As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.

Have you tried going to the local Sears Repair Center? I had an old
Sears saber saw and a drill that weren't listed on the Sears site, but
they were found by one of the staff at the local parts store. They
told me the website does not have all the data for some of the older
models, but they do maintain that on the internal Sears system.
'Hope that works for you.
Lee

On Jan 24, 4:01*pm, mcp6453 wrote:
As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.

No, but I will. It appears that the unit was made by Dremel and private labeled
for Sears. Maybe I can get the part from Dremel.


On 1/24/2010 10:53 PM, Lee wrote:
Have you tried going to the local Sears Repair Center? I had an old
Sears saber saw and a drill that weren't listed on the Sears site, but
they were found by one of the staff at the local parts store. They
told me the website does not have all the data for some of the older
models, but they do maintain that on the internal Sears system.
'Hope that works for you.
Lee

On Jan 24, 4:01 pm, mcp6453 wrote:
As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.

mcp6453 wrote the following:
No, but I will. It appears that the unit was made by Dremel and private labeled
for Sears. Maybe I can get the part from Dremel.


On 1/24/2010 10:53 PM, Lee wrote:

Have you tried going to the local Sears Repair Center? I had an old
Sears saber saw and a drill that weren't listed on the Sears site, but
they were found by one of the staff at the local parts store. They
told me the website does not have all the data for some of the older
models, but they do maintain that on the internal Sears system.
'Hope that works for you.
Lee

On Jan 24, 4:01 pm, mcp6453 wrote:

As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.


The first 3 numbers (572.) of the model number for all Sears Craftsman
tools and appliances indicate the real manufacturer of the item.
Have you confirmed that 572 is for Dremel?

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On 1/25/2010 7:32 AM, willshak wrote:

The first 3 numbers (572.) of the model number for all Sears Craftsman
tools and appliances indicate the real manufacturer of the item.
Have you confirmed that 572 is for Dremel?

No, I didn't know that. How can I confirm?

Have some fun. Take it back to Sears, and watch their guys
do blank looks. Tell em, Dad might have bought it as
recently as last year.

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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in
1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts.
He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable
tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a
Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it.
When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped
turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon
sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely
disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a
comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there
is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but
it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that
manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is
that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.

mcp6453 wrote the following:
On 1/25/2010 7:32 AM, willshak wrote:

The first 3 numbers (572.) of the model number for all Sears Craftsman
tools and appliances indicate the real manufacturer of the item.
Have you confirmed that 572 is for Dremel?


No, I didn't know that. How can I confirm?


It is a Dremel.
http://www.owwm.com/Craftsman/manufacturers.aspx?sort=1

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In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On 1/25/2010 10:39 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:39:38 -0500, willshak
wrote:

It is a Dremel.
http://www.owwm.com/Craftsman/manufacturers.aspx?sort=1

Sounds like he needs a Dremel P/N 2612594309
Get a few, they do go bad.

On a lark, I went into chat at SearPartsDirect. The guy on the other end found
the part rather quickly. The part is exactly the one that gfretwell suggested.
It's a $2 part, but with tax and shipping, it's $10.30. However, he did give me
a $10 coupon for signing up for the spam list, for which I have a special email
account anyway. So, for 30¢, I have a good Dremel tool. (The one I have is
actually a Dremel 275-3, as it turns out.)

It has been surprisingly difficult to locate parts and diagrams on the Dremel
site. They have the operations manual for the 275-3, but I could not find an
exploded diagram or a parts list. I'm still looking.

As of the last year, I have made it a firm policy to download a copy of all of
the online documents that are available for a tool or a piece of electronics
equipment. The documents for the tools I received for Christmas were downloaded
within a couple of days. Sometimes these documents disappear. If no PDF version
of the manual is available for download, before I lose it, I scan my manual and
post it to a public site.

In summary, the tool probably does not have to go to the trash can. Giving
credit where credit it due, I was able to obtain the necessary information and
part from Sears. Now I have to figure out how the brush caps attach. They don't
have screw caps like the regular Dremels do.

mcp6453 wrote:
As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.

Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.

When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.

It looks like the trash can for this one.

I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears parts
site does not even list the model.

Can you get a nylon spacer (decent selection at lowes) and force it on
each end? Or if you need more flex, a heavy duty rubber gasoline or
transmission line with a small interior diameter may work. Or look at
Graingers, I'm sure they have lot's of motor couplers and one may work
better than the original. They normally are metal on each end and
rubber in the middle, with set screws on each metal end.

On 1/25/2010 10:39 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:32:50 -0500, mcp6453 wrote:

On 1/25/2010 10:39 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:39:38 -0500, willshak
wrote:

It is a Dremel.
http://www.owwm.com/Craftsman/manufacturers.aspx?sort=1

Sounds like he needs a Dremel P/N 2612594309
Get a few, they do go bad.

On a lark, I went into chat at SearPartsDirect. The guy on the other end found
the part rather quickly. The part is exactly the one that gfretwell suggested.
It's a $2 part, but with tax and shipping, it's $10.30. However, he did give me
a $10 coupon for signing up for the spam list, for which I have a special email
account anyway. So, for 30¢, I have a good Dremel tool. (The one I have is
actually a Dremel 275-3, as it turns out.)

It has been surprisingly difficult to locate parts and diagrams on the Dremel
site. They have the operations manual for the 275-3, but I could not find an
exploded diagram or a parts list. I'm still looking.

As of the last year, I have made it a firm policy to download a copy of all of
the online documents that are available for a tool or a piece of electronics
equipment. The documents for the tools I received for Christmas were downloaded
within a couple of days. Sometimes these documents disappear. If no PDF version
of the manual is available for download, before I lose it, I scan my manual and
post it to a public site.

In summary, the tool probably does not have to go to the trash can. Giving
credit where credit it due, I was able to obtain the necessary information and
part from Sears. Now I have to figure out how the brush caps attach. They don't
have screw caps like the regular Dremels do.


I got mine in a pawn shop for a buck after I showed him it was
"broken" (bad coupler). I knew about the parts. You can replace just
about everything on these old Dremels and they will last forever.

BTW if you have a chain saw, get the right Dremel bit for your chain.
It is the only way to sharpen one. In about 5 minutes you will have it
chopping out big chips, just like a new one.

I actually now have 3 Dremels: 2 old ones and one new battery one. They're neat
tools.

While I have a chain saw, it has not been used enough to dull the blade. It's a
cheap, electric one. How hard is it to get the angle correct on the tooth?

mcp6453 wrote:
On 1/25/2010 10:39 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:32:50 -0500, mcp6453 wrote:

On 1/25/2010 10:39 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:39:38 -0500, willshak
wrote:
It is a Dremel.
http://www.owwm.com/Craftsman/manufacturers.aspx?sort=1
Sounds like he needs a Dremel P/N 2612594309
Get a few, they do go bad.
On a lark, I went into chat at SearPartsDirect. The guy on the other end found
the part rather quickly. The part is exactly the one that gfretwell suggested.
It's a $2 part, but with tax and shipping, it's $10.30. However, he did give me
a $10 coupon for signing up for the spam list, for which I have a special email
account anyway. So, for 30¢, I have a good Dremel tool. (The one I have is
actually a Dremel 275-3, as it turns out.)

It has been surprisingly difficult to locate parts and diagrams on the Dremel
site. They have the operations manual for the 275-3, but I could not find an
exploded diagram or a parts list. I'm still looking.

As of the last year, I have made it a firm policy to download a copy of all of
the online documents that are available for a tool or a piece of electronics
equipment. The documents for the tools I received for Christmas were downloaded
within a couple of days. Sometimes these documents disappear. If no PDF version
of the manual is available for download, before I lose it, I scan my manual and
post it to a public site.

In summary, the tool probably does not have to go to the trash can. Giving
credit where credit it due, I was able to obtain the necessary information and
part from Sears. Now I have to figure out how the brush caps attach. They don't
have screw caps like the regular Dremels do.

