InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Dremel Message Boardhttp://messageboard.dremel.com/messageboard@dremel.comTue, 16 Mar 2010 22:30:34 GMT20http://messageboard.dremel.com/Topic5817-46-1.aspxThanks for sharing your story! Sounds like a lot of Dremel history lives at your house.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:51:55 GMTHannah at Dremelhttp://messageboard.dremel.com/Topic5817-46-1.aspxThats good to know that you are getting such good use out of your Dremels. I know mine are a great source of enjoyment.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:07:28 GMTDougmo60http://messageboard.dremel.com/Topic5817-46-1.aspxHi,<P>I wanted to relate that I have used the rotary tool to cut rusted and rounded nuts off of motorcycles and cars/trucks on which I was working. For many years I did not have an air compressor or air tools so my father's or my Dremel was used with fiberglass cut off wheels.</P><P>I have used the rotary tool when a bolt head has broken off flush with surrounding metal on a motorcycle frame. I was able to make a slot into the remainder of the bolt and use a flat head screw driver or hand held impact wrench to back the bolt out.</P><P>Have used the Dremel rotary tool to cut off rusted on nut on top shock mount of a pickup truck. I even had air tools by that project time period. Since it was very late at night and I was in a house basement garage, I didn't want to crank up the compressor and run the air tools for fear of waking relatives. The Dremel, even at full speed, was more quiet than air tools.</P><P>My father's hand me down original late-1970's Dremel gave out around 1994 after years of use both in hobbies, home, and product design modeling. I was able to facilitate a exchange purchase with Dremel around that time for the one I have now. </P><P>The cord from the old tool lives on in an ~antique~ Dremel vibrating sander that I recovered from tools left after my grandmother's 2nd husband died. I took pictures of that item and send the to Dremel (1994 pre-Internet) when I sent for the replacement/exchange rotary tool. I actually received a phone call from someone at Dremel who said that they had no recent record of the sander and thought it was cool. I use the two ended chuck wrench from my father's original tool also.</P><P>I have an old fishing tackle box that holds the Dremel tools and all of the various attachments plus a short piece of 2x4 I used as a work rest. The tool is used for minor metal work, some mechanical work, Pinewood Derby car construction, and plastic model building. Most recent item was cutting a metal square tube to length for a replacement of a bathroom towel rack.</P><P>Regards,</P><P>eTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:26 GMTeconobiker