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    April 2007
Dremel Stylus
Posted by Leddy on Monday, April 27, 2009 9:33 PM

I am thinking about buying a Dremel Stylus tool.  That is the smaller unit with the pistol grip. Any recent opinions on how well it works?  I play to use it to shape styrofoam ( pink and /or floral ) for making diorama bases and terrains.  What type of attachments would be most useful for this function or other uses. I welcome your comments.  Thanks!

Leddy

  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Posted by cwalker3 on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:30 PM
I love mine. The pistol grip is much easier to control that the standard version. The kit I bought also included a power screw/nut driver. I used it to build my Ikea computer desk which must have had 200 nuts, bolts, screws, etc. The Dremel handled everything I threw at it and the battery was as powerful at the end of the build as it was at the beginning.

Cary

 


  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Piscataway,NJ
Posted by jtrace214 on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:14 PM

Cwalker, I have the same set and love it,I have a total of 4 dremels on my bench including the digital one and a minimite and I always grab the stylus first. Love the way it feels and is much easier to control

John

the pic to the left is my weekend condo lol

JML
  • Member since
    February 2008
  • From: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Posted by JML on Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:22 PM

It's a great tool.  The Stylus is not really a substitute for my AC-powered, digitally controlled, Dremel 398 Pro, which I use for heavy-duty work and can put in a desk-mounted holder, because the Stylus and all battery-powered units lack the torque and speed control of the heavy-duty Dremels, but it is much easier to hold and far better to use for precision work because of the pistol grip design.  For work on hard materials where you need torque and speed consistency under load, such as cutting steel, get an AC-powered unit; but for precise control over bit/burr placement, and work with plastics and foam, there's probably nothing better than the Stylus.  I do wish it had an even lower low speed, but 5K is the lowest speed available.

On both my Dremels, I have changed the collets to the keyless chuck, which I find much easier to use.  The Stylus battery lasts a long time, and charges pretty quickly.

  • Member since
    October 2005
  • From: Warwick, RI
Posted by Kolschey on Monday, May 11, 2009 7:24 AM
I can definitely recommend the Stylus. I have been using mine for nearly four years now, and I have been quite pleased with it.

Krzysztof Mathews http://www.firstgearterritories.com

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Northern KY
Posted by mucker on Monday, May 11, 2009 12:20 PM

I can attest that the Stylus battery lasts a looooong time for light to moderate model usage. It's easy to hold and the variable speed is the function I find the handiest.

 

 

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