark has them) and I\'ve also seen them at hardware stores (Canadian Tire had a hobby drill press that looked pretty compact, but like they said it\'s a couple hundred bucks).

I\'ve heard some people who swear by flex shaft and food pedal mods for Dremels, and I\'ve also heard people who say they were a big waste of money. I\'d recommend trying one out if at all possible before buying.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by Thunderhawker
OKies howsabout a hobby sized drill press? Is there sucha thing?

Yep, but it won\'t help if the speed is too high.

Originally posted by Evil Dave
Also, when drilling metal it is good to use a cutting fluid, it helps prevent breakage.
It\'s merely a light oil that you use a drop or two of.

White spirit/mineral spirits will work for this - they\'re technically light oils and they evaporate without leaving a residue, which is useful for glued joints.

Einion

 

[mickc22]

for those in the UK Expo Drills & Tools
I\'ve seen them at various model shows
that Unimat Workshop looks pretty nice

 

[War Griffon]

Originally posted by Evil Dave
Also, when drilling metal it is good to use a cutting fluid, it helps prevent breakage.
It\'s merely a light oil that you use a drop or two of.

A cutting oil is a lubricant as well as a cooling medium but if you are only drilling holes in a mini or any other white metal figures then you are waisting your time with it because soft metals such as pewter, brass etc don\'t need it, if your mini is made of steel on the other hand however...

 

[Bengoodall]

And how many minis are made out of actual steel these days?

Ive always just used to dremel on a higher speed, and a drop of oil, whether its an actual machine oil, or even just cooking oil.

Call me crazy yes, and I have eaten my fingers more times than I can remember, but I havent eaten too many holes in things I didnt mean to.

Most things you should be able to go through without having to use a foot control, I always found them difficult, as Im used to kick drum pedals, and my speed goes up and down on those.

A good sharp bit, and select the proper speed, and just take your time, nothing like elbow grease.