dremel

[soccrstar]

hi,

i'm searchin' for a dremel so i can mod my future case.

wat would u recommend (wich manufacturer makes good ones, etc)

[Farabomb]

You can try Dremel.

If not Sears and Black & Decker makes clones.

[Drake]

Dremel started it and everything else is a clone. Not that they're bad, not at all.

This (http://www.dremel.com/html/home_fr.html) is the dremel that most people have. Adjustable speeds, etc. Works wonders for cutting cases.

I would recommend the flex-shaft attachment, though.

[soccrstar]

k thanx
how much to they run for

and wat kind of peices would i need for case moddin'
like i want to add 120mm case slots and a couple case windows. etc

[soccrstar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3128&item=3102213779

is that good?
good to mod case (aluminum) with?

[Drake]

That'd work, but I prefer sticking with brand names. You get what you pay for...

[soccrstar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29528&item=2085159700

that a good price for it?

would that b sufficent in cuttin' holes in my case?

[Drake]

Of course it'd slice your case. If you're only doing a few windows, that should be sufficient.

I've yet to take my dremel to my case, so I don't know what cutting wheels to use and whatnot. I suppose reinforced something or other.

I can't tell clearly from the link above... but if that is a cordless, don't get it. All I've heard about cordless is bad.

[soccrstar]

k i just came bak from sears
and waz playin' wit the dremels for first time held on in my hands :D

me so happy me could cry ;-)
lol
dont mind me

neways
runs for bout 70 bucks
its the dremel multipro multiple settings and watnot

but check diz out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29528&item=2086212663

is that good
would that set fit my needs of cutting a steel/aluminum case?

[Drake]

I've heard good things about #426, but nothing about the rest.

[soccrstar]

hmm k
dan i'll buy a pack of 10 #426 10 bucks
will they work wit all dremels?

like i'm gettin' the dremel multipro 3966-02
will these things work wit it?

[Drake]

If you have a mandrel, yes.

[Gabriel]

You got a great kit there man, I bought that for my sis for Xmas and wish I did for myself. You can still easily buy discs for that, and if not, I can send em cause I have plenty (haven't done too much steel/aluminum yet)

[Drake]

We got the rotary saw dremel. It's an extra few amps so it should have an advantage over the multipro. Both'll get the job done, though :D.

Hey Gabe, watch your back :2guns: I'm bound to out-fold you one of these days.

[soccrstar]

Originally posted by Gabriel
You got a great kit there man, I bought that for my sis for Xmas and wish I did for myself. You can still easily buy discs for that, and if not, I can send em cause I have plenty (haven't done too much steel/aluminum yet)

k thanx hehe
got shipped yestaday. so should arrive tuesday, wed latest. via usps priority :-). but i'll need to find somethin' to play wit it on. b4 actually going to my case wit it. lol. especially a 250 buck case hehe. n no not gon spend dat much on case. but i still wonder y da dragon is cheaper than the matrix even though same specs cept the front design is different.

neways
Gabriel, do u know if the 3966-02 kit comes wit some wheels and mandals to cut wit?

[Drake]

I imaging the Dragon is cheaper because it has one less markup. It goes from whoever makes the case, to you. The Matrix has to be modified by Directron.

A few months back they were the same price, though.

[Gabriel]

I think the kit comes with just some basic cutting wheels. Maybe a couple fiberglass reenforced blades, but you should see if you can pick up a tube of the FR blades as well, cause as said, you will go through them fast. Also, what I did for practice was I bought just a 2' x 2' piece of sheet metal and a 1' x 1' sheet of 1/8" plexi to mess around with. I made a mess of it at first, but by the end, was runnin pretty smoothly. Still haven't mustered the will to attempt my case yet.

