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A4K
Brigadier General
Latest, from Amazon.
Ellecila Mini cordless rotary tool set
Gasea 20 pc HSS Mini micro drill set (0.3 - 1.6 mm)
Ellecila Mini cordless rotary tool set
Have one of those (not the same model though) with USB-charging. Hope your battery is not as weak as mine - I can't make a hole in a plastic card thicker than 0.5, 0.6mm and when tried to sand some plastic parts, the drill just stops. Hopefully you have better luck. Please inform us here.
I'll show in a few posts how I modified several mini-drills, nail polishers etc. to use them for modelling.
Cheers!
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A4K
Brigadier General
Will do mate. I wanted to try one after seeing a You tuber use one for restoring model cars. (different brand to mine though, his was a Dspiae)
This thing is half the size and weight of my Dremel, and it's cordless. Worth a try!
This thing is half the size and weight of my Dremel, and it's cordless. Worth a try!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Let us know how it performs Evan, particularly the speed control. Many multi-tools are too fast for the majority of plastic work, and I found mine of limited use.
A4K
Brigadier General
Tried it a little today, with the small polishing head.
Advertised as '3 speed'... Nope - no speed control.
(So far- ) works ok with light pressure, but is unforgiving if you push harder. Just the first use though, so we'll see how she goes with practice.
Advertised as '3 speed'... Nope - no speed control.
(So far- ) works ok with light pressure, but is unforgiving if you push harder. Just the first use though, so we'll see how she goes with practice.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Thanks Evan, hope it works out for you.
A4K
Brigadier General
Cheers Terry, seemed like a really useful tool the way the guy used his. Hope this is good, or atleast a good test vehicle for a better one in the future.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Hope so Evan.
Mine is mains powered, and variable speed, and similar to a Dremmel. As a tool, it's great, but for work on plastic it's really limited to grinding off unwanted "heavy" areas, maybe some drilling of thick surfaces, and a bit of polishing. It's too big, and even at the lowest speed setting, far too aggressive for precision work.
It's main use has been using the circular saw attachment for initial cuts on larger, thicker parts, which were then "tidied" using various razor saws.
Mine is mains powered, and variable speed, and similar to a Dremmel. As a tool, it's great, but for work on plastic it's really limited to grinding off unwanted "heavy" areas, maybe some drilling of thick surfaces, and a bit of polishing. It's too big, and even at the lowest speed setting, far too aggressive for precision work.
It's main use has been using the circular saw attachment for initial cuts on larger, thicker parts, which were then "tidied" using various razor saws.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Just arrived (and another, different one on the way). A basic kit from 0 Gauge model railway supplies, to be used as the basis for a Norman agricultural building in a 1/48th scale Panther Ausf. A Normandy diorama - when/if my hands start working again !
A4K
Brigadier General
Awesome Terry!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I wish you the best. Being old can bring joy and wisdom. It's the parts wearing out that suck.