I want a drimmel . . . I'm not sure why (except to clean up a rough spot on a hair toy or comb every now and then). I don't know what all it can do, so I thought I'd ask YA"LL. What you use your drimmel for???

Should I splurge and buy a real drimmel, or a different name? What is the difference in quality, strength, durability What attachments do I "need"?

I'm not a real power-tools-type-gal ( like my sis, Lisajaney), but I like to have a useful multi-tool available!

Ideas, people???

I have a dremel and I love it. The cheapest place I've seen them is Costco. (however Sam's might have them too)
Hugs,
Teechia

We've got a Dremel at work that we use to sand down dog's nails. It works quite well for that.

I've got one at home that I use for various things. My dog's nails, buffing faucet handles where I can't reach, taking out old grout on my kitchen counter. I've got other projects that I haven't thought of yet still to do.

Both of them are variable speeds, but the one at work is "Dremel" brand, and the one at home is "Craftsman" brand. I think both of them work well, but I like mine better. It's got a slightly rubberized grip so it's much easier to hold. Besides, I have always had good luck with the Craftsman brand from Sears. I broke my tape measure (steped on it lightly to bend it so that I could get it to the corner, and it broke) and they replaced it free.

Either brand, I would get the corded version, unless you don't need as much power. Corded versions tend to have more "umph" than the cordless versions.

You can buy tons of attachments for both. You can cut, buff, drill etc with the right bits.

There is NO WAY IN HELL that I could get my dog's anywhere near a Dremel to sand their nails! Wow, that really would be great, but they are pansies when it comes to nail grooming.

I use a Dremel for my bonsai trees. Yep, sometimes a tree calls for a little work on the deadwood.

Go to Sears and check them out... and have fun! They have some cordless models that could be a bunch of fun.

There is NO WAY IN HELL that I could get my dog's anywhere near a Dremel to sand their nails! Wow, that really would be great, but they are pansies when it comes to nail grooming.

LOL. I don't know what kind of dogs you have, but we usually use them on the larger dogs ... i.e. 50# and up. Most dogs hate the sound and feel of the nail clippers, and tolerate the dremel much better. We do several dogs that will stand still for the dremel, and will turn into Cujo if you get near them with nail clippers. (Yes, I have held several cujo's for nail clipping, and can you visualize how tangled my hair would get if I didn't keep it up :!: )

Try using one of those large emery board's (like you get at Sally's for acrylic nails) and use that. The second time I cut my dogs nails, I quicked one, and I didn't want to do that again. I started using the emery board and got her used to the feeling of the sanding, then switched to the dremel. I've never quicked a dog using the dremel.

Both my dalmatians are over 50# and yep I've had many a fight with them. One in particular, and she's the heaviest at 67#, can't stand to have anyone hold her paw. I've tried and tried by having her lay near me and petting her then letting my hand drift down to her legs. She'll jerk and run every time!

Not hitting a quick is good reason for the dremel, I never thought of that. I'll try an emery board on Abe and see how he takes to it.

OK, I love my Dremel. I have that brand and it works well. For just taking a seam off a comb or plastic barrette, I find that using a sharp knife and SCRAPING (with the knife perpindicular to the comb-tooth) works better and I have more control. For taking the sharp edges off a Fake-ccare, the Dremel can't be beat. And for sanding down the ends of copper wire and making some homemade hair scroos, my Dremel saved the day! I am sure the Craftsman is a good tool, too. Corded will have more oomph as the other girls said, so I would go corded. There's nothing quite so fun as thinking you have a CORDLESS tool and then finding that the battery is either crapped out or needs charging. We have a cordless drill that I ADORE (glorified screwdriver, don't kid yourself, but it has come in SO handy out in the chickencoop for me) but I loathe it when I go to use it and find that the last person didn't leave me a juiced-up battery. Grrrrr.......them's fightin' words! It's a Bosch and it's a good one.

Now, to tell a doggie-story. You know Queenie is a submissive-pee-er, right? Well, when we used to do her toenails (she's gotten better about this) we'd have to get her on her back and one of us do the trimming (that would be ME), another one pet her and rub her and tell her how GOOD she is (distraction, usually Dave) and then a third one (Dan; he's such a good kid to do the crappy jobs without complaint) will hold a wad of tissue on her tater (that's what we call the little girl-dog's dainty.....erm.....puss.......oh, vulva. Good heavens, there's just no nice-sounding way to say that. That's why we call it a TATER! :rolleyes: ;) )

The first few times we trimmed her nails....well, the VERY first time, I didn't know she'd turn into a veritable SPRINKLER and I got soaked (who knew a little dog would have a 24-oz bladder?) and then the next time it was better, but Dan was manning the tissue. The last few times, we've had the tissue, but it remained dry. I oughtta try the Dremel on her. Or get out the Whiskey and get her likkered up real good........ :shock:

Go for it, TB!!! You'll LOVE having a Dremel-type tool!