And Drake, I see you comin, but I will try to keep up ;)

[soccrstar]

question

ok there are so many different kind of cut-off wheels.
which would be good to cut case steel/aluminum

#409 15/16 Cut-Off Wheels
#420 15/16 Heavy-Duty Cut-Off Wheels
#426 1-1/4 Fiberglass-Reinforced Cut-Off Wheels
#456 1 1/2" cut off wheels

would ne of those listed b useful. if so could ya lemme know.
i dont know nothin' bout these tools. i'm just a computer geek dont know bout power tools
thanx for ya help

[Drake]

426 is what most people use, I believe. 456 is just the same thing in a bigger size.

[soccrstar]

oh ok
so i dont have to bother gettin' the 456?

[Drake]

If you don't need the bigger size, no.

[soccrstar]

sup.
got my dremel today
its sweet.

dremel multipro 3966-02
comes wit alot of stuff

i got a old case here. that i'm cuttin' apart. pretendin' is my case

for first time user i'm pretty good.

i got a 120mm gril here and i drew it on the old case. n now i'm cutting

the cut-off wheel finishes FAST. cuttin' a square within the circle. and than gon try n go on da line.

the thing finished fast. the cut-off wheel. sheesh. i guess thats the emery material or wateva.

does the fiberglass one finish quick like dat? didnt evne do half the circle.

P.S. the very first time i used it earlier today. one of the snapped into two while i waz playin' wit it. :-/

the cut-off wheels that i'm usin is #409 i guess that is for like after u cut the hole but not to do da entire hole. i ordered some #456 and #426 (fiberglass) da 456 isnt fiberglass. that should come wed. along wit my case. by than i should b a novice. i'm getting good with this.

i got me a new hobby :2guns:

[soccrstar]

at first since i waz new i left it at speed 2 but that does nothing to cut steel. dan i slowly kept putting it higher n higher. til i finally reached 10.

the book says speed 10 for steel/aluminum

[soccrstar]

omfg this thing breaks so easily

my god.

fiberglass does that break/wear out easily?

would i b able to cut a 120mm blow hole wit one of 'em?

[soccrstar]

Yay
the screw hole is good :-D
i just put in a fan grill wit a fan
the fan is nicely stuck in it :-)
success

how all i need now is some reinforced fiberglass cut-off wheels
and i'm good to go.
the cut-off wheels that kit comes wit r very small #409 and finish very quickly.

right now
drillin' 2nd hole for screw

[WackyComputer]

Yeah I went through 10 of the #409s when I did the dolphin.

Make sure you have goggles on because they will shatter in your face.

What did you use for the screw hole?

[soccrstar]

Originally posted by WackyComputer
Yeah I went through 10 of the #409s when I did the dolphin.

Make sure you have goggles on because they will shatter in your face.

What did you use for the screw hole?

it turns out that it was my fault that they kept breakin'
i now got the hang of the dremel. none is breaking AND its not wearin' out as fan. i can do 1 1/2 to 2 80mm holes wit it now.
just needed to tame the beast :2guns:

i'm doin' a 80mm blow hole on a test case right now. already done a 120mm one with screw holes. the screws screw in nicely in it and fan sticks great.

i went from newbie to intermediate in 5hrs lol

[soccrstar]

[i]What did you use for the screw hole? [/B]

oh i'm usin' da mandale that came wit the dremel.
it came wit the screw on top in the manrale or wateva its called.

i'm doin' da finishin' touches on the 80mm hole. than gon sand the edges.

this dremel kit is sweet. has everything u can imagine 135 pieces of stuff lol

[soccrstar]

ok i finished cuttin hole for 80mm fan.

the fan and grill is on it.
it is sweet. i'm ready to take on my case. gon do some warm up cutting on nother case b4 i tackle the new case

[Drake]

Congrats on the nice work :D G'luck with your case :)

[Picillo]

How about posting some pics of your work

[SpookyTheModder]

yea, id like to see some demo photos as well, you got a digicam?

[JayWill321]

where did u get the 3966-02 i cant seem to find it anywhere....dremel.com doesnt have it either

[Brinky]

yeha man... u can do any job with a dremmel...
from cutting vegetables to cutting holes in your car (speed holes :lmao)