I need a die grinder for a project and I am a broke ass college student. Are the die grinders from HF worth the $15 they cost?
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March 24, 2010 4:59 p.m. 96DXCivic Dork
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March 24, 2010 5:06 p.m. SupraWes Dork
I have no experience with an expensive one but mine has ported a head and cut a few things with no problems so far. They regularly go on sale for 9.99 too.
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March 24, 2010 5:25 p.m. Toyman01 Dork
Yes, I would have to say the cheap one works as good as the expensive ones I have used.
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March 24, 2010 6:34 p.m. Streetwiseguy Reader
The great thing about cheap die grinders is you never have to change burrs. Just buy another grinder. I have about 15 in my box with various wire brushes, grinding burrs, sctchbrite pads....
And they last fine.
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March 24, 2010 6:40 p.m. zomby woof HalfDork
Toyman01 wrote:
Yes, I would have to say the cheap one works as good as the expensive ones I have used.
It'll probably be fine for small, or occasional work, but the cheapos are nowhere near as good as the pricey ones. I do a lot of porting, and the ones I use are over $200. I can easily stall a cheap one. Not so with a good one.
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March 24, 2010 7:42 p.m. VanillaSky Reader
I have a real Dremel that I killed the speed controller in. It was one of those 2 speed jobbies. It now has a hard wired foot pedal from a sewing machine.
I don't think the difference is big enough to pony up for a cheap Dremel, not on a tight budget at least.
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March 24, 2010 8:56 p.m. porksboy Dork
Use lots of air tool oil and drain your compressor tank and you should be fine. Take your time and dont expect too much from it. I dont have experience with Horrible Freight ones but I have a Central Pneumatic in line and a Blue Point right angle that I have used the snot out of for over 25 years.
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March 24, 2010 9:05 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
Mine seems to use a lot of air and it has much less torque than the good ones I've borrowed. I can stall it easily with a 3" cutoff wheel in sheetmetal. That said... if I'm patient it does the job and it was $175 cheaper than the one I had borrowed.
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March 24, 2010 9:36 p.m. digdug18 Reader
i got one for $2.99 on sale a couple of weeks ago and it works great for the price.
Andrew
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March 25, 2010 12:38 a.m. 96DXCivic Dork
Thanks for the advice.
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March 26, 2010 2:59 p.m. Jack SuperDork
mine sounds like the bearings are about to fall out. It's sounded like that for years. When it dies, I'll buy another one.
Jack
