The Dremel Tool.

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Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:37 am

Without it, making my combustion would've been impossible. This is by far the best invention for power tools. I bought it just for the sole purpose of building my gun but now i can use it for anything. Great investment.
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:49 am

I have built most of my guns without the use of a dremel.
But they are useful tools indeed.
My favorite part is buying all of the accessories:)
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:14 pm

I'll need a dremel for the breech loading on the next launcher I'm designing, spose a hack saw, jig saw and file could do a just as good job. But much more labourious.
It's all a bunch of tree huggin' hippie crap!
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:59 pm

hells yes. Iv had mine forever and I use it all the time. currently im using it on my aluminum knuckles
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:42 pm

Getting them to run balanced can sometimes be tricky. The keyless chucks kinda suck, but thats the only complaints i really have about them. Well one more, there only good on small scale stuff, otherwise it takes to long to get the work done. I've got a ton of things for mine over the years.
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:55 pm

what kind of stuff do you use your dremel for then?
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:06 pm

Basicly cleaning in tight places, sometimes i port cylinder heads along with intake manifolds. Cutting in tight places, notice the theme -- tight/small places. If it weren't for the incredibly high speed, they would only be good for soft work.
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:16 pm

I use a Dremel for removing the "step" inside certain fittings that prevent pipe from sliding completely through.

Other than that, I don't use it for much. But I can see one coming handy for a lot of other things.
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