Dremel 300 Series Variable Speed Rotary Tool
4 reviews
Dismal Dremel – I appreciate that this model is now obsolete. If you get a chance to buy a used one, don't. The build quality is terrible. The chuck lock has failed on mine. Absolute junk.
Absolutley terrible machines have had 3 die in 12 months – These Dremmel's are crap i do small work around the home cut off screw heads or nails on cabinets makes small cuts in 3 mm mdf and this silly tool cannot cope. I've had 3 and all have died. The motor is gutless unfortunately so you must have it on the highest speed to do anything as the first few are useless. I'm no expert but when you pay more money than other brands you expect better quality however these Mexican made Dremels are really bad..at least spend $49 and get a cheapie with 3 year warranty instead of double the price for less power and less warranty and a bit less quality..if you use it 10 times a year do with the ozito 3 year warranty and Dremmels just do not turn on after a few uses.
Dremel or Ozito? – I bought the Dremel after I bought two Ozitos and found that the housing on the tool came apart when the chuck was tightened. I am surprised that I havent found similar complaints on here. I did not put undue pressure on the tiny spanner. I was fairly gentle with the ozito but the chuck came loose after a few minutes work and the bit went flying off into the distance. Check it yourself. You will see the gap appearing in the housing when the chuck is tightened. I bought the dremel after returning the ozito twice. It is outrageously expensive but it is a lot safer.
Disappointed is all I can say – I needed a tool to get at some tricky hard to get at places for cutting and grinding on a car I'm restoring. A couple of people recommended a Dremel to do what I needed to. After having a look at them in Bunnings and seeing the amount of tool bits you could get for them I knew this is exactly what I needed. I got one that was in a pack with a heap of tool bits that would get me started. I purchased a few more tool bits within the next few weeks and all was going swell for about 5 months until the Dremel just stopped and that all too familiar burnt electronics smell filled my nostrils.
I went looking for my receipt to see how I'd go getting it replaced under warranty. I could not find my receipt so that was that (my fault I know).
With the work I needed it for I thought I was going to have to fork out the dollars for another Dremal until I found the Ozito at 1/3 the cost and it's still going having done 10 time more work than the Dremel.
The Dreaml was good when it was working and feels better in the hand than the Ozito.
To add insult to my unfortunate experience with the Dremal, I found the receipt about 18months after it had died.
Only by a Dremal if your getting a kit with over a $100 with of tool bits and attachments. You can buy 3 Ozito's that come with some tool bits for the same cost. You can get lots of handy attachments to do just about any thing Not cheap, motor died after about 5 months
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Well two years down the track, the Dremel 3000 failed. I searched on the internet and it seems that this is a common occurrence. It seems that the very small copper wires that are wound onto the motor burn out. I wasn't treating the Dremel roughly. I usually take care of my tools.
So I went down and bought the very cheapest Ozito. Not the one that I refer to above that still appears to want to split in two at a moment's notice. The $29 dollar ozito is supposedly going to last 3 years, but only if i keep the receipt in a very secure place. Yes I'm kidding.
I find more and more than you have to really look at items to make an assessment on whether they are well made. I bought some cheap leather garden gloves from Bunnings and I'm using for motorcycle gloves because they were made in Bangladesh and were made well. Interestingly, I went back a few weeks later and they were replaced by similarly made gloves from China. They weren't as good. It's all a dog's breakfast now. Pot luck. Some things can be cheap and well made, and other items are made under a brand and are expensive and break in a minute.