$9.99 Dremel-like rotary w/60 accessories

[wrmcclellan]

3railguy,

The mini lathe and milling machine that HF carry are the same ones that Micromark carries, but the Micromark units are set up for inches (where the HF ones use a metric to inch conversion). Compared to the HF in my area - the Micromark price is better and Micromark has all the accessories availble where HF do not.

BTW - MIcromark typically run a sale once a year on these units.

www.micromark.com

I have also been looking at these guys for some time now. Haven't taken the plunge yet because I have no place to put them at this time.

Regards,
Roy

[lionelsoni]

Dave, that sounds like the one my brother-in-law gave to my 12-year-old mechanically-disinclined daughter for Christmas. (He's a mechanic by trade and may see things a little differently from the rest of us.) She has offered it to me, who got a Dremel for Christmas myself!

[3railguy]

I've been eyeing their mini machinist lathe and milling machine.

[FJ and G]

Harbor Freight, now selling. Approx 17K RPMs rotary and 60 tools, some of which would normally cost $2 or $3 each, incl. mandrels, cutters (a huge variety--these are the best bargains IMO), grinding stones, cutting wheels, wire brushes, sanders, polishers. Also comes in a nicely organized hard-plastic carrier.

I was surprised to find that the rotary tool actually works (I purchased the kit mostly for the accessories). I can't guarantee for how long it will work, but hey, even Dremel's burn out.

I also purchased a full-face mask to a mandrel doesn't fly up inside my nose or something.

I also returned all of my air tools and moisture trap and will try to find a trap in Sears tonight.

Happy shopping!