Great price on Dremel-type tool

If you decide to go with the dimmer for controlling the speed be careful when selecting the dimmer. Usually the cheap dimmers will be for a resistive load only and will not work when a transformer is connected. The dimmers should be clearly labeled for the intended use.

Michael

Wow , ten bucks ? i'm on my way to Wally World , again .

 

I saw that item about a month ago at the supercenter.  Thought it was a great bargain for ten bucks and the accesories/ shiny case almost made me buy it. I passed because I already have several Dremels I hardly use, and the fact that it was single speed, high RPM. Can they not make a low speed, high torque moto? Oh yeah that is called a electric screwdriver

 

 

Cheers,

Max Bryant

ok Jon,i'll try to write good directions,but if need be i can make a diagram,just ask

take an old extension cord,,,,,hook the white wire to the outlet in the box,,,connect the black wire to one of the dimmer leads and connect the other dimmer lead to the outlets other side...when you plug in the cord,the power will go through the dimmer before the outlet,,,if the dimmer is all the way up you get 110-117 volts AC,as you turn the dimmer down the power decreases therefore slowing the motor tool

10 Bucks, Hmmmmmmm..........That's on Top on my Xmas List  heheehhehe

Bud

lone wrote:

if you have any electrical ability,you can make an outlet box with a dimmer control(for lights),,,i had one like that and it works,slows it way down for modeling......also now that i have the 400 XPR,i use a lot of the GREEN grinding stone type bits,they sand and shape very well,but do not burn the plastic

I figured there had to be a way. I'm not very electrically inclined, but I bet there's something like that commercailly available too.

Thanks for passing that along!

if you have any electrical ability,you can make an outlet box with a dimmer control(for lights),,,i had one like that and it works,slows it way down for modeling......also now that i have the 400 XPR,i use a lot of the GREEN grinding stone type bits,they sand and shape very well,but do not burn the plastic