On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:38:45 -0500, cavelamb himself
wrote:

clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:


Or do like I did. I took a 600 watt dimmer and put it in a project box
with a cord on one end, and a receptacle on the other. I use it to
control the speed of dremel type tools (anything with universal motor
under about 400 watts) and to regulate output of my soldering iron.
Also comes in handy to dim the occaisional lamp.

As long as you don't run it wide open for long periods of time it will
last as long as if you had the built-in speed control. My luck with
Dremels has been terrible. The cheap chinese crap lasts just as long,
for 1/4 the price. Much as I hate chinese crap.



I was like that once - long ago.

Then I got my first DIE GRINDER!

OOOOOoooohhhh Baby.

Atomic powered Dremel.

What a TOOL to have in hand. Oh, The POWER!

But warning - this dude ain't for balsa wood, kiddies.

And you probably outta practice on something else before trimming those
gnarly toe nails...

I've got a good air powered one of those for the "serious stuff" but
the crappy dremels don't even stund up th the "balsa and toenails"
type jobs.

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