My dremel died.

[pmaster]

As the title says. I was working on 2 new sets of black horn scales when all of a sudden it stopped working. It was possibly spinning too slow and I applied too much pressure, which stopped it.

Should I even bother mailing it to Dremel on the warranty? I imagine I'm not the first one to whom this happens?

Kinda sucks, I was hoping to get these two nice sets of scales done tonight

On the upside, I got the nicest straight shave this morning... :-D

 

[August West]

Whew...I thought Dremel was Canadian dialect for grandmother.

 

[Legion]

As the title says. I was working on 2 new sets of black horn scales when all of a sudden it stopped working. It was possibly spinning too slow and I applied too much pressure, which stopped it.

Should I even bother mailing it to Dremel on the warranty? I imagine I'm not the first one to whom this happens?

Kinda sucks, I was hoping to get these two nice sets of scales done tonight

On the upside, I got the nicest straight shave this morning... :-D

Sure, if it is under warranty get it fixed. They will probably just replace it with a new one.

 

[pmaster]

I was mostly wondering if they wouldn't consider it overused or something and decide I need to pay to have it fixed.

I haven't opened it but I am pretty sure there's a lot of horn/bone dust in there :-/

I guess I will give it a try anyway, at most I'll be out 10$ for shipping.

 

[pmaster]

Whew...I thought Dremel was Canadian dialect for grandmother.

Luckily no! It'd be a harder fix

 

[August West]

Luckily no! It'd be a harder fix

Power tools we can fix. I just looked it up.

 

[pmaster]

When I shake the dremel rapidly it momentarily starts spinning again, but stops as soon as I stop shaking it.

 

[August West]

Most failures of my tools under warranty usually result in a clean swap for a new one at the point of purchase. Best wishes.

 

[hillbilly pick]

Sounds like brushes and bearings

 

[pmaster]

Well, I fixed it...I just bought a Masecraft version of the dremel for $30 in sale from $90! I kinda regret getting the dremel in the first place though, I remember paying more to get the brand name thinking it would last longer and it hasn't been the case. I just tried the masecraft and it does seem cheaper, but they have an in-store warranty which means if it breaks down I can just bring it back, not having to pay shipping or anything.

 

[Gamma]

I've cooked a few Dremels. If it's momentarily starting, the all is not lost.
Try hosing it down with electrical contact cleaner, could be the soldering at the switch needs to be redone too.
Sometimes - they just burn out though. They get loaded from dust when making scales, I usually clear that with some canned-air or my compressor when I'm finished with each set.

 

[pmaster]

I've cooked a few Dremels. If it's momentarily starting, the all is not lost.
Try hosing it down with electrical contact cleaner, could be the soldering at the switch needs to be redone too.
Sometimes - they just burn out though. They get loaded from dust when making scales, I usually clear that with some canned-air or my compressor when I'm finished with each set.

Yeah I think I will start doing that as well. I don't have any compressed air lying around but the shop vac should help getting out most of the dust.

I'll pack it and send it for the warranty this week. In the meantime the masecraft seems to do just fine.

 

[Gamma]

I use the hand-held cans for photo stuff most of the time. A few shots and all the dust comes out.
The contact cleaner drains off the rest of the gunk pretty well.

 

[Legion]

I think Dremel is one of those "don't make em like they used to" brands. My old Dremel has done possibly hundreds of hours, and is still going strong. My father has a couple that are probably as old as I am. The new ones seem very light and plasticy.

 

[pmaster]

Yeah, maybe its also related to the different models they sell. I had a 3000 model, but from what I understand some of them were more expensive.

Lesson learned anyway.

 

[cb91710]

I think Dremel is one of those "don't make em like they used to" brands. My old Dremel has done possibly hundreds of hours, and is still going strong. My father has a couple that are probably as old as I am. The new ones seem very light and plasticy.

I haven't noted much difference in build quality, but I agree on the power of the motors and their durability.
My original Dremel from 1975, I was able to run that until the brush screws burned my hand and the motor released smoke and it kept going. The modern cordless, seems if you hit the torque limiter a few times it gets worse and worse.
Not sure if it's the motor or the battery taking a dump.

 

[H Brad Boonshaft]

I have a couple of the old black ones still running strong after many years. I recently bought a Ryobi at a garage sale that looks pretty sturdy. I do blow them out with air occasionally.