e9stibi

I want to buy a Dremel and was surprised how many models are out there. Which model would you recommend for house / hobby / car use? My main question is if I should go for cordless (Model 8000) but I am concerned about missing torque and short battery life.

Thanks
Erik

BobbyT

Hi Erik,

I have two, one cordless and one corded, with a long shaft to drive the tool. I almost never use the corded one. The cordless is just too handy. Yes, it does bog down a bit, but you quickly learn to use a light touch and let rpms do the work.

Mark in Baltimore

I have the corded one and it works fine. Most of my dremeling is done on my workbench with a vise and a noutlet one foot away, so the power thing is no big deal. Also, I have too many products in my house that need rechargeable batteries (spare me the jokes, you wiseacres ) and hate having to hunt down a replacement battery for this shaver or that walkie talkie or...you get the point.

TheOtherEric

I had a cordless but found it just completely useless due to lack of power, so I just use a corded model. As long as it's variable speed it's probably good enough.

InTheAir

I love the portability of my cordless. It makes it so much easier to cut that rusty bolt under the "X" part of the car without having to manuever the car near an outlet or having to get out the extension cord (.....for a Dremel!!!). Just keep it charged and it works great.

993_Pilot

I have both, I had the cordless first and found it to be weak. The I bought the corded one and it is much faster/more powerful. Now I almost never use the cordless. After about 3 years, the cordless batteries are about worthless too. It is a tradeoff, but IMHO, Having a cord is less of a burden than having less power.