ORIGINAL: Jigley3
Hi all
I find it very interesting that when the question of must have tools are discussed how often the dremel tool is mentioned. I have a reasonably well equipped shop and I can’t remember the last time I used my dremel. I cut music wire with it and some times do cut outs on a cowling but not much more. What do you fellows do with it?
Bert
Over the years, I have collected three Dremels (one rechargeable unit and a corded unit hanging at-the-ready under the edge of my workbench on cup hooks, and the third one in a Dremel drill press accessory.
Am building a 4*40 and in the last two days I used a Dremel to
Trim aileron servo rails to fit servo
Drill holes for servo screws,
Cut two pieces of brass tubing to make a step down adapter from the throttle cable to the carb linkage
Clean up ends of brass tube with conical grinding wheel
Cut off frayed throttle cable end
Remove excess solder from outside of tube
Buff tube to shiny brightness
Grind burr off tailwheel wire
Drill slightly larger diameter hole in tailwheel
Drill hole in firewall for throttle cable (with flex shaft - not enuf room for anything else
)
Using a chuck instead of those $*#&^#@%^ing collets makes using the Dremel a whole lot easier!
The flex shaft attachment is also a real winner!
Cheers!
Jim