Proxxon or Dremel?

Started by rickshaw, October 16, 2012, 03:59:13 AM

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rickshaw

Looking around for a small electric drill.  Found Proxxon and Dremel.   Which is better?  Which has cheaper accessories?  I'm interested in a drill press in particular.

Obviously I want something suitable for plastic, so not too high a speed.  The Proxxon goes down to 5000rpm.  Is that too fast?
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Quote from: rickshaw on October 16, 2012, 03:59:13 AM
Looking around for a small electric drill.  Found Proxxon and Dremel.   Which is better?  Which has cheaper accessories?  I'm interested in a drill press in particular.
Obviously I want something suitable for plastic, so not too high a speed.  The Proxxon goes down to 5000rpm.  Is that too fast?
I have an old (15+years) Dremel. It has 10000-30000 rpm. I've used it for plastic, wood, metal (cut a steel pipe this summer) - it worked fine for everything. I mainly cut plastic model parts with it - nothing special (I usually drill plastic with a hand drill). I also did some cuts on die-cast models, wood or even ceramic (highest speed and a diamond tool needed).
I guess both drills are good enough. Some parts for Dremel could be a bit more expensive - it depends on the store. I bought once a set with 200 parts for 15$ or so (it was a sale) and didn't use more than 5% of them yet. Small parts are usually interchangeable with other brands or "no name" products. Bigger accessories could be pricy for both drills.
The Dremel drill-press attachment is around 40-50$ (check Walmart <_<), but I guess I've seen a set with the tool+attachment+other small accessories, which was a good deal. I have a very small drill press from a cheapo brand - works fine for me, don't use it too much though.

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For plastic I use a cordless drill instead of a multitool. With a pistol trigger to select power immediately and a 0-1000 rpm rev range it's more controllable than a constant-speed multitool.