Dremel too fast

If you have a variable speed with the flexi-shaft you can use a finger on the collet to slow the shaft down and control the speed. Even at 5000 rpm it melts the styrene so I have done this for years and it seems to never adversley affected the dremel.

There's also Tamiya's "Electric Handy Drill" - wouldn't use it for major sanding/grinding ops, but polishing and buffing perhaps, and CERTAINLY for drilling. I mainly picked it up because I got really sick of mucking about with pin vises. 

Yea those are nice watched a couple of review vids on youtube featuring those. I plan on getting one sometime in the future.

I bought one of these Foredom motor tools a few years ago.  It might be a bit more than you were needing as a modeler, but it is very useful for the many other jobs that pop up around households, not to mention other hobbies where it came be employed.  The variable-speed foot controller works really well.  So far, it has filled all my needs for these sort of "jobs".

Gary

http://www.foredom.net/k2230-3.aspx

Hi,

Can't help with your dimmer/speed control situation but I had the same problem with my Dremel and to high RPM for me . I was in Wood Crafters and saw this one. I picked one up for $65 and am delighted with it. Specs say 3000-28000 but I never tried to measure RPM. It's variable speed, smaller than the Dremel, comes with an 120VAC to 18VDC wall transformer and Dremel collets will fit it. My Dremel is collecting dust - even with the flexible shaft. FWIW

My wife gave me her battery operated nail polishing / manicure tool - works perfectly for sanding & polishing at low speeds - very cheap option!

Otherwise for drilling purchase a lightweight low spec cordless screwdriver - have never used a pin vies since

I've seen those. How do you attach the drill bits?

Wow...LOL , has anybody noticed that this thread started almost 8 years ago ? ...I sure hope the original poster has since found a solution to his problem ! :-)

Viper10L,

LOL with you. I hadn't noticed how old the thread was until you spotted it. Looking through those old posts and I see that someone had already recommended what I had mentioned in my post - they just did it 8 years before me!! Teach me to look earlier than the latest post.

I have and use one of the old Dremel speed controllers I can slow mine down to a crawl ,some one said two speed controlers together will work ,turn one all the way up then controll your speed with the other one.             ACESES5             KI45 NICK DONE SATURDAY