I got mine in a pawn shop for a buck after I showed him it was
"broken" (bad coupler). I knew about the parts. You can replace just
about everything on these old Dremels and they will last forever.

BTW if you have a chain saw, get the right Dremel bit for your chain.
It is the only way to sharpen one. In about 5 minutes you will have it
chopping out big chips, just like a new one.

I actually now have 3 Dremels: 2 old ones and one new battery one. They're neat
tools.

While I have a chain saw, it has not been used enough to dull the blade. It's a
cheap, electric one. How hard is it to get the angle correct on the tooth?

Back in the stone age, I briefly had a small gas saw, till garage got
robbed. When I bought it, I also picked up a file and one of those
little jig things that sits over the bar, and provides a groove at the
right angle to pull the file across. Made doing touch-ups almost
painless. Didn't have the saw long enough to wear out the chain.
Now I have one of those toy electrics, that I picked up for 15 bucks at
a garage sale, from a guy that just moved into a condo. Too wimpy to do
any production cutting, but works fine for the 3-4 fallen limbs a year I
need to chop up. So far, it has stayed sharp, and I anticipate getting
many years out of it. If it ever gets too dull, I'll probably just buy a
new chain, or another garage sale saw.

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replying to mcp6453, Coolerman wrote:
mcp6453 wrote:

As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.
Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.
When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.
It looks like the trash can for this one.
I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears
parts
site does not even list the model.

Simple fix! Just take the tool apart and take the piece with the chuck to any
auto parts store. Find the section where they sell clear plastic tubing and
find a tubing size that will fit snugly over the end if that piece where the
old sleeve fit. Buy a foot of that and when you get home cut a piece to length
and put it back together. Works like a charm! Though these are single speed
tools I have used this one a lot. It is actually well made.

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On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:44:02 +0000, Coolerman
wrote:

replying to mcp6453, Coolerman wrote:
mcp6453 wrote:

As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.
Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.
When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.
It looks like the trash can for this one.
I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears
parts
site does not even list the model.

Simple fix! Just take the tool apart and take the piece with the chuck to any
auto parts store. Find the section where they sell clear plastic tubing and
find a tubing size that will fit snugly over the end if that piece where the
old sleeve fit. Buy a foot of that and when you get home cut a piece to length
and put it back together. Works like a charm! Though these are single speed
tools I have used this one a lot. It is actually well made.

replying to Ashton Crusher , dan wrote:
Ain't the interwebs great!! I was trying to fix my old backpack stove and
couldn't find a replacement fuel line. But I did find a discussion board
with other people who had the same problem. Turns out you can fix it with
a piece of 3/16 ID fuel tubing from AutoZone. but first you have to cut
off the crimped ends of the old hose with a cutoff wheel. So I got out my
old Sears rotary tool and halfway through the job it broke. Took it apart
and found the problem and started looking for the part, but found this
thread instead. An inch of the same fuel tubing I bought to fix the stove
worked for the rotary tool as well. Now I'll try to fire up the stove
without setting myself on fire. Wish me luck.

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dan wrote:
replying to Ashton Crusher , dan wrote:
Ain't the interwebs great!! I was trying to fix my old backpack stove and
couldn't find a replacement fuel line. But I did find a discussion board
with other people who had the same problem. Turns out you can fix it with
a piece of 3/16 ID fuel tubing from AutoZone. but first you have to cut
off the crimped ends of the old hose with a cutoff wheel. So I got out my
old Sears rotary tool and halfway through the job it broke.

What broke? The rotary tool or what you were cutting?

Took it apart
and found the problem and started looking for the part, but found this
thread instead. An inch of the same fuel tubing I bought to fix the stove
worked for the rotary tool as well. Now I'll try to fire up the stove
without setting myself on fire. Wish me luck.



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In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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replying to willshak , dan wrote:

willshak wrote:

What broke? The rotary tool or what you were cutting?
Took it apart

The rotary tool. Same failure mode others were discussing in this thread.
Coolerman suggested using tubing for the coupling, and it was a happy
coincidence that the tubing I bought for the stove worked for the tool.

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