The biggest issue using a dremel or other hand type tool is that consistency of diameter or edges is going to be your biggest challenge.I’d like to be able to remove knots, increase diameter and/or depth of handle holes, etc. I expect that an overhead drill press is the best way to accurately enlarge or deepen handle holes, but I don’t have the space or budget for that.Would a Dremel type device be adequate for this?
I've had good luck drilling out knots using forstner drill bits in my cordless drill. Forstner bits are similar to router bits and are inexpensive.I’d like to be able to remove knots, increase diameter and/or depth of handle holes, etc. I expect that an overhead drill press is the best way to accurately enlarge or deepen handle holes, but I don’t have the space or budget for that.Would a Dremel type device be adequate for this?
Using a Dremel press might work, but you would probably not be able to use Forstner bits in it. The chuck wouldn’t open wide enough to take them, and the motor would not have enough torque.There are also "drill presses" for dremels... appropriately a dremel press. That might be the simplest and can also be simply built or printed if you have access to a 3d printer or if a friend or local library has a 3d printer...then you could keep cost down and get a vice to hold the brush or even make a simple vice incorporating padding to prevent damaging / scaring the brush..
True, but for the low speed and what was being asked I think the attachments that are available for a dremel would probably work with the press ..Using a Dremel press might work, but you would probably not be able to use Forstner bits in it. The chuck wouldn’t open wide enough to take them, and the motor would not have enough torque.
Yeah, Probably. I have one of those presses, and keep one of my Dremels permanently attached to it. I use a regular drill press for bigger stuff, like using Forsner bits, but the Dremel press is handy for small, light work like drilling pivot holes in custom razor scales, etc.True, but for the low speed and what was being asked I think the attachments that are available for a dremel would probably work with the press ..